Patents by Inventor Michael BUI

Michael BUI 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: 10756614
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for current sensing and error correction in a switched-mode power supply composed of a high-side transistor coupled to a low-side transistor are described. One example method generally includes capturing a current associated with the low-side transistor at a first time corresponding to the low-side transistor turning off; capturing a current associated with the high-side transistor at a second time corresponding to a first delay after the high-side transistor turns on; capturing the current associated with the high-side transistor at a third time corresponding to the high-side transistor turning off; and applying a first correction current to a current-summing node of the current-sensing circuit for a first interval based on the first delay, wherein the first correction current is based on the captured current associated with the low-side transistor at the first time and on the captured current associated with the high-side transistor at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stuart Pullen, Michael Bui, Steve Hawley, Chunping Song
  • Publication number: 20190379270
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for current sensing and error correction in a switched-mode power supply composed of a high-side transistor coupled to a low-side transistor are described. One example method generally includes capturing a current associated with the low-side transistor at a first time corresponding to the low-side transistor turning off; capturing a current associated with the high-side transistor at a second time corresponding to a first delay after the high-side transistor turns on; capturing the current associated with the high-side transistor at a third time corresponding to the high-side transistor turning off; and applying a first correction current to a current-summing node of the current-sensing circuit for a first interval based on the first delay, wherein the first correction current is based on the captured current associated with the low-side transistor at the first time and on the captured current associated with the high-side transistor at the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Stuart PULLEN, Michael BUI, Steve HAWLEY, Chunping SONG
  • Patent number: 10270342
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for current sensing and error correction, or at least adjustment, for a switching regulator. One example current-sensing circuit generally includes a first amplifier, a buffer, a low-pass filter, a first switch coupled between an output of the first amplifier and an input of the buffer, a second switch coupled between the output of the first amplifier and an input of the low-pass filter, a third switch coupled between an output of the buffer and the input of the low-pass filter, and a fourth switch coupled between the input of the low-pass filter and a reference node for the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stuart Pullen, Michael Bui, Chunping Song, Jialei Xu
  • Publication number: 20180331624
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for current sensing and error correction, or at least adjustment, for a switching regulator. One example current-sensing circuit generally includes a first amplifier, a buffer, a low-pass filter, a first switch coupled between an output of the first amplifier and an input of the buffer, a second switch coupled between the output of the first amplifier and an input of the low-pass filter, a third switch coupled between an output of the buffer and the input of the low-pass filter, and a fourth switch coupled between the input of the low-pass filter and a reference node for the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Stuart PULLEN, Michael BUI, Chunping SONG, Jialei XU