Patents by Inventor Federico Alessandro Beffa

Federico Alessandro Beffa 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: 20070188234
    Abstract: A transconductance circuit, comprising: first and second field effect transistors, each having a drain, a source and a gate; wherein the first transistor is in a first current flow path between first and second nodes of the circuit, and is biased so as to operate in a saturation region of its transfer characteristic; the second field effect transistor is in a second current flow path between the first and second nodes of the circuit and is biased so as to operate in a linear region of its transfer characteristic; the gate of the first and second transistors are connected to receive an input signal; and wherein the second transistor is further in series with a voltage modulator adapted to reduce the drain-source voltage occurring across the second transistor in response to increased current flow in the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Federico Alessandro Beffa