Patents by Inventor Per Torstein Roine

Per Torstein Roine 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: 20240028779
    Abstract: A system includes a multiplexer, an input/output (I/O) pin, a logic circuit, and a control register. The multiplexer has multiple inputs, an output, and a selection input. The logic circuit is coupled between the multiplexer and the I/O pin. The logic circuit has a first input. The control register includes first and second bit fields corresponding to the I/O pin. The first bit field is coupled to the selection input of the multiplexer, and the second bit field is coupled to the first input of the logic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Allen NORTH, Per Torstein ROINE, Eric Thierry Jean PEETERS
  • Patent number: 11868774
    Abstract: A processor with fault generating circuitry responsive to detecting a processor write is to a stack location that is write protected, such as for storing a return address at the stack location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Erik Newton Shreve, Eric Thierry Peeters, Per Torstein Roine
  • Patent number: 11852663
    Abstract: One example relates to a monitoring circuit that includes a capacitive digital-to-analog converter that receives a binary code, a reference voltage, a monitored voltage, and a ground reference, the capacitive digital-to-analog converter outputting an analog signal based on the binary code, the reference voltage, the monitored voltage, and the ground reference. The monitoring circuit further includes a comparator including a first input coupled to receive the analog signal and a second input coupled to the reference voltage, the comparator comparing the analog signal to the reference voltage and outputting a comparator signal based on the comparison. The monitoring circuit yet further includes a binary code generator that generates the binary code based on the comparator signal, the binary code approximating a magnitude of the monitored voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rajat Chauhan, Danielle Griffith, Per Torstein Roine, James Murdock, Bernhard Ruck
  • Publication number: 20230400878
    Abstract: A device includes a clock generator configured to generate a root clock signal based on an input clock signal and a clock generator divider integer setting. The device also includes a first component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a first component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a first component divider integer setting. The device also includes a second component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a second component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a second component divider integer setting. The device also includes sync circuitry coupled to each of the clock generator, the first component, and the second component, wherein the sync circuitry is configured to perform synchronized adjustments to the root clock signal, the first component clock signal, and the second component clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Atul Ramakant LELE, Per Torstein ROINE
  • Patent number: 11783097
    Abstract: A system includes a multiplexer, an input/output (I/O) pin, a logic circuit, and a control register. The multiplexer has multiple inputs, an output, and a selection input. The logic circuit is coupled between the multiplexer and the I/O pin. The logic circuit has a first input. The control register includes first and second bit fields corresponding to the I/O pin. The first bit field is coupled to the selection input of the multiplexer, and the second bit field is coupled to the first input of the logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Allen North, Per Torstein Roine, Eric Thierry Jean Peeters
  • Publication number: 20230308055
    Abstract: An example device includes: switch circuitry configured to: connect, in a first state based on a control signal, a first switch input to a first switch output and a second switch input to a second switch output; and connect, in a second state based on the control signal, the first switch input to the second switch output and the second switch input to the first switch output; an operational amplifier configured to: generate, in response to the control signal, a first voltage based on a gain and the connections in the first state; and generate, in response to the control signal, a second voltage based on the gain and the connections in the second state; and an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) configured to convert the first voltage and the second voltage into a digital value based on a multiplication of the input voltage and the gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kunal Karanjkar, Venkata Ramanan R, Srinivasa BS Chakravarthy, Per Torstein Roine
  • Patent number: 11747855
    Abstract: A device includes a clock generator configured to generate a root clock signal based on an input clock signal and a clock generator divider integer setting. The device also includes a first component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a first component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a first component divider integer setting. The device also includes a second component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a second component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a second component divider integer setting. The device also includes sync circuitry coupled to each of the clock generator, the first component, and the second component, wherein the sync circuitry is configured to perform synchronized adjustments to the root clock signal, the first component clock signal, and the second component clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Atul Ramakant Lele, Per Torstein Roine
  • Publication number: 20230062250
    Abstract: A system includes a multiplexer, an input/output (I/O) pin, a logic circuit, and a control register. The multiplexer has multiple inputs, an output, and a selection input. The logic circuit is coupled between the multiplexer and the I/O pin. The logic circuit has a first input. The control register includes first and second bit fields corresponding to the I/O pin. The first bit field is coupled to the selection input of the multiplexer, and the second bit field is coupled to the first input of the logic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory Allen NORTH, Per Torstein ROINE, Eric Thierry Jean PEETERS
  • Patent number: 11496140
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a regulator, and an oscillator and a resistor coupled to the regulator. The electronic device further comprises a feedback controller that includes a differential amplifier coupled between the oscillator, the resistor, and the regulator. The feedback controller is configured to apply a control voltage to the regulator in response to a resistor voltage upon the resistor and an oscillator voltage upon the oscillator. The feedback controller can be coupled to control a substantially equal voltage upon the resistor and the oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Per Torstein Roine, Danielle Lyn Griffith
  • Publication number: 20220334610
    Abstract: A device includes a clock generator configured to generate a root clock signal based on an input clock signal and a clock generator divider integer setting. The device also includes a first component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a first component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a first component divider integer setting. The device also includes a second component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a second component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a second component divider integer setting. The device also includes sync circuitry coupled to each of the clock generator, the first component, and the second component, wherein the sync circuitry is configured to perform synchronized adjustments to the root clock signal, the first component clock signal, and the second component clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Atul Ramakant LELE, Per Torstein ROINE
  • Patent number: 11468202
    Abstract: A system includes a multiplexer, an input/output (I/O) pin, a logic circuit, and a control register. The multiplexer has multiple inputs, an output, and a selection input. The logic circuit is coupled between the multiplexer and the I/O pin. The logic circuit hays a first input. The control register includes first and second bit fields corresponding to the I/O pin. The first bit field is coupled to the selection input of the multiplexer, and the second bit field is coupled to the first input of the logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gregory Allen North, Per Torstein Roine, Eric Thierry Jean Peeters
  • Publication number: 20220283207
    Abstract: One example relates to a monitoring circuit that includes a capacitive digital-to-analog converter that receives a binary code, a reference voltage, a monitored voltage, and a ground reference, the capacitive digital-to-analog converter outputting an analog signal based on the binary code, the reference voltage, the monitored voltage, and the ground reference. The monitoring circuit further includes a comparator including a first input coupled to receive the analog signal and a second input coupled to the reference voltage, the comparator comparing the analog signal to the reference voltage and outputting a comparator signal based on the comparison. The monitoring circuit yet further includes a binary code generator that generates the binary code based on the comparator signal, the binary code approximating a magnitude of the monitored voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: RAJAT CHAUHAN, DANIELLE GRIFFITH, PER TORSTEIN ROINE, JAMES MURDOCK, BERNHARD RUCK
  • Patent number: 11416015
    Abstract: A reference generator provides a reference output voltage that is continuously available while providing certain efficiencies of a duty-cycled voltage regulator. The reference output voltage is generated by a sample-and-hold circuit that is coupled to a voltage regulator. On command, the sample-and-hold circuit samples a low dropout voltage regulator that may be referenced by a bandgap circuit. During hold periods of the sample-and-hold circuit, the voltage regulator, in particular the bandgap circuit, may be disabled in order to conserve power. A sample cycle by the sample-and-hold circuit may be triggered by a signal received from a configurable finite state machine. The reference generator is effectively duty cycled in a manner that conserves available battery power, while still providing a constant reference output that is always available. The reference generator is especially suited for low-power, battery operated applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: James Murdock, Danielle Griffith, Per Torstein Roine
  • Patent number: 11392165
    Abstract: A device includes a clock generator configured to generate a root clock signal based on an input clock signal and a clock generator divider integer setting. The device also includes a first component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a first component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a first component divider integer setting. The device also includes a second component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a second component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a second component divider integer setting. The device also includes sync circuitry coupled to each of the clock generator, the first component, and the second component, wherein the sync circuitry is configured to perform synchronized adjustments to the root clock signal, the first component clock signal, and the second component clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Atul Ramakant Lele, Per Torstein Roine
  • Patent number: 11372032
    Abstract: One example relates to a monitoring circuit that includes a capacitive digital-to-analog converter that receives a binary code, a reference voltage, a monitored voltage, and a ground reference, the capacitive digital-to-analog converter outputting an analog signal based on the binary code, the reference voltage, the monitored voltage, and the ground reference. The monitoring circuit further includes a comparator including a first input coupled to receive the analog signal and a second input coupled to the reference voltage, the comparator comparing the analog signal to the reference voltage and outputting a comparator signal based on the comparison. The monitoring circuit yet further includes a binary code generator that generates the binary code based on the comparator signal, the binary code approximating a magnitude of the monitored voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rajat Chauhan, Danielle Griffith, Per Torstein Roine, James Murdock, Bernhard Ruck
  • Publication number: 20220188470
    Abstract: A system includes a multiplexer, an input/output (I/O) pin, a logic circuit, and a control register. The multiplexer has multiple inputs, an output, and a selection input. The logic circuit is coupled between the multiplexer and the I/O pin. The logic circuit hays a first input. The control register includes first and second bit fields corresponding to the I/O pin. The first bit field is coupled to the selection input of the multiplexer, and the second bit field is coupled to the first input of the logic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory Allen NORTH, Per Torstein ROINE, Eric Thierry Jean PEETERS
  • Publication number: 20210406020
    Abstract: A processor with fault generating circuitry responsive to detecting a processor write is to a stack location that is write protected, such as for storing a return address at the stack location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Erik Newton Shreve, Eric Thierry Peeters, Per Torstein Roine
  • Patent number: 11138012
    Abstract: A processor with fault generating circuitry responsive to detecting a processor write is to a stack location that is write protected, such as for storing a return address at the stack location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Erik Newton Shreve, Eric Thierry Peeters, Per Torstein Roine
  • Publication number: 20210167785
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a regulator, and an oscillator and a resistor coupled to the regulator. The electronic device further comprises a feedback controller that includes a differential amplifier coupled between the oscillator, the resistor, and the regulator. The feedback controller is configured to apply a control voltage to the regulator in response to a resistor voltage upon the resistor and an oscillator voltage upon the oscillator. The feedback controller can be coupled to control a substantially equal voltage upon the resistor and the oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Per Torstein Roine, Danielle Lyn Griffith
  • Patent number: 11005419
    Abstract: A circuit includes an oscillator having a driver and a resonator. The driver receives a supply voltage at a supply input and provides a drive output to drive the resonator to generate an oscillator output signal. A power converter receives an input voltage and generates the supply voltage to the supply input of the driver. A temperature tracking device in the power converter controls the voltage level of the supply voltage to the supply input of the driver based on temperature such that the supply voltage varies inversely to the temperature of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kunhee Cho, Danielle Griffith, James Murdock, Per Torstein Roine