Patents by Inventor Kevin Glenn Gard

Kevin Glenn Gard 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: 9692473
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to compensating for an offset in a receiver. In one embodiment, the receiver comprises a mixer, a feedback amplifier, and an offset correction circuit. The offset correction circuit can generate an indication of an offset in a differential input to the feedback amplifier and apply an offset compensation signal at an offset compensation node. The offset compensation node can be in a signal path of the feedback amplifier. Such offset compensation can reduce or eliminate leakage from a local oscillator at an input port of the mixer and/or at an antenna port of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Glenn Gard, Robert C. Glenn
  • Patent number: 9300444
    Abstract: A transmission module is provided that includes a transmitter, a loopback receiver, and a QEC controller. In a first state, the QEC controller calibrates the loopback receiver to remove quadrature imbalance in the loopback receiver. In a second state, a communication pathway is provided between the transmitter and the loopback receiver, and the QEC controller identifies quadrature imbalance in the transmitter based at least one a comparison of the data signals at the output of the loopback receiver with data signals at the input of the transmitter. Based on the comparison, the QEC controller can adjust one or more characteristics of the transmitter to correct quadrature errors in the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Raju Hormis, Steven R. Bal, Kevin Glenn Gard, Jianxun Fan, David J. McLaurin, Antonio Montalvo
  • Publication number: 20150333786
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to compensating for an offset in a receiver. In one embodiment, the receiver comprises a mixer, a feedback amplifier, and an offset correction circuit. The offset correction circuit can generate an indication of an offset in a differential input to the feedback amplifier and apply an offset compensation signal at an offset compensation node. The offset compensation node can be in a signal path of the feedback amplifier. Such offset compensation can reduce or eliminate leakage from a local oscillator at an input port of the mixer and/or at an antenna port of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Glenn Gard, Robert C. Glenn
  • Patent number: 9124292
    Abstract: A calibration system for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) an internal ADC that receives an analog input and converts the analog input to digital multi-bit data. The calibration system also includes a reference shuffling circuit that shuffles reference values of comparators of the internal ADC. Further, the calibration system includes a calibration circuit that calibrates the comparators of the internal ADC. The calibration system includes a digital block that measures an amplitude based on the digital multi-bit data. Additionally, the calibration system includes calibration logic that controls the calibration circuit based on an output of the digital block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global
    Inventors: Zhao Li, Shipra Bhal, Kevin Glenn Gard, David Nelson Alldred, Christopher Mayer, Trevor Clifford Caldwell, David J. McLaurin, Victor Kozlov
  • Publication number: 20150070200
    Abstract: A calibration system for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) an internal ADC that receives an analog input and converts the analog input to digital multi-bit data. The calibration system also includes a reference shuffling circuit that shuffles reference values of comparators of the internal ADC. Further, the calibration system includes a calibration circuit that calibrates the comparators of the internal ADC. The calibration system includes a digital block that measures an amplitude based on the digital multi-bit data. Additionally, the calibration system includes calibration logic that controls the calibration circuit based on an output of the digital block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
    Inventors: Zhao Li, SHIPRA BHAL, KEVIN GLENN GARD, DAVID NELSON ALLDRED, CHRISTOPHER MAYER, TREVOR CLIFFORD CALDWELL, DAVID J. McLAURIN, VICTOR KOZLOV
  • Publication number: 20150030102
    Abstract: A transmission module is provided that includes a transmitter, a loopback receiver, and a QEC controller. In a first state, the QEC controller calibrates the loopback receiver to remove quadrature imbalance in the loopback receiver. In a second state, a communication pathway is provided between the transmitter and the loopback receiver, and the QEC controller identifies quadrature imbalance in the transmitter based at least one a comparison of the data signals at the output of the loopback receiver with data signals at the input of the transmitter. Based on the comparison, the QEC controller can adjust one or more characteristics of the transmitter to correct quadrature errors in the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Raju Hormis, Steven R. Bal, Kevin Glenn Gard, Jianxun Fan, David J. McLaurin, Antonio Montalvo
  • Patent number: 8884802
    Abstract: A calibration system for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) an internal ADC that receives an analog input and converts the analog input to digital multi-bit data. The calibration system also includes a reference shuffling circuit that shuffles reference values of comparators of the internal ADC. Further, the calibration system includes a calibration circuit that calibrates the comparators of the internal ADC. The calibration system includes a digital block that measures an amplitude based on the digital multi-bit data. Additionally, the calibration system includes calibration logic that controls the calibration circuit based on an output of the digital block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices Technology
    Inventors: Zhao Li, Shipra Bhal, Kevin Glenn Gard, David Alldred, Christopher Mayer, Trevor Clifford Caldwell, David J. McLaurin, Victor Kozlov
  • Publication number: 20140266825
    Abstract: A calibration system for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) an internal ADC that receives an analog input and converts the analog input to digital multi-bit data. The calibration system also includes a reference shuffling circuit that shuffles reference values of comparators of the internal ADC. Further, the calibration system includes a calibration circuit that calibrates the comparators of the internal ADC. The calibration system includes a digital block that measures an amplitude based on the digital multi-bit data. Additionally, the calibration system includes calibration logic that controls the calibration circuit based on an output of the digital block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Analog Devices Technology
    Inventors: Zhao Li, Shipra Bhal, Kevin Glenn Gard, David Alldred, Christopher Mayer, Trevor Clifford Caldwell, David J. McLaurin, Victor Kozlov