Patents by Inventor Joseph Welser

Joseph Welser 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: 20060187103
    Abstract: An output driver circuit including a transistor for pulling down an output terminal voltage and a charge pump for driving an input of the transistor to pull-down the output terminal voltage substantially to zero volts in response to a selected level of an input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Welser, Johann Gaboriau
  • Publication number: 20060055436
    Abstract: A single-ended, non-differential switched capacitor circuit is disclosed which removes the effect of common mode noise. To this end, the circuit creates a capacitance divider using the sampling capacitors, Cs, to create a stable and noise-free common mode voltage (Vcom) signal. Once created, this Vcom signal is coupled across a large common mode capacitance, Ccom, which is preferably off chip, to further control its value. Thereafter, the voltage Vcom is preferably allowed to settle while the data is disconnected. In this way, the Vcom signal is not provided to the circuit, but instead is cleanly generated within the circuit itself when needed. Thereafter, the generated Vcom signal is paralleled with the integration capacitor, C1, to produce the non-differential output voltage Vout. Then, the sampling capacitors, Cs, are shorted to remove any charges stored on them and the process is repeated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Johann Gaboriau, Joseph Welser