Patents by Inventor Giacomo Petracca

Giacomo Petracca 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).

  • Converter circuit, corresponding electronic component, device and method
    Patent number: 11165346
    Abstract: A converter circuit includes an input node for receiving an input signal and an output node for providing a converted output signal to a load, a switching power stage to receive the input signal and an on-off drive signal switching between an on-state and an off-state, and a reactive output network coupled to the switching power stage and configured to provide the converted output signal to the load. The converter circuit comprises a first feedback signal path configured to generate a PWM-modulated control signal for the switching power stage as a function of the converted output signal, and a second feedback signal path including an output variation sensing circuit to generate at least one output variation signal indicative of variations of the converted output signal over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giacomo Petracca, Simone Bellisai, Marco Borghese
  • CONVERTER CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200119643
    Abstract: A converter circuit includes an input node for receiving an input signal and an output node for providing a converted output signal to a load, a switching power stage to receive the input signal and an on-off drive signal switching between an on-state and an off-state, and a reactive output network coupled to the switching power stage and configured to provide the converted output signal to the load. The converter circuit comprises a first feedback signal path configured to generate a PWM-modulated control signal for the switching power stage as a function of the converted output signal, and a second feedback signal path including an output variation sensing circuit to generate at least one output variation signal indicative of variations of the converted output signal over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Giacomo Petracca, Simone Bellisai, Marco Borghese