Patents by Inventor Guglielmo Sirna

Guglielmo Sirna 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: 6127847
    Abstract: A high-speed bipolar-to-CMOS logic converter circuit, including an input stage, including a differential amplifier meant to be connected to a bipolar-logic circuit portion and to be supplied by the supply voltage of the bipolar-logic portion, and an output stage, which is supplied by the voltage of a CMOS-logic circuit portion, a dynamic level shifting circuit interposed between the input stage and the output stage, the output stage being connected to the CMOS-logic circuit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignees: SGS--Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Consorzio per la Ricerca sulla Microelettronica nel Mezzogiorno
    Inventors: Guglielmo Sirna, Giuseppe Palmisano, Mario Paparo
  • Patent number: 6100759
    Abstract: A low noise integrated differential AC amplifier includes a cascode differential input stage comprising first and second branches. The first branch includes a first input transistor and the second branch includes a second input transistor. Each transistor has a collector and an emitter, and the emitters being connected together to define a common emitter node. The amplifier also includes two output stages connected to respective outputs of the first and second branches. Each output stage may include a common collector transistor stage including a bias current generator and a feedback circuit. A first biasing circuit forces a first biasing current through the first input transistor by injecting the first biasing current on the collector thereof. A second biasing circuit forces a second biasing current through the first input transistor by injecting the second biasing current on the collector thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Guglielmo Sirna, Giuseppe Palmisano