Patents by Inventor Kumar G. Santhosh

Kumar G. Santhosh 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).

  • Shunt regulator including ramp control circuit
    Patent number: 10270338
    Abstract: In some examples, a shunt regulator includes a plurality of selection pins configured to receive a digital signal. The shunt regulator also includes an internal reference voltage selection circuit coupled to the plurality of selection pins, the internal reference voltage selection circuit configured to select a first internal reference voltage of the shunt regulator based on the digital signal. The shunt regulator further includes a soft ramp control circuit coupled to the internal reference voltage selection circuit and to a soft ramp control pin that is configured to carry a second internal reference voltage, the soft ramp control circuit configured to compare the first and the second internal reference voltages to generate a soft ramp control output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kumar G. Santhosh, Xiadong Cai, Aditya Ambardar, Rahul Mishra
  • SHUNT REGULATOR INCLUDING RAMP CONTROL CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20190089246
    Abstract: In some examples, a shunt regulator includes a plurality of selection pins configured to receive a digital signal. The shunt regulator also includes an internal reference voltage selection circuit coupled to the plurality of selection pins, the internal reference voltage selection circuit configured to select a first internal reference voltage of the shunt regulator based on the digital signal. The shunt regulator further includes a soft ramp control circuit coupled to the internal reference voltage selection circuit and to a soft ramp control pin that is configured to carry a second internal reference voltage, the soft ramp control circuit configured to compare the first and the second internal reference voltages to generate a soft ramp control output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Kumar G. Santhosh, Xiaodong Cai, Aditya Ambardar, Rahul Mishra