Patents by Inventor Octavian Barbu

Octavian Barbu 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).

  • Driver circuit for electronic switch
    Patent number: 10756720
    Abstract: A driver circuit for an electronic switch is described herein. According to one embodiment the driver circuit includes an input buffer with an input node for receiving a buffer input signal, a pull-down circuit coupled to the input node and a ground node, and a pull-up circuit coupled to the input node and a supply node. The driver circuit further includes control circuitry configured to activate either the pull-down circuit or the pull-up circuit. The pull-up circuit is activated when the voltage level of the buffer input signal is above a first threshold, and the pull-down circuit is activated when the voltage level of the buffer input signal is below a second threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Djelassi, Octavian Barbu, Markus Ladurner, Luca Petruzzi
  • DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRONIC SWITCH
    Publication number: 20180109251
    Abstract: A driver circuit for an electronic switch is described herein. According to one embodiment the driver circuit includes an input buffer with an input node for receiving a buffer input signal, a pull-down circuit coupled to the input node and a ground node, and a pull-up circuit coupled to the input node and a supply node. The driver circuit further includes control circuitry configured to activate either the pull-down circuit or the pull-up circuit. The pull-up circuit is activated when the voltage level of the buffer input signal is above a first threshold, and the pull-down circuit is activated when the voltage level of the buffer input signal is below a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Djelassi, Octavian Barbu, Markus Ladurner, Luca Petruzzi