Patents by Inventor Kent Lawrence

Kent Lawrence 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).

  • Capacitor-less low drop-out (LDO) regulator, integrated circuit, and method
    Patent number: 10761552
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a low drop out (LDO) regulator configured to implement transient response and loop stability in a capacitor-less configuration, including an error amplifier configured to receive a bandgap reference input; first and second pass elements configured to receive outputs from the error amplifier; first and second resistor feedback networks, the first resistor network configured to provide a feedback output as an input to the error amplifier; an overshoot protection circuit; and an output connected to the pass transistors; wherein the capacitor-less low dropout (LDO) regulator is operable without an output capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Raghuveer Murukumpet, Kent Lawrence, Asif Iqbal
  • Capacitor-Less Low Drop-Out (LDO) Regulator
    Publication number: 20180275706
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a low drop out (LDO) regulator configured to implement transient response and loop stability in a capacitor-less configuration, including an error amplifier configured to receive a bandgap reference input; first and second pass elements configured to receive outputs from the error amplifier; first and second resistor feedback networks, the first resistor network configured to provide a feedback output as an input to the error amplifier; an overshoot protection circuit; and an output connected to the pass transistors; wherein the capacitor-less low dropout (LDO) regulator is operable without an output capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Raghuveer Murukumpet, Kent Lawrence, Asif Iqbal
  • Capacitor-less low drop-out (LDO) regulator
    Patent number: 9983607
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a low drop out (LDO) regulator configured to implement transient response and loop stability in a capacitor-less configuration, including an error amplifier configured to receive a bandgap reference input; first and second pass elements configured to receive outputs from the error amplifier; first and second resistor feedback networks, the first resistor network configured to provide a feedback output as an input to the error amplifier; an overshoot protection circuit; and an output connected to the pass transistors; wherein the capacitor-less low dropout (LDO) regulator is operable without an output capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Raghuveer Murukumpet, Kent Lawrence, Asif Iqbal
  • CAPACITOR-LESS LOW DROP-OUT (LDO) REGULATOR
    Publication number: 20160124448
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a low drop out (LDO) regulator configured to implement transient response and loop stability in a capacitor-less configuration, including an error amplifier configured to receive a bandgap reference input; first and second pass elements configured to receive outputs from the error amplifier; first and second resistor feedback networks, the first resistor network configured to provide a feedback output as an input to the error amplifier; an overshoot protection circuit; and an output connected to the pass transistors; wherein the capacitor-less low dropout (LDO) regulator is operable without an output capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Raghuveer Murukumpet, Kent Lawrence, Asif Iqbal