Patents by Inventor Michael Fertsch

Michael Fertsch 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: 11489518
    Abstract: A delay element including a first set of field effect transistors (FETs) with gates configured to receive a first control voltage; a second set of FETs coupled in series with the first set of FETs between a first voltage rail and a first node, respectively, the second set of FETs include gates configured to receive a set of complementary select signals, respectively; a third set of FETs including gates configured to receive a set of non-complementary select signals, respectively; a fourth set of FETs coupled in series with the third set of FETs between a second node and a second voltage rail, respectively, the fourth set of FETs including gates configured to receive a second control voltage; and an inverter coupled between the first node and the second node, the inverter including an input configured to receive an input signal and an output configured to produce an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Fertsch, Ashwin Sethuram
  • Publication number: 20220286121
    Abstract: A delay element including a first set of field effect transistors (FETs) with gates configured to receive a first control voltage; a second set of FETs coupled in series with the first set of FETs between a first voltage rail and a first node, respectively, the second set of FETs include gates configured to receive a set of complementary select signals, respectively; a third set of FETs including gates configured to receive a set of non-complementary select signals, respectively; a fourth set of FETs coupled in series with the third set of FETs between a second node and a second voltage rail, respectively, the fourth set of FETs including gates configured to receive a second control voltage; and an inverter coupled between the first node and the second node, the inverter including an input configured to receive an input signal and an output configured to produce an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Michael FERTSCH, Ashwin SETHURAM
  • Patent number: 10879882
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a delay circuit includes a delay line including a bias input. The delay circuit also includes a bias generator including a clock input, and a bias output, wherein the bias output of the bias generator is coupled to the bias input of the delay line. The delay circuit further includes a multiplexer including a first input, a second input, and an output, wherein the first input of the multiplexer is configured to receive a first clock signal, the second input of the multiplexer is configured to receive a second clock signal, and the output of the multiplexer is coupled to the clock input of the bias generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: George Shing, Michael Fertsch