Patents by Inventor Roy Yarbrough

Roy Yarbrough 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: 10190919
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a circuit can include a first resistor configured to be coupled to a first terminal of a temperature-sensitive resistance, a second resistor configured to be coupled to a second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance and a temperature information circuit. The temperature information circuit can be configured to: receive a first voltage from the first terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance; receive a second voltage from the second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance; and provide temperature information based on the first voltage and the second voltage. The temperature information circuit can include a first comparison circuit configured to determine a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, and a second comparison circuit configured to compare an output of the first comparison circuit to a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Snowdon, Roy Yarbrough
  • Publication number: 20170350768
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a circuit can include a first resistor configured to be coupled to a first terminal of a temperature-sensitive resistance, a second resistor configured to be coupled to a second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance and a temperature information circuit. The temperature information circuit can be configured to: receive a first voltage from the first terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance; receive a second voltage from the second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance; and provide temperature information based on the first voltage and the second voltage. The temperature information circuit can include a first comparison circuit configured to determine a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, and a second comparison circuit configured to compare an output of the first comparison circuit to a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth P. SNOWDON, Roy YARBROUGH
  • Patent number: 9772233
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus and method for providing temperature information. In an example, an integrated circuit apparatus can include a first resistor configured to be coupled to a first terminal of a temperature-sensitive resistance, a second resistor configured to be coupled to a second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance, and a temperature information circuit configured to receive a first voltage from the first terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance and a second voltage from the second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance. The temperature information circuit can provide the temperature information using the first and second voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Snowdon, Roy Yarbrough
  • Patent number: 9224566
    Abstract: Fuse driver circuits, fuse driver testing circuitry, and methods for testing the fuse driver circuits using the testing circuitry are described. In some embodiments, the fuse driver circuit can be made using a fuse, a NMOS transistor, and a PMOS transistor. The drain of the NMOS transistor can be connected to the negative end of the fuse. The source of the NMOS transistor can be connected to ground. The drain of the PMOS transistor can be connected to a positive end of the fuse. The NMOS and PMOS transistors provide enhanced robustness to the fuse driver circuit in both undervoltage and overvoltage conditions. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Coporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Snowdon, William Robert Newberry, James Hall, Roy Yarbrough
  • Publication number: 20140241398
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus and method for providing temperature information. In an example, an integrated circuit apparatus can include a first resistor configured to be coupled to a first terminal of a temperature-sensitive resistance, a second resistor configured to be coupled to a second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance, and a temperature information circuit configured to receive a first voltage from the first terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance and a second voltage from the second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance. The temperature information circuit can provide the temperature information using the first and second voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Snowdon, Roy Yarbrough
  • Patent number: 8727616
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus and method for providing temperature information. In an example, an integrated circuit apparatus can include a first resistor configured to be coupled to a first terminal of a temperature-sensitive resistance, a second resistor configured to be coupled to a second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance, and a temperature information circuit configured to receive a first voltage from the first terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance and a second voltage from the second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance. The temperature information circuit can provide the temperature information using the first and second voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Snowdon, Roy Yarbrough
  • Publication number: 20110254618
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus and method for providing temperature information. In an example, an integrated circuit apparatus can include a first resistor configured to be coupled to a first terminal of a temperature-sensitive resistance, a second resistor configured to be coupled to a second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance, and a temperature information circuit configured to receive a first voltage from the first terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance and a second voltage from the second terminal of the temperature-sensitive resistance. The temperature information circuit can provide the temperature information using the first and second voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Snowdon, Roy Yarbrough
  • Patent number: 5021687
    Abstract: A TTL inverter buffer circuit is provided with a switched current that produces hysteresis in the threshold values. The current is switched on by a control circuit when the input logic is low and off when the logic is high. The control circuit receives its sense from the logic state so that when the input logic is low a high threshold is created and when the input logic is high a low threshold is created. The difference is the circuit hysteresis voltage which is dependent upon the switched current and a resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Yarbrough, Ernest D. Haacke, Lars G. Jansson