Patents by Inventor Gioacchino Lo Iacono

Gioacchino Lo Iacono 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).

  • Boost converter and related integrated circuit
    Patent number: 9787185
    Abstract: A boost converter receives an input voltage and provides an output voltage and includes a power switch and a voltage control circuit configured to drive the power switch as a function of the output voltage. A voltage sensing circuit in the form of a voltage divider is coupled to sense the output voltage and provide a feedback voltage. The voltage control circuit drives the power switch. An electronic control switch is configured to selectively connect the voltage divider to sense the output voltage as a function of an enable signal generated by a timer circuit. The enable signal is pulsed such that the voltage divider is periodically connected to sense the output voltage during a first time and is disconnected from sensing during a second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gioacchino Lo Iacono, Domenico Cristaudo, Daniele Battaglia
  • BOOST CONVERTER AND RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20160079857
    Abstract: A boost converter receives an input voltage and provides an output voltage and includes a power switch and a voltage control circuit configured to drive the power switch as a function of the output voltage. A voltage sensing circuit in the form of a voltage divider is coupled to sense the output voltage and provide a feedback voltage. The voltage control circuit drives the power switch. An electronic control switch is configured to selectively connect the voltage divider to sense the output voltage as a function of an enable signal generated by a timer circuit. The enable signal is pulsed such that the voltage divider is periodically connected to sense the output voltage during a first time and is disconnected from sensing during a second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gioacchino Lo Iacono, Domenico Cristaudo, Daniele Battaglia