Patents by Inventor Jerry Dale Moench

Jerry Dale Moench 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: 4045793
    Abstract: An MOS digital to analog converter on a semiconductor chip includes N digital inputs and a single analog output. The digital inputs control circuitry which switches in various combinations of 2.sup.0 +2.sup.1 +...2.sup.N-1 IGFETs with substantially similar voltage current characteristics coupled between a voltage supply conductor and an analog current output conductor. The IGFETs are arranged in N groups, each group being controlled, respectively, by one of the digital inputs. The number of IGFETs in each group is given by the expression 2.sup.n-1 where 1.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.N. A control circuit including a plurality of substantially identical diode-connected IGFETs is coupled between a constant current source and the voltage supply conductor. The voltage supply conductor provides a voltage which is gated by means of switching circuitry controlled by the digital inputs to the gate electrodes, respectively, of each of the groups of IGFETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry Dale Moench