Patents by Inventor Paul Zehnich

Paul Zehnich 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: 8149250
    Abstract: A circuit and methods eliminating production related luminance variations of electronic display applies to all display technologies that require gamma adjustment or also adjustment of other display parameters e.g. brightness or contrast as e.g. LCD or OLED display modules are disclosed. This is performed by individual trimming of the display driver's gamma curve One alternative is that an end-user has access to a non-volatile memory and replaces the factory default settings of the gamma curve with individual settings. Another alternative is to load gamma curve parameters from the non-volatile memory to gamma control registers and perform tweaking of the gamma curve from these control registers on top of the factory default settings in the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Burkhardt, Achim Stellberger, Paul Zehnich, Frank Kronmuller
  • Patent number: 7830197
    Abstract: An integrating amplifier on an IC, which comprises a feedback loop using an external device as an integrating capacitor, has added a second feedback loop that provides an additional current to the input of the amplifier, which current can be used to increase the input range of the charge that can be measured without needing another external capacitor or pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Stellberger, Michael Keller, Paul Zehnich
  • Publication number: 20100156501
    Abstract: An integrating amplifier on an IC, which comprises a feedback loop using an external device as an integrating capacitor, has added a second feedback loop that provides an additional current to the input of the amplifier, which current can be used to increase the input range of the charge that can be measured without needing another external capacitor or pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Achim Stellberger, Michael Keller, Paul Zehnich
  • Publication number: 20070013725
    Abstract: A circuit and methods eliminating production related luminance variations of electronic display applies to all display technologies that require gamma adjustment or also adjustment of other display parameters e.g. brightness or contrast as e.g. LCD or OLED display modules are disclosed. This is performed by individual trimming of the display driver's gamma curve One alternative is that an end-user has access to a non-volatile memory and replaces the factory default settings of the gamma curve with individual settings. Another alternative is to load gamma curve parameters from the non-volatile memory to gamma control registers and perform tweaking of the gamma curve from these control registers on top of the factory default settings in the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Helmut Burkhardt, Achim Stellberger, Paul Zehnich, Frank Kronmuller
  • Patent number: 6605833
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes first circuit elements with a supply voltage which is equal to the external supply voltage of the IC, and second circuit elements with a supply voltage which is smaller than the external supply voltage and is derived as an internal supply voltage from the first supply voltage. An active voltage divider supplies the internal supply voltage and includes a first resistance voltage divider connected between the supply voltage terminal and the reference potential, an impedance transformer connected after the first resistance voltage divider, and a circuit for controlling the scaled voltage at the tap of the first resistance voltage divider as a function of the load of the second circuit elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventor: Paul Zehnich
  • Patent number: 6414552
    Abstract: A non-linear current mirror is achieved. The non-linear current mirror is particularly useful in the output stage of an operational transconductance amplifier for improving slew rate and stability while maintaining low bias current. The non-linear current mirror circuit comprises, first, a first MOS transistor has gate and drain are coupled together and further coupled to a first current input. A second MOS transistor has gate coupled to the first MOS transistor gate, and the drain is coupled to a second current input. A third MOS transistor has drain is coupled to the second MOS transistor source, and the gate is coupled to the second MOS transistor drain. A fourth MOS transistor has gate coupled to the third MOS transistor gate. The source is coupled to the first MOS transistor source and the third MOS transistor source. Finally, the drain forms a current output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Kronmueller, Paul Zehnich
  • Publication number: 20020043670
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes first circuit elements with a supply voltage which is equal to the external supply voltage of the IC, and second circuit elements with a supply voltage which is smaller than the external supply voltage and is derived as an internal supply voltage from the first supply voltage. An active voltage divider supplies the internal supply voltage and includes a first resistance voltage divider connected between the supply voltage terminal and the reference potential, an impedance transformer connected after the first resistance voltage divider, and a circuit for controlling the scaled voltage at the tap of the first resistance voltage divider as a function of the load of the second circuit elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventor: Paul Zehnich