Patents by Inventor Eashwar Thiagarajan

Eashwar Thiagarajan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8111097
    Abstract: A programmable system includes a programmable analog device including an operational amplifier to generate an output voltage based on input voltages at terminals of the operational amplifier. The programmable system also includes a system controller to direct the programmable analog device to reconfigure analog circuitry providing the input voltages to the operational amplifier. The reconfiguration of the analog circuitry allows the programmable analog device to implement discrete-time or continuous-time functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Harold Kutz, Warren Snyder, Monte Mar, Dennis Seguine, Gajender Rohilla, Eashwar Thiagarajan
  • Patent number: 8063665
    Abstract: A buffer circuit includes an input configured to receive an input signal; and a buffer configured to generate an output signal based on the input signal. In an embodiment, the output signal has a linear relationship with the input signal when the input signal is within the input voltage range; and the buffer circuit further includes a level-shifting circuit coupled with the input, wherein the level shifting circuit determines an input voltage range, and wherein one of an upper limit and a lower limit of the input voltage range is within 50 millivolts from a supply rail voltage. In another embodiment, the buffer circuit further includes a programmable chopping module coupled with the buffer, wherein the programmable chopping module is programmable with a selected configuration from a plurality of configurations, and wherein the programmable chopping modulates the input signal based on the selected configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Gajender Rohilla, Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz, Monte Mar, Mohandas Palatholmana Sivadasan
  • Patent number: 8040266
    Abstract: A system includes an analog-to-digital modulator to convert at least one analog input signal into at least one digital output signal. The system also includes a processing device to set an operational order and a quantization level of the analog-to-digital modulator. The analog-to-digital modulator converts the analog input signal into the digital output signal according to the operational order and the quantization level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Mohandas Palatholmana Sivadasan, Gajender Rohilla, Harold Kutz, Monte Mar
  • Publication number: 20110221504
    Abstract: A configurable switched capacitor block includes a switched-capacitor (SC) sampling circuit, a fully differential amplifier, an SC feedback circuit, and a comparator. The SC sampling circuit is coupled to receive an input signal and to selectively generate a sampled signal to a differential input of the amplifier. The SC feedback circuit is coupled between the differential inputs and the differential outputs of the amplifier to selectively control a feedback of the amplifier. The comparator is coupled to the differential outputs of the amplifier to generate an output signal. The configurable switched capacitor block has multiple modes of operation which are selectable by programming the SC sampling circuit and the SC feedback circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz
  • Patent number: 7961029
    Abstract: A configurable switched capacitor block includes a switched-capacitor (SC) sampling circuit, a fully differential amplifier, an SC feedback circuit, and a comparator. The SC sampling circuit is coupled to receive an input signal and to selectively generate a sampled signal to a differential input of the amplifier. The SC feedback circuit is coupled between the differential inputs and the differential outputs of the amplifier to selectively control a feedback of the amplifier. The comparator is coupled to the differential outputs of the amplifier to generate an output signal. The configurable switched capacitor block has multiple modes of operation which are selectable by programming the SC sampling circuit and the SC feedback circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz
  • Publication number: 20110026519
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device may include a reconfigurable analog signal switching fabric comprising a plurality of global buses that are selectively connected to external pins by pin connection circuits in response to changeable analog routing data, and a plurality of local buses that are selectively connected to analog blocks and/or global buses by routing connection circuits in response to the analog routing data; and at least one processor circuit that executes predetermined operations in response to instruction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bert Sullam, Harold Kutz, Timothy Williams, James Shutt, Bruce E. Byrkett, Melany Ann Richmond, Nathan Kohagen, Mark Hastings, Eashwar Thiagarajan, Warren Snyder
  • Patent number: 7679422
    Abstract: A configurable switched capacitor block includes a switched-capacitor (SC) sampling circuit, a fully differential amplifier, an SC feedback circuit, and a comparator. The SC sampling circuit is coupled to receive an input signal and to selectively generate a sampled signal to a differential input of the amplifier. The SC feedback circuit is coupled between the differential inputs and the differential outputs of the amplifier to selectively control a feedback of the amplifier. The comparator is coupled to the differential outputs of the amplifier to generate an output signal. The configurable switched capacitor block has multiple modes of operation which are selectable by programming the SC sampling circuit and the SC feedback circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz
  • Patent number: 7479913
    Abstract: A configurable analog to digital converter (ADC) includes a plurality of analog units to integrate an input signal. The analog units are coupled together to generate a plurality of discrete-time signals responsive to the input signal and are further coupled to a plurality of bus segments via a plurality of interconnect circuits. Each interconnect circuit is configured to selectively couple the analog units to any of the bus segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Bert Sullam
  • Publication number: 20080297388
    Abstract: A system includes an analog-to-digital modulator to convert at least one analog input signal into at least one digital output signal. The system also includes a processing device to set an operational order and a quantization level of the analog-to-digital modulator. The analog-to-digital modulator converts the analog input signal into the digital output signal according to the operational order and the quantization level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Mohandas Palatholmana Sivadasan, Gajender Rohilla, Harold Kutz, Monte Mar