Patents by Inventor Juan Munoz Constantine

Juan Munoz Constantine 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: 11791731
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a voltage regulator circuit including two or more discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) phases coupled to an output node and coupled in parallel with one another. A control circuit may detect a trigger and switch all of the two or more DCM phases to a first state (charge state) responsive to the detection. The control circuit may switch a first DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to a second state (discharge state) after a first predetermined time period in the first state and may switch a second DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to the second state after a second predetermined time period in the first state, wherein the second predetermined time period is different than the first predetermined time period. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Juan Munoz Constantine, Alexander Lyakhov
  • Publication number: 20220060180
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a circuit which generates a sawtooth waveform based on an adaptive feedback loop that self-corrects the ramp up rate to account for variations in a device. The sawtooth waveform is obtained by repeatedly charging and discharging a capacitor according to a clock signal. The sawtooth waveform can be sampled once per clock period at a comparator which provides a corresponding binary output to a state machine. If the binary output indicates the amplitude of the sawtooth waveform is below a desired maximum voltage, the state machine outputs a code word to a digitally-controlled variable current source to increase the output current. The sawtooth waveform can be used to provide a pulse-width modulated (PWM) waveform such as for a DC-DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Juan Munoz Constantine, Christopher Schaef, Ajay Janardanan, Alexander Lyakhov
  • Publication number: 20220014101
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to identifying, by phase current balancing (PCB) circuitry, an indication of whether a measured current of a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal of a plurality of PWM signals is greater than or less than an average current of the plurality of PWM signals. Embodiments further relate to adjusting, by the PCB circuitry, a bias-value of a non-modulated edge of a duty cycle of the PWM signal. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER SCHAEF, JUAN MUNOZ CONSTANTINE, ALEXANDER LYAKHOV
  • Publication number: 20210194371
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a voltage regulator circuit including two or more discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) phases coupled to an output node and coupled in parallel with one another. A control circuit may detect a trigger and switch all of the two or more DCM phases to a first state (charge state) responsive to the detection. The control circuit may switch a first DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to a second state (discharge state) after a first predetermined time period in the first state and may switch a second DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to the second state after a second predetermined time period in the first state, wherein the second predetermined time period is different than the first predetermined time period. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Juan Munoz Constantine, Alexander Lyakhov
  • Patent number: 10951117
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a voltage regulator circuit including two or more discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) phases coupled to an output node and coupled in parallel with one another. A control circuit may detect a trigger and switch all of the two or more DCM phases to a first state (charge state) responsive to the detection. The control circuit may switch a first DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to a second state (discharge state) after a first predetermined time period in the first state and may switch a second DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to the second state after a second predetermined time period in the first state, wherein the second predetermined time period is different than the first predetermined time period. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Juan Munoz Constantine, Alexander Lyakhov
  • Publication number: 20200321873
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a voltage regulator circuit including two or more discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) phases coupled to an output node and coupled in parallel with one another. A control circuit may detect a trigger and switch all of the two or more DCM phases to a first state (charge state) responsive to the detection. The control circuit may switch a first DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to a second state (discharge state) after a first predetermined time period in the first state and may switch a second DCM phase, of the two or more DCM phases, to the second state after a second predetermined time period in the first state, wherein the second predetermined time period is different than the first predetermined time period. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Juan Munoz Constantine, Alexander Lyakhov