Patents by Inventor Tim Swettlen

Tim Swettlen 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).

  • Embedded voltage regulator and active transient control device in probe head for improved power delivery and method
    Patent number: 6897666
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a probe head that has reduced voltage droop and improved transient response. One embodiment a cable providing a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of power conductors including a first power conductor and a second power conductor, a probe head wired to the cable, a plurality of electrical contacts including a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, wherein each one of the plurality of electrical contacts is fixed to the probe head and wherein the first power conductor is connected to the first electrical contact, and a first regulatory device physically residing in the probe head and wired between the second power conductor and the first electrical contact. In some embodiments, the first regulatory device includes an active transient control device that senses an output voltage and sources or sinks an appropriate supplemental amount of current to improve transient response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignees: Intel Corporation, Primarion, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Swettlen, Jin Pan, Hua Zhu, Jun Ding
  • Embedded voltage regulator and active transient control device in probe head for improved power delivery and method
    Publication number: 20040124829
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a probe head that has reduced voltage droop and improved transient response. One embodiment a cable providing a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of power conductors including a first power conductor and a second power conductor, a probe head wired to the cable, a plurality of electrical contacts including a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, wherein each one of the plurality of electrical contacts is fixed to the probe head and wherein the first power conductor is connected to the first electrical contact, and a first regulatory device physically residing in the probe head and wired between the second power conductor and the first electrical contact. In some embodiments, the first regulatory device includes an active transient control device that senses an output voltage and sources or sinks an appropriate supplemental amount of current to improve transient response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Tim Swettlen, Jin Pan, Hua Zhu, Jun Ding