Patents by Inventor George Robert Latham, IV

George Robert Latham, IV 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: 5811882
    Abstract: In an integrated circuit, capacitively coupled interference (digital-switching or analog cross-talk) is prevented by constructing shielded coaxial conductors for the analog signals. The coaxial configuration comprises a primary conductor for the analog signal surrounded by a secondary conductor that is electrically isolated from the primary one and that is connected to a clean power bus such as GND or Vdd. The outer secondary conductor shunts the digital noise energy to the power bus, preventing it from injecting noise into the analog primary conductor. A similar coaxial configuration is provided with a bootstrap follower to reduce the effects of parasitic capacitance for high-speed and small analog signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corporation
    Inventors: George Robert Latham, IV, Allen James Mann, Vincent Anthony Condito