Patents by Inventor Nicholas R. Berkner

Nicholas R. Berkner 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).

  • Biquad stage having a selectable bit precision
    Patent number: 9954515
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of delay elements, a plurality of multipliers and an accumulator to form a biquad stage; and a precision logic circuit. The biquad stage includes feedback paths; at least one feedback path has an adjustable bit precision; and the precision logic is adapted to regulate the bit precision of the feedback path(s) based at least in part on at least one parameter that is associated with the biquad stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Carl H. Alelyunas, David Anderton, Nicholas R. Berkner, Yue Zhao, Thomas G. Ragan
  • BIQUAD STAGE HAVING A SELECTABLE BIT PRECISION
    Publication number: 20170179932
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of delay elements, a plurality of multipliers and an accumulator to form a biquad stage; and a precision logic circuit. The biquad stage includes feedback paths; at least one feedback path has an adjustable bit precision; and the precision logic is adapted to regulate the bit precision of the feedback path(s) based at least in part on at least one parameter that is associated with the biquad stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: CARL H. ALELYUNAS, David Anderton, Nicholas R. Berkner, Yue Zhao, Thomas G. Ragan