Patents by Inventor Erick O. Torres

Erick O. Torres 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: 11762413
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for calibrating and correcting a clock duty cycle. An integrated circuit may include a clock tree that provides a clock signal and a circuit that is sensitive to clock duty cycle that receives the clock signal at a lower level of the clock tree. A first duty cycle correction circuit may adjust a clock duty cycle of the clock signal to a first target duty cycle at a higher level of the clock tree. A second duty cycle correction circuit may adjust a clock duty cycle of the clock signal to a second target duty cycle at the lower level of the clock tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Balasubramanian, Sunil Bhosekar, Bruce Andrew Doyle, Chad O. Lackey, Sharath R. Srinivasan, Erick O. Torres, Khaled M. Alashmouny
  • Publication number: 20220103166
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for calibrating and correcting a clock duty cycle. An integrated circuit may include a clock tree that provides a clock signal and a circuit that is sensitive to clock duty cycle that receives the clock signal at a lower level of the clock tree. A first duty cycle correction circuit may adjust a clock duty cycle of the clock signal to a first target duty cycle at a higher level of the clock tree. A second duty cycle correction circuit may adjust a clock duty cycle of the clock signal to a second target duty cycle at the lower level of the clock tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Suresh Balasubramanian, Sunil Bhosekar, Bruce Andrew Doyle, Chad O. Lackey, Sharath R. Srinivasan, Erick O. Torres, Khaled M. Alashmouny
  • Patent number: 9843330
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed, including a driver circuit, a comparator circuit, and a counter circuit. The driver circuit may be configured to source a current to a load circuit. The comparator circuit may be configured to perform a comparison of a reference voltage to a voltage across the load circuit. The counter circuit may be configured to modify a digital count value based on the comparison. The driver circuit may be further configured to adjust a value of the current using the digital count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hubert Attah, Jay B. Fletcher, Erick O. Torres, Fabio Gozzini