Patents by Inventor Roland Volker Bucksch

Roland Volker Bucksch 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: 10229648
    Abstract: A programmable level shifter for providing upshifted control signals to an active matrix display based on logic-level control signals received from a timing controller. The programmable level shifter includes a programmable state machine, level-shifting output drivers, and a programming interface. The programmable state machine is configured to receive at least one control signal from a timing controller. The state machine generates, based on said at least one control signal, a plurality of outputs for driving gate drivers of the active matrix display. The level-shifting output drivers convert the plurality of outputs generated by the programmable state machine to a higher-magnitude voltage level. The programming interface facilitates the programming of aspects of the programmable state machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nigel Peter Smith, Roland Volker Bucksch
  • Publication number: 20170186397
    Abstract: A programmable level shifter for providing upshifted control signals to an active matrix display based on logic-level control signals received from a timing controller. The programmable level shifter includes a programmable state machine, level-shifting output drivers, and a programming interface. The programmable state machine is configured to receive at least one control signal from a timing controller. The state machine generates, based on said at least one control signal, a plurality of outputs for driving gate drivers of the active matrix display. The level-shifting output drivers convert the plurality of outputs generated by the programmable state machine to a higher-magnitude voltage level. The programming interface facilitates the programming of aspects of the programmable state machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Nigel Peter Smith, Roland Volker Bucksch
  • Patent number: 9564105
    Abstract: A programmable level shifter for providing upshifted control signals to an active matrix display based on logic-level control signals received from a timing controller. The programmable level shifter includes a programmable state machine, level-shifting output drivers, and a programming interface. The programmable state machine is configured to receive at least one control signal from a timing controller. The state machine generates, based on said at least one control signal, a plurality of outputs for driving gate drivers of the active matrix display. The level-shifting output drivers convert the plurality of outputs generated by the programmable state machine to a higher-magnitude voltage level. The programming interface facilitates the programming of aspects of the programmable state machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nigel Peter Smith, Roland Volker Bucksch
  • Patent number: 9471140
    Abstract: A system having multiple power mode types, for example, includes a power manager that is responsive to a selection of a suspend power mode type for maintaining processor context information in volatile memory while the processor is in the selected suspend mode. A status register is arranged to retain the status of the context information in the volatile memory while the processor is in the selected suspend power mode. The power manager is arranged to selectively apply power to various voltage domains in response to the type of power mode selected. The processor is optionally arranged to signal the power manager of transitions to the selected suspend mode and of transitions to an active mode using a power enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kazunobu Shin, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, James John Doublesin, Roland Volker Bucksch
  • Publication number: 20150364114
    Abstract: A programmable level shifter for providing upshifted control signals to an active matrix display based on logic-level control signals received from a timing controller. The programmable level shifter includes a programmable state machine, level-shifting output drivers, and a programming interface. The programmable state machine is configured to receive at least one control signal from a timing controller. The state machine generates, based on said at least one control signal, a plurality of outputs for driving gate drivers of the active matrix display. The level-shifting output drivers convert the plurality of outputs generated by the programmable state machine to a higher-magnitude voltage level. The programming interface facilitates the programming of aspects of the programmable state machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Peter Smith, Roland Volker Bucksch
  • Publication number: 20150362987
    Abstract: A system having multiple power mode types, for example, includes a power manager that is responsive to a selection of a suspend power mode type for maintaining processor context information in volatile memory while the processor is in the selected suspend mode. A status register is arranged to retain the status of the context information in the volatile memory while the processor is in the selected suspend power mode. The power manager is arranged to selectively apply power to various voltage domains in response to the type of power mode selected. The processor is optionally arranged to signal the power manager of transitions to the selected suspend mode and of transitions to an active mode using a power enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kazunobu Shin, Siva Srinivas Kothamasu, James John Doublesin, Roland Volker Bucksch