Patents by Inventor Essam Atalla

Essam Atalla 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).

  • Publication number: 20190123734
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC), which includes complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry that includes a pull-up network coupled to a supply voltage and at least one input signal. The IC further includes a first metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor coupled to the pull-up network and to a first bias voltage to reduce a gate-induced drain leakage (GIDL) current of the CMOS circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Arnab Kumar Dutta, Essam Atalla, Nicholas M. Atkinson
  • Patent number: 10158354
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC), which includes complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry that includes a pull-up network coupled to a supply voltage and at least one input signal. The IC further includes a first metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor coupled to the pull-up network and to a first bias voltage to reduce a gate-induced drain leakage (GIDL) current of the CMOS circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Arnab Kumar Dutta, Essam Atalla, Nicholas M. Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20180234089
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC), which includes complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry that includes a pull-up network coupled to a supply voltage and at least one input signal. The IC further includes a first metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor coupled to the pull-up network and to a first bias voltage to reduce a gate-induced drain leakage (GIDL) current of the CMOS circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Arnab Kumar Dutta, Essam Atalla, Nicholas M. Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9071319
    Abstract: A circuit and method for filtering adjacent channel interferers. One embodiment of an adjacent channel filtering circuit for reducing adjacent channel interference with an in-band signal, includes: (1) a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to receive and down-convert an RF signal to a baseband signal containing an in-band signal and adjacent channel components, (2) a controlled single pole filter electrically coupled to the RF circuit and configured to reject the adjacent channel components and cause a predetermined attenuation in the in-band signal, (3) a baseband circuit coupled to the controlled single pole filter and configured to condition the baseband signal for conversion to a digital signal, and (4) a digital circuit coupled to the baseband circuit and configured to receive the digital signal and compensate for the predetermined attenuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Essam Atalla, Abdellatif Bellaouar
  • Publication number: 20150072635
    Abstract: A circuit and method for filtering adjacent channel interferers. One embodiment of an adjacent channel filtering circuit for reducing adjacent channel interference with an in-band signal, includes: (1) a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to receive and down-convert an RF signal to a baseband signal containing an in-band signal and adjacent channel components, (2) a controlled single pole filter electrically coupled to the RF circuit and configured to reject the adjacent channel components and cause a predetermined attenuation in the in-band signal, (3) a baseband circuit coupled to the controlled single pole filter and configured to condition the baseband signal for conversion to a digital signal, and (4) a digital circuit coupled to the baseband circuit and configured to receive the digital signal and compensate for the predetermined attenuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Essam Atalla, Abdellatif Bellaouar
  • Publication number: 20140328436
    Abstract: A receiver front-end includes a receive path configured to receive an input signal. Additionally, the receiver front-end also includes a low noise amplifier having a common input stage and multiple separate output stages, wherein each separate output stage is configured to be separately activated and connected to a receive signal mixer that provides signal demodulation of the input signal employing one of an aggregation of receiver carriers. A method of operating a receiver front-end and a receiver front-end system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Abdellatif Bellaouar, Frank Zhang, Essam Atalla
  • Patent number: 8494473
    Abstract: Circuitry and a method for use in a radio frequency receiver for processing a radio frequency signal are provided. The circuitry comprises a mixer arranged to receive the radio frequency signal and down-convert the received radio frequency signal to a lower frequency. The received radio frequency signal has an interference component and the interference component in the down-converted signal is within an interference frequency range. The circuitry also comprises an LC based notch filter arranged to receive the down-converted signal from the mixer, filter the down-converted signal, and output the filtered signal for processing by a baseband processing block. The LC based notch filter has a notch centered within said interference frequency range, such that the LC based notch filter is arranged to attenuate the interference component in the down-converted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Icera Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet T. Ozgun, Essam Atalla
  • Publication number: 20120269307
    Abstract: Circuitry and a method for use in a radio frequency receiver for processing a radio frequency signal are provided. The circuitry comprises a mixer arranged to receive the radio frequency signal and down-convert the received radio frequency signal to a lower frequency. The received radio frequency signal has an interference component and the interference component in the down-converted signal is within an interference frequency range. The circuitry also comprises an LC based notch filter arranged to receive the down-converted signal from the mixer, filter the down-converted signal, and output the filtered signal for processing by a baseband processing block. The LC based notch filter has a notch centered within said interference frequency range, such that the LC based notch filter is arranged to attenuate the interference component in the down-converted signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Icera Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet T. Ozgun, Essam Atalla