Patents by Inventor Ivan PERRY

Ivan PERRY 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).

  • Publication number: 20250020608
    Abstract: Circuitry for determining one or more characteristics of an electrochemical cell comprising a first working electrode and a counter electrode, the circuitry comprising: drive circuitry configured to apply a first stimulus to the first working electrode; measurement circuitry configured to measure a first response at the first working electrode; and processing circuitry configured to: applying compensation to the first response to obtain a first corrected response of the electrochemical cell to the first stimulus; and determine a first characteristic of the one or more characteristics of the electrochemical cell based on the first corrected response, the first characteristic associated with the first working electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: John P. LESSO, Ivan PERRY
  • Publication number: 20240364202
    Abstract: A control circuit for generating a control parameter that defines a state sequence of a power converter may include a loop filter configured to, based on an error signal between a reference current signal and a feedback current measurement signal, correct for unmodeled errors in the feedback current measurement signal to generate the control parameter. The control circuit may also include a first feedforward block configured to generate a first offset to the control parameter based on a slew rate of the reference current signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Jason W. LAWRENCE, Hasnain AKRAM, Graeme G. MACKAY, Ivan PERRY
  • Publication number: 20240333011
    Abstract: A charging integrated circuit for use in an electronic device may include an input interface configured to receive input electrical energy from a power supply, wherein the input interface is controllable to modify characteristics of the input electrical energy to provide a supply voltage, an N-level power converter configured to receive the supply voltage based on the input electrical energy and generate an output voltage, and a controller configured to control characteristics of the input electrical energy to maximize power efficiency associated with at least one of the charging integrated circuit and the electronic device and control the input interface to adjust the supply voltage such that the output voltage of the power converter is substantially unequal to M times the supply voltage divided by (N?1), where M is a positive integer less than (N?1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan PERRY, Ilija JERGOVIC
  • Publication number: 20240322834
    Abstract: Circuitry for processing an analyte signal obtained from an electrochemical cell, the circuitry comprising: measurement circuitry having a first measurement input coupled to a first electrode of the electrochemical cell, the measurement circuitry configured to convert the analyte signal at the first measurement input to a first analog output signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having an first ADC input for receiving the first analog output signal, the ADC configured to convert the first analog output signal to a first digital output signal at an ADC output; compensation circuitry configured in a measurement mode to: apply a first compensation to the first digital output signal to obtain a first compensated digital output signal, the first compensation to compensate for non-linearity in the ADC; and apply a second compensation to the first compensated digital output signal to obtain a second compensated digital output signal, the second compensation to compensate for non-linearity in the measurement c
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: John P. LESSO, Ivan PERRY, Salvatore CAPORALE, Gagan MIDHA, James WELLS
  • Publication number: 20240305308
    Abstract: Circuitry for processing an analyte signal obtained from an electrochemical cell, the circuitry comprising: a first signal path between a first electrode of the electrochemical cell and a first input of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit, the first signal path comprising a first gain stage configured to convert the analyte signal to a first analog signal; a second signal path between the first electrode and a second input of the ADC circuit, the second signal path comprising a second gain stage configured to convert the analyte signal to a second analog signal; and switching circuitry configured to selectively couple the first electrode to the first input of the ADC circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul WILSON, Ivan PERRY, John PRIESTLEY, James WELLS
  • Publication number: 20240302438
    Abstract: Circuitry for processing an analyte signal obtained from an electrochemical cell, the circuitry comprising: measurement circuitry having a first input coupled to a first electrode of the electrochemical cell, the measurement circuitry configured to convert the analyte signal at the first electrode to a first analog output signal; a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having an first ADC input for receiving the first analog output signal, the first ADC configured to convert the first analog output signal to a first digital output signal at a first ADC output; drive circuitry; and control circuitry, wherein the circuitry is operable in one or more of a calibration mode and a measurement mode, wherein, in the calibration mode, the drive circuitry is configured to apply a calibration signal at the first input of the measurement circuitry, the control circuitry configured to calibrate the measurement circuitry based on the first analog output signal or the first digital output signal responsive to the calibrat
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan PERRY, John PRIESTLEY, Gordon J. BATES, Christos GIAGKOULOVITS
  • Publication number: 20240072559
    Abstract: A power management system for use in a device comprising a battery and one or more components configured to draw electrical energy from the battery may include a first power converter configured to electrically couple between charging circuitry configured to provide electrical energy for charging the battery and the one or more downstream components and a bidirectional power converter configured to electrically couple between the charging circuitry and the battery, wherein the bidirectional power converter is configured to transfer charge from the battery or transfer charge from the battery based on a power requirement of the one or more components and a power available from the first power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan PERRY, Hasnain AKRAM, Eric J. KING
  • Publication number: 20230188156
    Abstract: A power converter system for converting an input voltage at an input into an output voltage at an output may comprise a switch network comprising a reactive circuit element and a plurality of switches, switch control circuitry configured to operate the plurality of switch in a plurality of periodic, sequential states to regulate the output voltage, and reference current generating circuitry. The reference current generating circuitry may include a comparator coupled to a sensed switch of the plurality of switches and configured to compare a current flowing through the sensed switch to a reference current and current-steering circuitry coupled to the comparator configured to generate the reference current and alternate the reference current between a first reference current and a second reference current whenever the switch control circuitry changes from one state of the plurality of periodic, sequential states to another state of the plurality of periodic, sequential states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan PERRY, Hasnain AKRAM, Graeme G. MACKAY, Pietro GALLINA, Chanchal GUPTA, Bryan QUINONES, Abhishek RAY
  • Publication number: 20230060984
    Abstract: A charging integrated circuit for use in an electronic device may include an input interface configured to receive input electrical energy from a power supply, wherein the input interface is controllable to modify characteristics of the input electrical energy, a regulator configured to receive a supply voltage based on the input electrical energy and generate an output voltage, and a controller configured to control characteristics of the input electrical energy to maximize power efficiency associated with at least one of the charging integrated circuit and the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan PERRY, Ilija JERGOVIC
  • Publication number: 20220407461
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to circuitry comprising: amplifier circuitry configured to receive a variable supply voltage, wherein the supply voltage varies according to an output signal of the amplifier circuitry; monitoring circuitry configured to monitor one or more parameters of an output signal of the amplifier circuitry; and processing circuitry configured to receive an indication of the voltage of the variable supply voltage and an indication of the monitored parameters from the monitoring circuitry and to apply a correction to one or more of the monitored parameters to compensate for coupling between the variable supply voltage and the monitoring circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip CLARKIN, Ivan PERRY, Mark H. TOVELL, Roberto NAPOLI, David RHODES
  • Publication number: 20220320999
    Abstract: A power delivery system may include an inductive power converter comprising a shared connection to a shared voltage from a battery, multiple inductive phases, each of the multiple inductive phases configured to generate a respective voltage from the shared voltage, multiple regulated voltage connections, and one or more switches configured and arranged to selectively assign at least one of the multiple inductive phases to a regulated voltage connection selected from the multiple regulated voltage connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Emmanuel MARCHAIS, Ross C. MORGAN, Ivan PERRY, Eric J. KING
  • Publication number: 20220052546
    Abstract: A system may include a wireless receiver module configured to receive electrical energy from a wireless transmission module, a first power converter electrically coupled to the wireless transmission module and configured to convert a charging voltage generated by the wireless transmission module into an intermediate voltage, and a second power converter configured to be arranged in series between a battery and the first power converter and configured to convert the intermediate voltage into a battery voltage for charging the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ross C. MORGAN, Ivan PERRY, Hasnain AKRAM
  • Publication number: 20220052540
    Abstract: A power management system for use in a device comprising a battery and one or more components configured to draw electrical energy from the battery may include a first power converter configured to electrically couple between charging circuity configured to provide electrical energy for charging the battery and the one or more downstream components and a bidirectional power converter configured to electrically couple between the charging circuitry and the battery, wherein the bidirectional power converter is configured to transfer charge from the battery or transfer charge from the battery based on a power requirement of the one or more components and a power available from the first power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan PERRY, Hasnain AKRAM, Eric J. KING
  • Publication number: 20210175852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to circuitry comprising: amplifier circuitry configured to receive a variable supply voltage, wherein the supply voltage varies according to an output signal of the amplifier circuitry; monitoring circuitry configured to monitor one or more parameters of an output signal of the amplifier circuitry; and processing circuitry configured to receive an indication of the voltage of the variable supply voltage and an indication of the monitored parameters from the monitoring circuitry and to apply a correction to one or more of the monitored parameters to compensate for coupling between the variable supply voltage and the monitoring circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip CLARKIN, Ivan PERRY, Mark H. TOVELL, Roberto NAPOLI, David RHODES