Patents by Inventor Kris Dehnel

Kris Dehnel 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).

  • Pulse-width modulation voltage identification interface
    Patent number: 10382013
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for voltage identification using a pulse-width modulation signal are provided. Such an integrated circuit device may include an input/output (I/O) interface and voltage identification (VID) circuitry. The VID circuitry may be coupled to the input/output interface. The voltage identification circuitry may generate a voltage identification signal that is output on the input/output interface. The voltage identification signal may include a pulsed signal having a particular duty cycle that corresponds to a specified voltage level to enable a voltage regulator that receives the voltage identification signal to provide an input voltage to the integrated circuit device at the specified voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Lai Guan Tang, Kris Dehnel, Benoit Herve
  • Pulse-Width Modulation Voltage Identification Interface
    Publication number: 20170288648
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for voltage identification using a pulse-width modulation signal are provided. Such an integrated circuit device may include an input/output (I/O) interface and voltage identification (VID) circuitry. The VID circuitry may be coupled to the input/output interface. The voltage identification circuitry may generate a voltage identification signal that is output on the input/output interface. The voltage identification signal may include a pulsed signal having a particular duty cycle that corresponds to a specified voltage level to enable a voltage regulator that receives the voltage identification signal to provide an input voltage to the integrated circuit device at the specified voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Lai Guan Tang, Kris Dehnel, Benoit Herve