Patents by Inventor Francois Marie Leger

Francois Marie Leger 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: 11356112
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) having an input for receiving an analog input signal; a double binary counter having a first input coupled to a first output of the VCO, a second input coupled to a second output of the VCO; a first set of registers coupled to the first output of the double binary counter; a second set of registers coupled to the second output of the double binary counter; sense amplifiers coupled to the outputs of the VCO; and a correction component coupled to the first set of registers, the second set of registers, and the sense amplifiers, wherein the correction component generates a coarse count, a fine count, and combines the coarse count and the fine count to provide a digital output signal representative of the analog input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Andres Quintero Alonso, Luis Hernandez-Corporales, Francois Marie Leger, Carlos Andres Perez Cruz