Patents by Inventor Martin Hollander

Martin Hollander 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).

  • Publication number: 20230408571
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a circuit and methods of operating the same to provide an off-state circuit path with a programmable impedance in combination with a negative gate-to-source voltage Vgs for power transistors in an inverter configuration to prevent gate voltage glitches. Gate voltage glitch may occur due to Miller current generation across the gate path of a power transistor in the off state during rapid voltage transient dV/dt when the other, complementary power transistor is switched on or off. According to one aspect, using a negative gate-to-source voltage to turn-off a power transistor may mitigate gate voltage spikes caused by a large voltage transient when the complimentary power transistor is turned on, thus preventing parasitic turn-on of the power transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Hollander
  • Patent number: 10444309
    Abstract: The invention relates to a digital amplifier for providing a desired electrical output power, the amplifier comprising a power source (100) for generating the electrical output power, the amplifier further comprising: a digital input adapted for receiving a digital input signal (112), the digital input signal (112) representing the desired electrical output power level, a reference power generator (124) for generating an analogue reference power controlled by the digital input signal (112), a power measurement component (142; 128) adapted for measuring the power differential between the electrical output power provided by the power source (100) and the analogue reference power, an analogue-to-digital converter (130) adapted for converting the power differential into a digital power differential value (132), a combiner adapted for providing a combined digital signal (136) by adding the digital power differential value (132) to the digital value input to the reference power generator (124) for generating the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Martin Hollander
  • Publication number: 20170108565
    Abstract: The invention relates to a digital amplifier for providing a desired electrical output power, the amplifier comprising a power source (100) for generating the electrical output power, the amplifier further comprising: a digital input adapted for receiving a digital input signal (112), the digital input signal (112) representing the desired electrical output power level, a reference power generator (124) for generating an analogue reference power controlled by the digital input signal (112), a power measurement component (142; 128) adapted for measuring the power differential between the electrical output power provided by the power source (100) and the analogue reference power, an analogue-to-digital converter (130) adapted for converting the power differential into a digital power differential value (132), a combiner adapted for providing a combined digital signal (136) by adding the digital power differential value (132) to the digital value input to the reference power generator (124) for generating the
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: MARTIN HOLLANDER
  • Patent number: 9541609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a digital amplifier for providing a desired electrical output power, the amplifier comprising a power source (100) for generating the electrical output power, the amplifier further comprising: a digital input adapted for receiving a digital input signal (112), the digital input signal (112) representing the desired electrical output power level, a reference power generator (124) for generating an analog reference power controlled by the digital input signal (112), a power measurement component (142; 128) adapted for measuring the power differential between the electrical output power provided by the power source (100) and the analog reference power, an analog-to-digital converter (130) adapted for converting the power differential into a digital power differential value (132), a combiner adapted for providing a combined digital signal (136) by adding the digital power differential value (132) to the digital value input to the reference power generator (124) for generating the analog r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Martin Hollander
  • Publication number: 20110133832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a digital amplifier for providing a desired electrical output power, the amplifier comprising a power source (100) for generating the electrical output power, the amplifier further comprising: a digital input adapted for receiving a digital input signal (112), the digital input signal (112) representing the desired electrical output power level, a reference power generator (124) for generating an analogue reference power controlled by the digital input signal (112), a power measurement component (142; 128) adapted for measuring the power differential between the electrical output power provided by the power source (100) and the analogue reference power, an analogue-to-digital converter (130) adapted for converting the power differential into a digital power differential value (132), a combiner adapted for providing a combined digital signal (136) by adding the digital power differential value (132) to the digital value input to the reference power generator (124) for generating the an
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Martin Hollander