Patents by Inventor Robert H. Hansen

Robert H. Hansen 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining capacitance variation in an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 7501836
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining capacitance variation in an integrated circuit, includes at least two capacitances, a stimulus provided to the at least two capacitances, and a first logic element coupled to the stimulus and the at least two capacitances, the first logic element configured to switch state upon a state transition of the stimulus when the at least two capacitances differ in value by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Avago Technologies Enterprise IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: James E. Hansen, Robert H. Hansen, Gregory J. Milburn
  • Apparatus and method for determining capacitance variation in an integrated circuit
    Publication number: 20080111562
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining capacitance variation in an integrated circuit, includes at least two capacitances, a stimulus provided to the at least two capacitances, and a first logic element coupled to the stimulus and the at least two capacitances, the first logic element configured to switch state upon a state transition of the stimulus when the at least two capacitances differ in value by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: James E. Hansen, Robert H. Hansen, Gregory J. Milburn