Patents by Inventor Hofstetter Martin Ryan

Hofstetter Martin Ryan 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).

  • Sense amplifier with cross-coupled transistor pair
    Patent number: 8928357
    Abstract: A sense amplifier is provided. The sense amplifier comprises a first and second cross-coupled transistor pairs, a first and second current sources, a first digital input transistor, and a second digital input transistor. The first and second ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to an operating voltage, the first and second back gate ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first and second output ends respectively. The first and second back gate ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first and second output ends respectively, and the first and second ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first digital input end and second digital input end respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Saleh El-Mansouri, Adrian Jay Drexler, Hofstetter Martin Ryan