Patents by Inventor Keith O'Donoghue

Keith O'Donoghue 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: 9590590
    Abstract: A dynamically tunable transconductor includes a voltage-to-current converter stage for generating a current signal based on a voltage signal; and a current scaling stage for scaling the current signal by a scaling factor to achieve a particular transconductance. Current scaling stage includes a coarse tune mechanism having an associated coarse tune step and a fine tune mechanism having an associated fine tune step, where the scaling factor is a ratio of the coarse tune step to the fine tune step. A delta-sigma modulator can implement the transconductor to generate loop filter coefficients by dynamically tuning the transconductance to achieve a particular resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global
    Inventors: Hongxing Li, Niall Kevin Kearney, Keith O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20160134301
    Abstract: A dynamically tunable transconductor includes a voltage-to-current converter stage for generating a current signal based on a voltage signal; and a current scaling stage for scaling the current signal by a scaling factor to achieve a particular transconductance. Current scaling stage includes a coarse tune mechanism having an associated coarse tune step and a fine tune mechanism having an associated fine tune step, where the scaling factor is a ratio of the coarse tune step to the fine tune step. A delta-sigma modulator can implement the transconductor to generate loop filter coefficients by dynamically tuning the transconductance to achieve a particular resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
    Inventors: Hongxing Li, NIALL KEVIN KEARNEY, KEITH O'DONOGHUE
  • Patent number: 9268441
    Abstract: An active integrator for sensing capacitance of a touch sense array is disclosed. The active integrator is configured to receive from the touch sense array a response signal having a positive portion and a negative portion. The response signal is representative of a presence or an absence of a conductive object on the touch sense array. The active integrator is configured to continuously integrate the response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Paul Walsh, Hans W. Klein, Keith O'Donoghue, Erik Anderson, Erhan Hancioglu, Gajender Rohilla
  • Patent number: 9160356
    Abstract: An analog to digital convertor (ADC) comprises an integrator having an input selectively connected to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal input and an output connected to a summer. The summer has an output connected to an input of a quantizer, the quantizer output being operatively connected to a signal strength indicator. The integrator includes a programmable gain feedback component. The summer has a synthesized calibration signal input, the value of the programmable gain feedback component being configured to vary when a synthesized calibration signal at the intermediate frequency is applied to the summer. The signal strength indicator is configured to detect a value of the programmable gain feedback component when the signal strength is minimized and to calibrate the ADC accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global
    Inventors: Niall Kevin Kearney, Keith O'Donoghue, Hongxing Li
  • Patent number: 9019220
    Abstract: A compensation circuit may include a current source configured to control an amplitude of a current pulse, a memory configured to store a plurality of duration values each corresponding to a set of one or more sensor electrodes of a plurality of sensor electrodes, and a pulse width controller configured to control a duration of the current pulse based on a first duration value of the plurality of duration values, and to apply the current pulse to a compensation node of a capacitance sensor during a measurement cycle for a first set of one or more sensor electrodes, where the first set of one or more sensor electrodes corresponds to the first duration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Hans W. Klein, Paul Walsh, Keith O'Donoghue, Roman Ogirko
  • Patent number: 8432170
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of an integrated capacitance model circuit are described. A capacitance model circuit is disposed on a common carrier substrate of an integrated circuit (IC) having a capacitance-sensing device. The capacitance model circuit is configured to model a capacitance of an external sense array. The capacitance model circuit is programmable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Paul M. Walsh, Keith O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20120256869
    Abstract: An active integrator for sensing capacitance of a touch sense array is disclosed. The active integrator is configured to receive from the touch sense array a response signal having a positive portion and a negative portion. The response signal is representative of a presence or an absence of a conductive object on the touch sense array. The active integrator is configured to continuously integrate the response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Walsh, Hans W. Klein, Keith O'Donoghue, Erik Anderson, Erhan Hancioglu, Gajender Rohilla