Patents by Inventor Laura E. FICK

Laura E. FICK 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: 10255551
    Abstract: An integrated circuit and method are provided for performing weighted sum computations. The circuit includes: a plurality of current generators interconnected and arranged into pairs, a positive summation node, a negative summation node, and an input generation circuit. For each pair of current generators, the control terminal of each element is electrically connected to an input node. One of the current generators has its drain connected to the positive summation node while the other current generation element has its drain connected to the negative summation node. The remaining terminals on both current generators are connected to a reference, which may be shared. Each pair of current generator source predetermined amounts of current onto the two summation nodes when the following conditions occur: the input node is at an activation voltage, and the two summation nodes are at a predetermined target voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: The Regents of The University of Michigan, Mythic, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alan Fick, Laura E. Fick, Skylar J. Skrzyniarz, Manar El-Chammas
  • Publication number: 20180247192
    Abstract: An integrated circuit and method are provided for performing weighted sum computations. The circuit includes: a plurality of current generators interconnected and arranged into pairs, a positive summation node, a negative summation node, and an input generation circuit. For each pair of current generators, the control terminal of each element is electrically connected to an input node. One of the current generators has its drain connected to the positive summation node while the other current generation element has its drain connected to the negative summation node. The remaining terminals on both current generators are connected to a reference, which may be shared. Each pair of current generator source predetermined amounts of current onto the two summation nodes when the following conditions occur: the input node is at an activation voltage, and the two summation nodes are at a predetermined target voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: David Alan FICK, Laura E. FICK, Skylar J. SKRZYNIARZ, Manar EL-CHAMMAS