Patents by Inventor Richard Hester

Richard Hester 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).

  • Pipelined analog-to-digital converter
    Patent number: 6366230
    Abstract: A pipelined analog-to-digital converter includes a first stage 700 of an analog-to-digital converter having a first resolution. The first stage 700 includes a three capacitor switched capacitor circuit. The analog-to-digital converter further includes one or more subsequent analog-to-digital converter stages 200. The first and subsequent stages 700 and 200 are pipelined together to provide a digital output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Weibiao Zhang, Donald C. Richardson, Richard Hester