Patents by Inventor Erica Poole

Erica Poole 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).

  • Single supply RF switch driver
    Patent number: 11264984
    Abstract: A single supply RF switch driver. The single supply RF switch driver includes an inverter, where a first resistor has been integrated within the inverter, and the resistor is connected to an RF switch. In one aspect, the integration of the first resistor within the inverter allows for the elimination of a negative power supply for the inverter, while maximizing the isolation achieved in the RF switch. In another aspect, the driver is a configured to have a second resistor integrated within the inverter. A third resistor is connected between the gate of the RF switch and the inverter. In an alternate aspect, the driver operates from a positive power supply and a negative power supply, thus increasing the isolation in the RF switch even further.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PSEMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Kovac, Joseph Golat, Ronald Eugene Reedy, Tero Tapio Ranta, Erica Poole
  • SINGLE SUPPLY RF SWITCH DRIVER
    Publication number: 20210075420
    Abstract: A single supply RF switch driver. The single supply RF switch driver includes an inverter, where a first resistor has been integrated within the inverter, and the resistor is connected to an RF switch. In one aspect, the integration of the first resistor within the inverter allows for the elimination of a negative power supply for the inverter, while maximizing the isolation achieved in the RF switch. In another aspect, the driver is a configured to have a second resistor integrated within the inverter. A third resistor is connected between the gate of the RF switch and the inverter. In an alternate aspect, the driver operates from a positive power supply and a negative power supply, thus increasing the isolation in the RF switch even further.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: David KOVAC, Joseph GOLAT, Ronald EUGENE REEDY, Tero TAPIO RANTA, Erica POOLE
  • ESD protection system, apparatus, and method with adjustable trigger voltage decoupled from DC breakdown voltage
    Patent number: 9509136
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for ESD protection with adjustable trigger voltage decoupled from DC breakdown voltage for semiconductor devices including field effect transistors (FETs), and particularly to metal-oxide-semiconductors (MOSFETs) fabricated on silicon-on-insulator (“SOI”) and silicon-on-sapphire (“SOS”) substrates are described. The apparatus and method are configured to change reverse biased drain junctions which in turn can control the DC breakdown voltage and the trigger voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Vadim Kushner, Erica Poole
  • ESD Protection System, Apparatus, and Method with Adjustable Trigger Voltage Decoupled from DC Breakdown Voltage
    Publication number: 20160268800
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for ESD protection with adjustable trigger voltage decoupled from DC breakdown voltage for semiconductor devices including field effect transistors (FETs), and particularly to metal-oxide-semiconductors (MOSFETs) fabricated on silicon-on-insulator (“SOI”) and silicon-on-sapphire (“SOS”) substrates are described. The apparatus and method are configured to change reverse biased drain junctions which in turn can control the DC breakdown voltage and the trigger voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Vadim Kushner, Erica Poole