Patents by Inventor Walker Joseph Turner

Walker Joseph Turner 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).

  • Publication number: 20240030917
    Abstract: Stacked voltage domain level shifting circuits for shifting signals low-to-high or high-to-low include a storage cell and control drivers powered by a mid-range supply rail of the stacked voltage domain level shifting circuit, wherein the control drivers are coupled to drive common-source configured devices coupled to storage nodes of the storage cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Walker Joseph Turner, John Poulton, Sanquan Song
  • Publication number: 20240030916
    Abstract: A level-shifting circuits utilizing storage cells for shifting signals low-to-high or high-to-low include control drivers with moving supply voltages. The moving supply voltages may power positive or negative supply terminals of the control drivers. The control drivers drive gates of common-source configured devices coupled to storage nodes of the storage cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Walker Joseph Turner, John Poulton, Sanquan Song
  • Publication number: 20240030918
    Abstract: Stacked voltage domain level shifting circuits for shifting signals low-to-high or high-to-low include a storage cell powered by a mid-range supply rail of the stacked voltage domain level shifting circuit, and control drivers powered by moving supply voltages generated by the storage cell, wherein the control drivers coupled to drive gates of common-source configured devices coupled to storage nodes of the storage cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Walker Joseph Turner, John Poulton, Sanquan Song
  • Patent number: 11824533
    Abstract: Voltage level conversion circuits include PMOS pull-down devices or NMOS pull-up devices, and inverters with outputs that determine gate voltages of these devices. The inverters are powered by moving supply voltages, for example complementary supply voltages generated from a pair of cross-coupled inverters. The cross-coupled inverters may implement a data storage latch with the moving supply voltages generated from the internal data storage nodes of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORP.
    Inventors: Walker Joseph Turner, John Poulton, Sanquan Song
  • Publication number: 20230237313
    Abstract: A graph neural network to predict net parasitics and device parameters by transforming circuit schematics into heterogeneous graphs and performing predictions on the graphs. The system may achieve an improved prediction rate and reduce simulation errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Haoxing Ren, George Ferenc Kokai, Ting Ku, Walker Joseph Turner
  • Patent number: 11651194
    Abstract: A graph neural network to predict net parasitics and device parameters by transforming circuit schematics into heterogeneous graphs and performing predictions on the graphs. The system may achieve an improved prediction rate and reduce simulation errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Haoxing Ren, George Kokai, Ting Ku, Walker Joseph Turner
  • Publication number: 20210158127
    Abstract: A graph neural network to predict net parasitics and device parameters by transforming circuit schematics into heterogeneous graphs and performing predictions on the graphs. The system may achieve an improved prediction rate and reduce simulation errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Haoxing Ren, George Kokai, Ting Ku, Walker Joseph Turner
  • Patent number: 10298422
    Abstract: A multi-stage amplifier circuit equalizes an input signal through multiple signal amplification paths. DC gain is kept substantially constant over frequency, while adjustable high-frequency gain provides equalization (e.g., peaking). Various embodiments include a common source topology, a common gate topology, differential signaling topologies, and a topology suitable for stabilizing a voltage supply against high-frequency transient loads. A system may include one or more integrated circuits that may each include one or more instances of the multi-stage amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sanquan Song, Nikola Nedovic, John Michael Wilson, John W. Poulton, Walker Joseph Turner
  • Patent number: 9935584
    Abstract: A self-biased gyrator-based input receiver amplifies and equalizes single-ended signals. The input receiver implements inductive impedance useful for high-frequency peaking circuits using an active gyrator-C circuit comprising only resistive, capacitive, and transistor elements, which are easily and efficiently fabricated on a conventional integrated circuit. Transistors comprising the input receiver, along with resistive elements and capacitive elements may be implemented as digitally adjustable circuit elements, providing for adjustment of at least peak frequency, low-frequency gain, and termination impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Walker Joseph Turner, John W. Poulton, Wenxu Zhao