Patents by Inventor Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed

Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed 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: 10468983
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a slew rate regulation circuit, a plurality of switches and a controller circuit. The controller circuit controls the plurality of switches to decouple a first source supply voltage from a supply rail; control the plurality of switches to couple a second source supply voltage to the supply rail to replace the first source supply voltage with the second source supply voltage; and control the slew rate regulation circuit to regulate a slew rate of a voltage of the supply rail during a time interval in which the first source supply voltage is being replaced with the second source supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed, Kenneth W. Fernald, Matthew Powell
  • Patent number: 10090674
    Abstract: A method includes providing supply voltages to a supply voltage switching circuit that controls routing of the supply voltages to power consuming circuitry associated with the supply voltage switching circuit. The method includes comparing the supply voltages, including using at least one relatively lower precision comparator to compare the supply voltages for a relatively large difference between the supply voltages; and using at least one relatively higher precision comparator to compare the supply voltages for a relatively smaller difference between the supply voltages. The method further includes, based on a result of comparing the supply voltages, selectively coupling the supply voltages to at least one of an isolation well and a power supply rail of the supply voltage switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed, Kenneth W. Fernald, Axel Thomsen
  • Patent number: 9866215
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a voltage comparator circuit includes a first comparator circuit to compare a first voltage and a second voltage and a second comparator circuit to compare the first voltage and the second voltage. The voltage comparator circuit may include charge storage circuitry and positive feedback circuitry. Such circuitry may boost current within the first and second comparator circuits to enable the voltage comparator circuit to output a comparison decision within a delay threshold in response to input transitions within a slew rate threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Montgomery Atkinson, Praveen Kallam, Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed
  • Publication number: 20170133931
    Abstract: A technique includes switching a supply rail from receiving a first voltage to receiving a second voltage; and regulating a slew rate associated with the switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed, Kenneth W. Fernald, Matthew Powell
  • Patent number: 9614528
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus may include an amplifier circuit including a first input to receive a signal, a second input to receive a feedback signal, and an output. The apparatus may further include a buffer circuit including an input coupled to the output of the amplifier and including an output coupled to an output node. The apparatus may also include a feedback circuit coupled between the output node and the second input of the amplifier circuit. The feedback circuit may include at least one non-linear resistor configured to define a feedback ratio that changes in response to a voltage at the output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed, Shouli Yan
  • Publication number: 20170093399
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a voltage comparator circuit includes a first comparator circuit to compare a first voltage and a second voltage and a second comparator circuit to compare the first voltage and the second voltage. The voltage comparator circuit may include charge storage circuitry and positive feedback circuitry. Such circuitry may boost current within the first and second comparator circuits to enable the voltage comparator circuit to output a comparison decision within a delay threshold in response to input transitions within a slew rate threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas Montgomery Atkinson, Praveen Kallam, Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed
  • Publication number: 20170085081
    Abstract: A method includes providing supply voltages to a supply voltage switching circuit that controls routing of the supply voltages to power consuming circuitry associated with the supply voltage switching circuit. The method includes comparing the supply voltages, including using at least one relatively lower precision comparator to compare the supply voltages for a relatively large difference between the supply voltages; and using at least one relatively higher precision comparator to compare the supply voltages for a relatively smaller difference between the supply voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mohamed Mostafa ELSAYED, Kenneth W. FERNALD, Axel THOMSEN
  • Publication number: 20160164522
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus may include an amplifier circuit including a first input to receive a signal, a second input to receive a feedback signal, and an output. The apparatus may further include a buffer circuit including an input coupled to the output of the amplifier and including an output coupled to an output node. The apparatus may also include a feedback circuit coupled between the output node and the second input of the amplifier circuit. The feedback circuit may include at least one non-linear resistor configured to define a feedback ratio that changes in response to a voltage at the output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Mostafa Elsayed, Shouli Yan