Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Mottola

Michael Joseph Mottola 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).

  • Low leakage digital buffer using bootstrap inter-stage
    Patent number: 8742829
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and circuitry for driving a high-threshold MOS device on low input voltages. The invention includes a circuit that operates on a supply voltage that is less than the threshold voltage of the high-threshold MOS device. The circuit includes one or more low threshold MOS inverters and one or more capacitors that operate at low input voltages. The one or more low threshold MOS inverters operate in a manner that the one or more capacitors get charged to a voltage greater than the low input voltage. Thereafter, the charged capacitor drives the high threshold MOS device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Joseph Mottola
  • Low Leakage Digital Buffer Using Bootstrap Inter-Stage
    Publication number: 20130278297
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and circuitry for driving a high-threshold MOS device on low input voltages. The invention includes a circuit that operates on a supply voltage that is less than the threshold voltage of the high-threshold MOS device. The circuit includes one or more low threshold MOS inverters and one or more capacitors that operate at low input voltages. The one or more low threshold MOS inverters operate in a manner that the one or more capacitors get charged to a voltage greater than the low input voltage. Thereafter, the charged capacitor drives the high threshold MOS device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Joseph Mottola