Patents by Inventor Jouni Mika Kalervo Vuorinen

Jouni Mika Kalervo Vuorinen 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: 9069364
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, voltage converters and computed on-time voltage converters. In an example, an on-time generator for a voltage converter can include a timing capacitor configured to provide a timing voltage, a comparator configured to receive the timing voltage and a threshold voltage and to provide the timing signal using a comparison of the timing voltage and the threshold voltage, a current source configured to discharge the timing voltage of the timing capacitor after a start-up delay, and first and second compensation capacitors configured to bias the timing voltage of the timing capacitor to compensate for the start-up delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Juha-Matti Kujala, Jouni Mika Kalervo Vuorinen
  • Publication number: 20130249524
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, voltage converters and computed on-time voltage converters. In an example, an on-time generator for a voltage converter can include a timing capacitor configured to provide a timing voltage, a comparator configured to receive the timing voltage and a threshold voltage and to provide the timing signal using a comparison of the timing voltage and the threshold voltage, a current source configured to discharge the timing voltage of the timing capacitor after a start-up delay, and first and second compensation capacitors configured to bias the timing voltage of the timing capacitor to compensate for the start-up delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Juha-Matti Kujala, Jouni MiKa Kalervo Vuorinen
  • Patent number: 8536928
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) comprises a transistor circuit and a voltage generator circuit. The voltage generator circuit is configured to generate an activation voltage for the transistor circuit using an output voltage at an output of the transistor circuit, and maintain a gate-source voltage (VGS) of the transistor circuit at a substantially constant voltage above the output voltage when a magnitude of the generated activation voltage is less than a device voltage rating of the IC and when the magnitude of the generated activation voltage meets or exceeds the device voltage rating of the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Nickole Gagne, Jouni Mika Kalervo Vuorinen