Patents by Inventor Kenneth Robert Marasco

Kenneth Robert Marasco 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: 7215103
    Abstract: A method and circuit for automatically lowering a quiescent current at a predetermined threshold. A compact and low power current comparator is employed to detect the power consumption conditions, and issues a control signal to lower current consumption within a power management circuit. By dynamically resizing bias device geometries, a minimum quiescent current of an electronic device may be further reduced. Moreover, the control signal may also be used to engage modification of circuit dynamics to improve circuit performance and mitigate a response profile during recovery from a low power operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kern W. Wong, Kenneth Robert Marasco