Patents by Inventor Herve' Caracciolo

Herve' Caracciolo 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: 10678283
    Abstract: A method of recovering a voltage drop at an output terminal of a voltage compensation circuit connected to a load including a variable load current according to a condition of the load. A circuit portion for a regulator having an output terminal connected to a load including a variable load current may be provided. The circuit portion may include a plurality of stages connected in parallel to said output terminal. Each of said stages may be configured as a current driver having an output connected to the output terminal of said regulator. The circuit portion may include a comparator in each of said stages configured for receiving from a first input a reference voltage value and a predetermined threshold voltage from an other input. Each of said stages may receive a corresponding different threshold voltage value on said other input. The threshold voltage values may be correlated to the variable load current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Alessandro Sanasi, Herve' Caracciolo
  • Patent number: 10353416
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for trimming a voltage regulator by a trimming circuit comprising a voltage divider configured to divide a divide reference voltage according to a divider code and to output a first divider output voltage, a comparator configured to receive the first divider output voltage and a compare reference voltage and to output an output voltage of the comparator by comparing the first divider output voltage and the compare reference voltage and a logic unit configured to output the divider code to the voltage divider and to determine a final divider code based on the output voltage of the comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Amedeo Iantorno, Herve Caracciolo
  • Publication number: 20180101187
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for trimming a voltage regulator by a trimming circuit comprising a voltage divider configured to divide a divide reference voltage according to a divider code and to output a first divider output voltage, a comparator configured to receive the first divider output voltage and a compare reference voltage and to output an output voltage of the comparator by comparing the first divider output voltage and the compare reference voltage and a logic unit configured to output the divider code to the voltage divider and to determine a final divider code based on the output voltage of the comparator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Amedeo IANTORNO, Herve CARACCIOLO
  • Patent number: 9857815
    Abstract: A regulator includes a first operational amplifier configured to receive a reference voltage and a feedback voltage and to output a node voltage based on a difference of the feedback voltage and the reference voltage; a first switch unit configured to receive the node voltage and to supply a recover current based on the node voltage; an output unit configured to output an output voltage and the feedback voltage according to a supply of the recover current; a comparison unit configured to receive the reference voltage and a feedback voltage and to sense a voltage drop of the output voltage; and a second switch unit configured to discharge the first switch unit according to the difference of the reference voltage and the feedback voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Herve' Caracciolo
  • Patent number: 9620223
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a regulator for a non-volatile memory is provided. The regulator comprises an operational amplifier for receiving a reference voltage and a feedback voltage to output a voltage amplifying the difference of the reference voltage and the feedback voltage, the feedback voltage being obtained by dividing an output voltage of the regulator; a first switching unit turning on in response to the amplified voltage; a second switching unit electrically connected between a first node and the first switching unit for protecting the first switching unit from the voltage of the first node; and a third switching unit providing the output voltage of the regulator to a second node in response to a voltage of the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Herveā€² Caracciolo
  • Publication number: 20170053702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a regulator for a non-volatile memory is provided. The regulator comprises an operational amplifier for receiving a reference voltage and a feedback voltage to output a voltage amplifying the difference of the reference voltage and the feedback voltage, the feedback voltage being obtained by dividing an output voltage of the regulator; a first switching unit turning on in response to the amplified voltage; a second switching unit electrically connected between a first node and the first switching unit for protecting the first switching unit from the voltage of the first node; and a third switching unit providing the output voltage of the regulator to a second node in response to a voltage of the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: Herve' Caracciolo
  • Publication number: 20160357205
    Abstract: A method of recovering a voltage drop at an output terminal of a voltage compensation circuit connected to a load including a variable load current according to a condition of the load. A circuit portion for a regulator having an output terminal connected to a load including a variable load current may be provided, The circuit portion may include a plurality of stages connected in parallel to said output terminal. Each of said stages may be configured as a current driver having an output connected to the output terminal of said regulator. The circuit portion may include a comparator in each of said stages configured for receiving from a first input a reference voltage value and a predetermined threshold voltage from an other input. Each of said stages may receive a corresponding different threshold voltage value on said other input. The threshold voltage values may be correlated to the variable load current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alessandro SANASI, Herve' CARACCIOLO
  • Publication number: 20160349777
    Abstract: A regulator includes a first operational amplifier configured to receive a reference voltage and a feedback voltage and to output a node voltage based on a difference of the feedback voltage and the reference voltage; a first switch unit configured to receive the node voltage and to supply a recover current based on the node voltage; an output unit configured to output an output voltage and the feedback voltage according to a supply of the recover current; a comparison unit configured to receive the reference voltage and a feedback voltage and to sense a voltage drop of the output voltage; and a second switch unit configured to discharge the first switch unit according to the difference of the reference voltage and the feedback voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Herve' Caracciolo