Patents by Inventor Rogelio L. Erbito

Rogelio L. Erbito 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: 7928709
    Abstract: A voltage regulator is provided. An input node receives an input voltage. An output node provides a supply voltage. A first transistor is coupled between the input node and a node. A first resistor is coupled between the input node and a gate of the first transistor. A second transistor is coupled between the node and the output node. An amplifier includes a non-inverting input terminal for receiving a reference voltage and an inverting input terminal. A second resistor is coupled between the inverting input terminal and a ground. A third transistor is coupled between the second resistor and a gate of the second transistor, wherein the third transistor is controlled by an output of the amplifier. A fourth transistor is coupled between the third transistor and the first node, wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is coupled to the gate of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Rogelio L. Erbito, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7872462
    Abstract: A bandgap reference circuit is provided. An input node receives a supply voltage. An output node provides a reference voltage. A first transistor is coupled between the input node and the output node and has a first control terminal. A resistor is coupled between the input node and the first control terminal. A second transistor is coupled to the first control terminal and has a second control terminal coupled to the output node. A third transistor is coupled between the second transistor and a ground terminal and has a third control terminal. A voltage dividing unit provides a first voltage and a second voltage according to the reference voltage. A differential amplifier provides a signal to the third control terminal according to a difference between the first and second voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Rogelio L. Erbito, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100195358
    Abstract: A voltage regulator is provided. An input node receives an input voltage. An output node provides a supply voltage. A first transistor is coupled between the input node and a node. A first resistor is coupled between the input node and a gate of the first transistor. A second transistor is coupled between the node and the output node. An amplifier includes a non-inverting input terminal for receiving a reference voltage and an inverting input terminal. A second resistor is coupled between the inverting input terminal and a ground. A third transistor is coupled between the second resistor and a gate of the second transistor, wherein the third transistor is controlled by an output of the amplifier. A fourth transistor is coupled between the third transistor and the first node, wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is coupled to the gate of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rogelio L. Erbito, JR.
  • Patent number: 7737674
    Abstract: A voltage regulator. A pass element has a control gate and outputs an output voltage according to an input voltage and a control signal received from the control gate. A feedback circuit generates a feedback signal according to the output voltage. A bandgap circuit generates a reference voltage according to the output voltage. An amplifier generates a first signal according to the feedback signal and the reference voltage. A start-up circuit generates the control signal according to the reference voltage and the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Rogelio L. Erbito, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100102794
    Abstract: A bandgap reference circuit is provided. An input node receives a supply voltage. An output node provides a reference voltage. A first transistor is coupled between the input node and the output node and has a first control terminal. A resistor is coupled between the input node and the first control terminal. A second transistor is coupled to the first control terminal and has a second control terminal coupled to the output node. A third transistor is coupled between the second transistor and a ground terminal and has a third control terminal. A voltage dividing unit provides a first voltage and a second voltage according to the reference voltage. A differential amplifier provides a signal to the third control terminal according to a difference between the first and second voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rogelio L. Erbito, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090033310
    Abstract: A voltage regulator. A pass element has a control gate and outputs an output voltage according to an input voltage and a control signal received from the control gate. A feedback circuit generates a feedback signal according to the output voltage. A bandgap circuit generates a reference voltage according to the output voltage. An amplifier generates a first signal according to the feedback signal and the reference voltage. A start-up circuit generates the control signal according to the reference voltage and the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rogelio L. Erbito, JR.
  • Patent number: 7369419
    Abstract: A voltage converter comprises an input terminal receiving a DC input voltage, an output terminal outputting an output voltage, a first switch coupled between a first node and the input terminal, a second switch coupled between the input terminal and a second node, a first capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a third switch coupled between the second node and ground, a fourth switch coupled between a third node and ground, a first electrical device coupled between the third node and the input terminal, a load capacitor coupled between ground and the output terminal, a second electrical device coupled between the first node and the output terminal, a second capacitor coupled between the third node and a fourth node, a fifth switch coupled between the first node and the fourth node, and a sixth switch coupled between the second node and the fourth node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Rogelio L Erbito, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080007981
    Abstract: A voltage converter comprises an input terminal receiving a DC input voltage, an output terminal outputting an output voltage, a first switch coupled between a first node and the input terminal, a second switch coupled between the input terminal and a second node, a first capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a third switch coupled between the second node and ground, a fourth switch coupled between a third node and ground, a first electrical device coupled between the third node and the input terminal, a load capacitor coupled between ground and the output terminal, a second electrical device coupled between the first node and the output terminal, a second capacitor coupled between the third node and a fourth node, a fifth switch coupled between the first node and the fourth node, and a sixth switch coupled between the second node and the fourth node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventor: Rogelio L. Erbito