Patents by Inventor Frederic Igier

Frederic Igier 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).

  • Parallel acquisition and measurement of capacitive sensor channels, and related systems, methods, and devices
    Patent number: 10877608
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate, generally, to techniques for parallel acquisition and measurements and related circuits, systems and devices that implement those techniques. A technique for parallel acquisition and measurement generally includes simultaneously acquiring sensed signals from multiple sensor channels and determining channel capacitance measurements responsive to the sensed signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Regis Vix, Rian Whelan, Frederic Igier
  • PARALLEL ACQUISITION AND MEASUREMENT OF CAPACITIVE SENSOR CHANNELS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190391682
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate, generally, to techniques for parallel acquisition and measurements and related circuits, systems and devices that implement those techniques. A technique for parallel acquisition and measurement generally includes simultaneously acquiring sensed signals from multiple sensor channels and determining channel capacitance measurements responsive to the sensed signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Regis Vix, Rian Whelan, Frederic Igier
  • Event driven signal converters
    Patent number: 9354611
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method comprises: generating, by an event system of an integrated circuit, a first event signal in response to a clock signal; distributing the first event signal to a first digital converter, where the first event signal triggers conversion of a first analog signal to a first digital value by the first digital converter; generating, by the event system, a second event signal in response to the clock signal; and distributing the second event signal to a second digital converter, where the second event signal triggers conversion of a second analog signal to a second digital value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Frode Milch Pedersen, Laurentiu Birsan, Frederic Igier
  • EVENT DRIVEN SIGNAL CONVERTERS
    Publication number: 20160124393
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method comprises: generating, by an event system of an integrated circuit, a first event signal in response to a clock signal; distributing the first event signal to a first digital converter, where the first event signal triggers conversion of a first analog signal to a first digital value by the first digital converter; generating, by the event system, a second event signal in response to the clock signal; and distributing the second event signal to a second digital converter, where the second event signal triggers conversion of a second analog signal to a second digital value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Frode Milch Pedersen, Laurentiu Birsan, Frederic Igier