Patents by Inventor Vinod Jain

Vinod Jain 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: 8248130
    Abstract: A duty cycle correction circuit for correcting the duty cycle of a clock signal generated by a clock generator includes a complementary buffer chain, level shifter circuits and a self-bias circuit. A clock signal with a distorted duty cycle and its complement are provided to the level shifter circuits. The level shifter circuits reduce the magnitude of voltage of the clock signal and the complement and generate level shifted signals. The level shifted signals are provided to a differential amplifier that generates a control signal indicating the magnitude of distortion in the duty cycle. The control signal is used to correct the duty cycle of the clock signal. The self-bias circuit is used to bias the differential amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinod Jain, Deependra K. Jain, Krishna Thakur, Avinish Chandra Tripathi, Sanjay Kumar Wadhwa
  • Publication number: 20110291724
    Abstract: A duty cycle correction circuit for correcting the duty cycle of a clock signal generated by a clock generator includes a complementary buffer chain, level shifter circuits and a self-bias circuit. A clock signal with a distorted duty cycle and its complement are provided to the level shifter circuits. The level shifter circuits reduce the magnitude of voltage of the clock signal and the complement and generate level shifted signals. The level shifted signals are provided to a differential amplifier that generates a control signal indicating the magnitude of distortion in the duty cycle. The control signal is used to correct the duty cycle of the clock signal. The self-bias circuit is used to bias the differential amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Vinod Jain, Deependra K. Jain, Krishna Thakur, Avinash Chandra Tripathi, Sanjay Kumar Wadhwa
  • Patent number: 7907022
    Abstract: A phase-locked loop (PLL) system generates an oscillator signal based on an input reference signal. A calibration circuit generates a calibration current, and a voltage-to-current converter converts a control voltage into a first current. A current-controlled oscillator generates the oscillator signal based on the first current and the calibration current. A charge pump circuit, which is connected to a phase detector, the voltage-to-current converter, and the calibration circuit, generates a charge pump current based on the first current and the calibration current. The charge pump current is used to generate the control voltage based on an error signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Thakur, Deependra K Jain, Vinod Jain
  • Publication number: 20100271138
    Abstract: A phase-locked loop (PLL) system generates an oscillator signal based on an input reference signal. A calibration circuit generates a calibration current, and a voltage-to-current converter converts a control voltage into a first current. A current-controlled oscillator generates the oscillator signal based on the first current and the calibration current. A charge pump circuit, which is connected to a phase detector, the voltage-to-current converter, and the calibration circuit, generates a charge pump current based on the first current and the calibration current. The charge pump current is used to generate the control voltage based on an error signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC
    Inventors: Krishna Thakur, Deependra K. Jain, Vinod Jain