Patents by Inventor Wesley Favors, Jr.

Wesley Favors, Jr. 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).

  • Voltage controlled oscillator utilizing threshold voltage control of silicon on insulator MOSFETS
    Patent number: 6133799
    Abstract: A voltage controlled ring oscillator (VCRO) that can operate at low voltage and provide a variable periodic output. A plurality of transistors form a ring oscillator and a selected transistor in the ring oscillator has a body which can float with respect to ground potential. The selected transistor has a threshold voltage which is controllable by a voltage applied to the transistor body. A control input is coupled to the transistor body such that the body of the transistor can be charged by the control input. Charging the body alters the threshold voltage of the transistor and thereby controls the oscillation frequency of the oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley Favors, Jr., Eric William MacDonald, Subir Mukherjee, Lynn Albert Warriner