Patents by Inventor Nick Steffen

Nick Steffen 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).

  • Voltage regulation system and method for providing power to a load
    Patent number: 10338625
    Abstract: A voltage regulation system for providing power to a load is provided. The voltage regulation system includes a voltage regulator operable to: set an operating voltage of the load at a first voltage level which corresponds to a first voltage requirement of the load; receive a second voltage requirement of the load which is different than the first voltage requirement; produce a voltage ramp signal which transitions from the first voltage level to a second voltage level which corresponds to the second voltage requirement at a defined ramp rate; and ramp the operating voltage from the first voltage level to the second voltage level based on the voltage ramp signal and at the same ramp rate as the voltage ramp signal, but with a lag between the voltage ramp signal and the ramp in the operating voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Amir Babazadeh, Benjamim Tang, Jinghong Guo, Tim Ng, Scott Southwell, Richard Pierson, Nick Steffen
  • Voltage Regulation System and Method for Providing Power to a Load
    Publication number: 20180120886
    Abstract: A voltage regulation system for providing power to a load is provided. The voltage regulation system includes a voltage regulator operable to: set an operating voltage of the load at a first voltage level which corresponds to a first voltage requirement of the load; receive a second voltage requirement of the load which is different than the first voltage requirement; produce a voltage ramp signal which transitions from the first voltage level to a second voltage level which corresponds to the second voltage requirement at a defined ramp rate; and ramp the operating voltage from the first voltage level to the second voltage level based on the voltage ramp signal and at the same ramp rate as the voltage ramp signal, but with a lag between the voltage ramp signal and the ramp in the operating voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Amir Babazadeh, Benjamim Tang, Jinghong Guo, Tim Ng, Scott Southwell, Richard Pierson, Nick Steffen
  • Voltage regulation system and method for providing power to a load
    Patent number: 9870017
    Abstract: A voltage regulation system for providing power to a load is provided. The voltage regulation system includes a voltage regulator operable to set an operating voltage of the load at a first voltage level which corresponds to a first voltage requirement of the load, receive a second voltage requirement of the load which is different than the first voltage requirement and produce a voltage ramp from the first voltage level to the second voltage level. The voltage regulator is further operable to transition the operating voltage from the first voltage level to the second voltage level at a same ramp rate as the voltage ramp and with a lag between the voltage ramp and the transition in the operating voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Amir Babazadeh, Benjamim Tang, Jinghong Guo, Tim Ng, Scott Southwell, Richard Pierson, Nick Steffen
  • Voltage Regulation System and Method for Providing Power to a Load
    Publication number: 20150338871
    Abstract: A voltage regulation system for providing power to a load is provided. The voltage regulation system includes a voltage regulator operable to set an operating voltage of the load at a first voltage level which corresponds to a first voltage requirement of the load, receive a second voltage requirement of the load which is different than the first voltage requirement and produce a voltage ramp from the first voltage level to the second voltage level. The voltage regulator is further operable to transition the operating voltage from the first voltage level to the second voltage level at a same ramp rate as the voltage ramp and with a lag between the voltage ramp and the transition in the operating voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Amir Babazadeh, Benjamim Tang, Jinghong Guo, Tim Ng, Scott Southwell, Richard Pierson, Nick Steffen
  • Voltage ramp circuitry and voltage ramp methods for voltage regulators
    Patent number: 9110480
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for power regulation according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with producing a voltage ramp starting at a first voltage and ending at a second voltage and compensating the voltage ramp according to a compensation parameter. The compensation parameter may be adapted to compensate for a circuit parameter. A voltage may then be generated according to the compensated voltage ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Amir Babazadeh, Benjamim Tang, Jinghong Guo, Scott Southwell, Tim Ng, Richard Pierson, Nick Steffen
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC VOLTAGE TRANSITION
    Publication number: 20140043008
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for power regulation according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with producing a voltage ramp starting at a first voltage and ending at a second voltage and compensating the voltage ramp according to a compensation parameter. The compensation parameter may be adapted to compensate for a circuit parameter. A voltage may then be generated according to the compensated voltage ramp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Amir Babazadeh, Benjamim Tang, Jinghong Guo, Scott Southwell, Tim Ng, Richard Pierson, Nick Steffen