Patents by Inventor Giovanni Nuzzarello

Giovanni Nuzzarello 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: 7002399
    Abstract: A basic stage for a charge pump circuit having at least an input terminal and an output terminal and comprising: at least a first inverter inserted between said input and output terminals and comprising a first complementary pair of transistors, defining a first internal node, at least a second inverter inserted between said input and output terminals and comprising a second complementary pair of transistors, defining a second internal node, respective first and second capacitors connected to said first and second internal nodes and receiving first and second driving signals; the first and second pairs of transistors having the control terminals cross-connected to the second and first internal nodes. Advantageously, the basic stage comprises at least a first biasing structure connected to the first and second internal nodes and comprising first and second biasing transistors, which are respectively coupled to said first and second inverters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giovanni Nuzzarello, Jacopo Mulatti
  • Publication number: 20030214347
    Abstract: A basic stage for a charge pump circuit having at least an input terminal and an output terminal and comprising: at least a first inverter inserted between said input and output terminals and comprising a first complementary pair of transistors, defining a first internal node, at least a second inverter inserted between said input and output terminals and comprising a second complementary pair of transistors, defining a second internal node, respective first and second capacitors connected to said first and second internal nodes and receiving a first and second driving signals; the first and second pairs of transistors having the control terminals cross-connected to the second and first internal node. Advantageously, the basic stage comprises at least a first biasing structure connected to the first and second internal nodes and comprising a first and second biasing transistors, which are respectively coupled to said first and second inverters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giovanni Nuzzarello, Jacopo Mulatti