Patents by Inventor Joerg Erik Goller

Joerg Erik Goller 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: 11881767
    Abstract: An integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a timebase generator and a switch mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) voltage converter coupled to the timebase generator. The timebase generator comprises a first linear feedback shift register (LFSR), a signal generator having an input coupled to an output of the first LFSR; and a digital divider comprising a second LFSR and a programmable digital divider, wherein a clock input of the programmable digital divider is coupled to an output of the signal generator, wherein an output of the programmable digital divider is coupled to a clock input of the first LFSR and is coupled to a clock input of the second LFSR, and wherein an output of the second LFSR is coupled to a program input of the programmable digital divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller
  • Patent number: 11601053
    Abstract: An integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a timebase generator and a switch mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) converter coupled to the timebase generator. The timebase generator comprises a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) having an output and a logic circuit comprising a first logic inverter, a first AND logic gate, and a first multiplexer, wherein the first logic inverter has an input coupled to a most significant bit of the output of the LFSR, wherein the first AND logic gate has a first input coupled to a second most significant bit of the output of the LFSR and a second input coupled to an output of the first logic inverter, wherein a selector input of the first multiplexer is coupled to an output of the first AND logic gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller
  • Publication number: 20200119640
    Abstract: An integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a timebase generator and a switch mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) converter coupled to the timebase generator. The timebase generator comprises a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) having an output and a logic circuit comprising a first logic inverter, a first AND logic gate, and a first multiplexer, wherein the first logic inverter has an input coupled to a most significant bit of the output of the LFSR, wherein the first AND logic gate has a first input coupled to a second most significant bit of the output of the LFSR and a second input coupled to an output of the first logic inverter, wherein a selector input of the first multiplexer is coupled to an output of the first AND logic gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller
  • Publication number: 20200083802
    Abstract: An integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a timebase generator and a switch mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) voltage converter coupled to the timebase generator. The timebase generator comprises a first linear feedback shift register (LFSR), a signal generator having an input coupled to an output of the first LFSR; and a digital divider comprising a second LFSR and a programmable digital divider, wherein a clock input of the programmable digital divider is coupled to an output of the signal generator, wherein an output of the programmable digital divider is coupled to a clock input of the first LFSR and is coupled to a clock input of the second LFSR, and wherein an output of the second LFSR is coupled to a program input of the programmable digital divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller
  • Patent number: 10541610
    Abstract: An integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a timebase generator and a switch mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) converter coupled to the timebase generator. The timebase generator comprises a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) having an output and a logic circuit comprising a first logic inverter, a first AND logic gate, and a first multiplexer, wherein the first logic inverter has an input coupled to a most significant bit of the output of the LFSR, wherein the first AND logic gate has a first input coupled to a second most significant bit of the output of the LFSR and a second input coupled to an output of the first logic inverter, wherein a selector input of the first multiplexer is coupled to an output of the first AND logic gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller
  • Patent number: 10361627
    Abstract: An integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a timebase generator and a switch mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) voltage converter coupled to the timebase generator. The timebase generator comprises a first linear feedback shift register (LFSR), a signal generator having an input coupled to an output of the first LFSR; and a digital divider comprising a second LFSR and a programmable digital divider, wherein a clock input of the programmable digital divider is coupled to an output of the signal generator, wherein an output of the programmable digital divider is coupled to a clock input of the first LFSR and is coupled to a clock input of the second LFSR, and wherein an output of the second LFSR is coupled to a program input of the programmable digital divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller
  • Publication number: 20190115986
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a timebase generator that comprises a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) and a switch mode direct current-to-direct current (DC-to-DC) voltage converter coupled to the timebase generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Joerg Erik GOLLER
  • Patent number: 6545507
    Abstract: A system 400 and method 1200 is disclosed for a fast locking (e.g., within 1.5 sync bit times or the first data transition) clock and data recovery (CDR) system used in high speed data communications applications (e.g., ASIC and microprocessor chips). The CDR circuit takes multiple (e.g., 8) phases of the local clock, which are offset (e.g., by 45 degrees), and uses the multiple phases to latch the state of data at multiple times, and uses the latched data to determine which of the multiple phases captured a data transition. The CDR circuit compares the indicated phase to the phase used to capture a previous data transition and uses such information to, produce a stable selection of a clock phase. The selected clock phase is then employed to provide a recovered clock and data signals (CLK_OUT, and DATA_OUT), in association with the incoming serial data stream independent of jitter and free of metastable conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller
  • Patent number: RE45359
    Abstract: A device for generating clock signals for use with a plurality of DDR memory devices on a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) board is provided that has a data buffer for buffering data. A clock divider divides a first clock signal (CLK1) having a first clock frequency to generate a second clock signal (CLK20) having a second clock frequency which is an integer multiple of the first clock frequency. A shift register (SH) receives the second clock signal as a data input signal, and comprises a plurality flip-flops having clock inputs coupled to receive the first clock signal (CLK1), and further coupled so that the data output of a preceding flip-flop is coupled to be the data input of a following flip-flop. The second clock signal is shifted through the shift register (SH) in response to the first clock signal (CLK1) to generate a plurality of shifted clock signals (CLK 21, . . . , CLK32) at respective data outputs of the plurality of flip-flops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Joerg Erik Goller