Patents by Inventor Fernando De Bernardinis

Fernando De Bernardinis 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).

  • Transmit Architecture for Wireless Multi-Mode Applications
    Publication number: 20100295599
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an upconversion unit configured to upconvert a baseband signal to a radio frequency (RF) signal. A plurality of baluns for a plurality of wireless bands are provided. Multiplexing circuitry is coupled to the plurality of baluns where the upconversion unit is coupled to each balun through the multiplexing circuitry. The multiplexing circuitry is configured to multiplex the radio frequency signal from the upconversion unit to one of the plurality of baluns based on a wireless band being used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory Uehara, Chao Yang, Ruoxin Jiang, Fernando De Bernardinis, Alessandro Venca, Rinaldo Castello, Marc Leroux, Brian Brunn
  • A/D converter comprising a voltage comparator device
    Patent number: 7773010
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an analogue-to-digital (A/D) converter comprising at least two voltage comparator devices. Each of the voltage comparator devices is arranged for being fed with a same input signal and for generating an own internal voltage reference. The two internal voltage references are different. Each voltage comparator is arranged for generating an output signal indicative of a bit position of a digital approximation of said input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: IMEC
    Inventors: Geert Van der Plas, Pierluigi Nuzzo, Fernando De Bernardinis
  • A/D Converter Comprising a Voltage Comparator Device
    Publication number: 20090195424
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an analogue-to-digital (A/D) converter comprising at least two voltage comparator devices. Each of the voltage comparator devices is arranged for being fed with a same input signal and for generating an own internal voltage reference. The two internal voltage references are different. Each voltage comparator is arranged for generating an output signal indicative of a bit position of a digital approximation of said input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum (IMEC), Universita di Pisa
    Inventors: Geert Van Der Plas, Pierluigi Nuzzo, Fernando De Bernardinis
  • A/D Converter Comprising a Voltage Comparator Device
    Publication number: 20090066555
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an analogue-to-digital converter comprising at least two voltage comparator devices. Each of the voltage comparator devices comprises a differential structure of transistors and is arranged for being fed with a same input signal and for generating an own internal voltage reference by means of an imbalance in the differential structure, said two internal voltage references being different. Each voltage comparator is arranged for generating an output signal indicative of a bit position of a digital approximation of the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum(IMEC)
    Inventors: Geert Van Der Plas, Pierluigi Nuzzo, Fernando De Bernardinis