Patents by Inventor Edward William MacRobbie

Edward William MacRobbie 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: 6329939
    Abstract: A complex filter minimizing mismatch error by averaging the mismatch error by integrating the real and imaginary input signals using the same integrator. A further advantage is that, as compared to known devices, the complex filter uses fewer number of components thereby reducing the consumed power. The complex filter may be used in a complex bandpass sigma-delta modulator, thereby increasing the performance of the sigma-delta modulator. The complex filter used in a sigma-delta modulator analog to digital converter increases performance of the analog to digital conversion since the mismatch noise is minimized. The complex bandpass sigma-delta modulator analog to digital converter include any number of complex filter stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Philsar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok Swaminathan, Edward William MacRobbie, William Martin Snelgrove