Patents by Inventor Kris M. Holt

Kris M. Holt 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).

  • Digitally controlled transmission line equalizer
    Patent number: 6240131
    Abstract: A filter has a transfer function. The filter includes a signal input for receiving an input signal and a signal output operatively coupled to the signal input for providing an output signal. A ratio of the output signal to the input signal is equal to the filter's transfer function. The filter also includes a set of control inputs, wherein each control input in the set of control inputs is adapted for providing a digital signal. Each selectable transconductive load in a set of selectable transconductive loads has a transconductance and is operatively coupled to the signal output and a control input in the set of control inputs. The transfer function is set in response to a digital signal provided by at least one control signal in the set of control signals. Each selectable transconductive load is selected in response to at least one control signal in the set of control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Cheng, Kris M. Holt