Patents by Inventor Francesco Mannino

Francesco Mannino 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: 8493137
    Abstract: Devices and circuits for voltage reference architectures that can increase the PSRR parameter by improving the saturation margin for an output transistor. For example, a device can include a current source coupled between a first power supply line and a circuit node, a voltage production circuit coupled between the circuit node and a second power supply line to produce a plurality of voltages respectively at voltage nodes thereof, a multiplexer coupled to the voltage nodes of the voltage production circuit and the output node and configured to select and output one of the voltages to the output node, and a control circuit configured to supply the one of the voltages to the circuit node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Passerini, Francesco Mannino, Chiara Missiroli
  • Publication number: 20130069715
    Abstract: Devices and circuits for voltage reference architectures that can increase the PSRR parameter by improving the saturation margin for an output transistor. For example, a device can include a current source coupled between a first power supply line and a circuit node, a voltage production circuit coupled between the circuit node and a second power supply line to produce a plurality of voltages respectively at voltage nodes thereof, a multiplexer coupled to the voltage nodes of the voltage production circuit and the output node and configured to select and output one of the voltages to the output node, and a control circuit configured to supply the one of the voltages to the circuit node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Passerini, Francesco Mannino, Chiara Missiroli
  • Patent number: 7622997
    Abstract: An oscillator system may include an oscillator block having a plurality of inputs and outputting a clock signal, a frequency divider block receiving the clock signal and outputting a divided clock signal, a tuning block receiving the divided clock signal and outputting a comparison signal, and a control block coupled to the tuning block. The control block may receive the comparison signal. The control block may include a configuration block for producing a plurality of outputs for the corresponding inputs of the oscillator block, and an Up/Down counter having outputs applied to the configuration block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.L.
    Inventors: Stefano Amato, Francesco Mannino, Massimiliano Picca, Mirko Scapin
  • Publication number: 20080042720
    Abstract: An oscillator system may include an oscillator block having a plurality of inputs and outputting a clock signal, a frequency divider block receiving the clock signal and outputting a divided clock signal, a tuning block receiving the divided clock signal and outputting a comparison signal, and a control block coupled to the tuning block. The control block may receive the comparison signal. The control block may include a configuration block for producing a plurality of outputs for the corresponding inputs of the oscillator block, and an Up/Down counter having outputs applied to the configuration block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Stefano AMATO, Francesco Mannino, Massimiliano Picca, Mirko Scapin