Patents by Inventor Patrick T. Clancy

Patrick T. Clancy 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).

  • Publication number: 20210050846
    Abstract: A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible radio frequency (RF) switch circuit and high voltage control circuit (HVCC) are disclosed. In a mobile device, an RF switch circuit couples a first RF circuit to a shared antenna through a low resistance path while electrically isolating other RF circuits from the antenna by a high resistance path. Each path in the RF switch circuit includes a series metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) Field-Effect Transistor (FET) MOSFET switch which provides a low resistance path when fully turned on by a strong positive gate-to-source voltage and a corresponding body bias voltage, and a high resistance path when fully turned off by a strong negative gate-to-source voltage and corresponding body bias voltage. The RF switch circuit paths are controlled by a CMOS compatible HVCC which supplies high and low voltage signals to the gate node and body bias node of each MOSFET in each path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yan Guo, Patrick T. Clancy
  • Patent number: 10903821
    Abstract: A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible radio frequency (RF) switch circuit and high voltage control circuit (HVCC) are disclosed. In a mobile device, an RF switch circuit couples a first RF circuit to a shared antenna through a low resistance path while electrically isolating other RF circuits from the antenna by a high resistance path. Each path in the RF switch circuit includes a series metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) Field-Effect Transistor (FET) MOSFET switch which provides a low resistance path when fully turned on by a strong positive gate-to-source voltage and a corresponding body bias voltage, and a high resistance path when fully turned off by a strong negative gate-to-source voltage and corresponding body bias voltage. The RF switch circuit paths are controlled by a CMOS compatible HVCC which supplies high and low voltage signals to the gate node and body bias node of each MOSFET in each path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Guo, Patrick T. Clancy
  • Patent number: 9325491
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a clock generation circuit with a first phase-locked loop (PLL) and a second PLL that are coupled in parallel with one another and receive a same feedback signal. The first and second PLLs generate respective output signals that are combined to generate an output clock signal. A version of the output clock signal may be passed back to the first and second PLLs as the feedback signal. In some embodiments, the second PLL may include a switch to selectively close the second PLL after the first PLL has locked. In some embodiments, the second PLL may include a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and the first PLL may include a different type of VCO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Abdellatif El Moznine, Patrick T. Clancy
  • Publication number: 20150295582
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a clock generation circuit with a first phase-locked loop (PLL) and a second PLL that are coupled in parallel with one another and receive a same feedback signal. The first and second PLLs generate respective output signals that are combined to generate an output clock signal. A version of the output clock signal may be passed back to the first and second PLLs as the feedback signal. In some embodiments, the second PLL may include a switch to selectively close the second PLL after the first PLL has locked. In some embodiments, the second PLL may include a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and the first PLL may include a different type of VCO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Abdellatif El Moznine, Patrick T. Clancy
  • Patent number: 8670741
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses, systems and methods relating to a mixer having high second- and third-order intercept points are disclosed. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Guo, Patrick T. Clancy, Peter J. Mares
  • Publication number: 20130165061
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses, systems and methods relating to a mixer having high second- and third-order intercept points are disclosed. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Guo, Patrick T. Clancy, Peter J. Mares