Patents by Inventor Michael Bichan

Michael Bichan 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).

  • PLL capacitor swap technique and low jitter dynamic Digital Controlled Oscillator band select
    Patent number: 10944411
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus comprising a first circuitry, a second circuitry, a first capacitor array, and a second capacitor array. The first circuitry may have an oscillator. The first capacitor array may have a set of first capacitors to tune the oscillator. The second capacitor array may have a second capacitor to tune the oscillator. A capacitance of the second capacitor may be greater than an average capacitance of the first capacitors. The second circuitry may be operable to synchronously activate the second capacitor and deactivate a number N of the first capacitors, and to synchronously deactivate the second capacitor and activate the N first capacitors, based on a predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Elzinga, Youngmin Park, Michael Bichan, Michael W. Altmann, Noam Familia, Vadim Levin, Dror Lazar