Pulse Broadening Patents (Class 327/174)
  • Patent number: 11824536
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an adjustment circuit configured to receive a pulsed-width modulation (PWM) input, generate an adjusted PWM signal based upon the PWM input, and determine that a first pulse of the PWM input is shorter than a runt signal limit. The adjustment circuit is further configured to, in the adjusted PWM signal, extend the first pulse of the PWM input based on the determination that the PWM input is shorter than the runt signal limit, and output the adjusted PWM signal to an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Yong Yuenyongsgool, Stephen Bowling, Pedro Ovalle
  • Patent number: 11621702
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an adjustment circuit configured to receive a pulsed-width modulation (PWM) input, generate an adjusted PWM signal based upon the PWM input, and determine that a first pulse of the PWM input is shorter than a runt signal limit. The adjustment circuit is further configured to, in the adjusted PWM signal, extend the first pulse of the PWM input based on the determination that the PWM input is shorter than the runt signal limit, and output the adjusted PWM signal to an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Yong Yuenyongsgool, Stephen Bowling, Pedro Ovalle
  • Patent number: 10892917
    Abstract: A channel correction method, used for performing channel correction on radio frequency apparatuses in a network area, is provided. The radio frequency apparatuses are divided into at least one radio frequency apparatus group. A correction resource location is set for each radio frequency apparatus in the radio frequency apparatus group. These resource locations may be stored in a form of configuration information in base stations where the radio frequency apparatuses are located, so that the base station controls each of these radio frequency apparatuses to send a correction signal in a respective correction resource location based on the configuration information, and to implement, by using these correction signals, channel correction for the radio frequency apparatuses in the radio frequency apparatus group. The method can implement joint channel correction for a plurality of radio frequency apparatuses and improve correction efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xueqin Gu, Shengfeng Jiang, Qiqing Gong
  • Patent number: 10536158
    Abstract: An ADC that includes a processing unit configured to receive from first sampling latches N first PWM pulse start counter values and N first PWM pulse end counter value, receive from second sampling latches, N second PWM pulse start counter values and N second PWM pulse end counter value; (c) select a counter that is coupled to a selected sampling latch; (d) calculate an estimated difference between first and second input analog signals based on at least readings of the selected latch. The readings of the selected counter include a first PWM pulse start counter value latched by the selected latch, a first PWM pulse end counter value latched by the selected latch, a second PWM pulse start counter value latched by the selected latch, and a second PWM pulse end counter value latched by the selected latch; and (e) output a digital output signal indicative of the estimated difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ANALOG VALUE LTD.
    Inventors: Tiberlu Galambos, Vladimir Koifman, Anatoli Mordakhay
  • Patent number: 10256736
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a first half-bridge circuit, a second half-bridge circuit, at least one transformer having at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding, wherein the first and second half-bridge circuits are designed to generate an AC voltage at the at least one primary winding, and a rectifier circuit having an output terminal. The output terminal includes a first output terminal pole and a second output terminal pole. The rectifier circuit includes at least one rectifier element. The rectifier circuit is designed to rectify a voltage present at the at least one secondary winding and to output it at the output terminal. The rectifier circuit includes a polarity reversal protection transistor, the collector-emitter path of which or the drain-source path of which is looped in between a terminal of the at least one rectifier element and the first or the second output terminal pole of the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Schmidhauser AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schekulin, Silvia Gross, Chris Haertsch, Thomas Bisig, Alex Itten, Pierre Cavin
  • Patent number: 9946322
    Abstract: The apparatus is a wake-up circuit including a first comparator coupled to an input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a first comparison value. The wake-up circuit includes a second comparator coupled to the input signal and configured to compare the input signal to a second comparison value. The wake-up circuit further includes an exclusive OR gate. A first input of the exclusive OR gate is coupled to an output of the first comparator. A second input of the exclusive OR gate is coupled to an output of the second comparator. The wake-up circuit also includes a tunable charge pump coupled to an output of the exclusive OR gate and configured to convert a signal from the exclusive OR gate to a DC value to wake up a circuit being monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alon Yehezkely, Oron Sasson
  • Patent number: 9705480
    Abstract: A circuit for generating an output signal having a second pulse duty factor from an input signal having a first pulse duty factor includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor which are each connected to a charge source for periodically charging the capacitors. A voltage across the charged first capacitor is defined as a reference voltage, and the pulse duty factor of the output signal is defined by the charging period of the second capacitor required for reaching the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Carsten Hermann
  • Patent number: 9473290
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for clocking data processing modules, with different average clock frequencies and for transferring data between the modules are provided. The apparatus includes a device for providing a common clock signal to the modules. Clock pulses are deleted from the common clock signal to individual modules in dependence on the clocking frequency required by each module. The clock pulses are applied to the modules between which the data is to be transferred at times consistent with the data transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Imagination Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Paul Rowland
  • Patent number: 9407249
    Abstract: A circuit for use with PWM signal having first pulse and a second pulse, wherein the first pulse has a period and a first duty cycle, and the second pulse has the period and a second duty cycle. The period has clock information therein, the first duty cycle has first data information therein, and the second duty cycle has second data information therein. The circuit includes a first integrating component and a second integrating component. The first integrating component can generate a first voltage corresponding to the first duty cycle and a second voltage corresponding to the first duty cycle. The second integrating component can generate a third voltage corresponding to the second duty cycle and a fourth voltage corresponding to the second duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sumantra Seth, Uttam Kumar Patro, Jagdish Chand Goyal, Biman Chattopadhyay
  • Patent number: 9343962
    Abstract: One embodiment includes a power regulator system. The system includes a switch control stage configured to generate at least one activation signal based on a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal and to control a respective at least one switch to generate an output voltage. The system also includes a feedback stage configured to generate the PWM signal based on a ramp signal and a feedback voltage that is based on the output voltage. The system further includes a ramp generator stage configured to adaptively generate the ramp signal based on the output voltage and based on the at least one activation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kuang-Yao Cheng, Hal Chen, Wenkai Wu, Weidong Zhu
  • Patent number: 9171609
    Abstract: The address transition detecting circuit includes two identical address transition detecting signal generating module, an inverter and a signal combining module. Both of the two address transition detecting signal generating modules have a unilateral delay circuit for generating an output pulse at the rising edge of the address signal and an output pulse at the falling edge of the address signal. The address transition detecting signal generating module can control the width of the two output pulses by controlling the delay times of the corresponding unilateral delay circuit. The signal combining module outputs the ATD signal having pulses at both the rising edge and falling edge of the address signal. The present application uses two unilateral delay circuits to control the width of the ATD signal at the rising edge and the falling edge of the address signal, thereby significantly preventing the width of the ATD signal from influence of the burr on the address line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION (SHANGHAI), INC.
    Inventors: Mingzhao Tong, Seong Jun Jang
  • Patent number: 9130548
    Abstract: A pulse stretching circuit having a pulse delay circuit for receiving an input pulse signal and for outputting a delay pulse signal, and a pulse adjustment circuit, connected to the pulse delay circuit, receiving the input pulse signal and the delay pulse signal and for outputting an output pulse signal having a pulse width longer than a pulse width of the input pulse signal. The pulse adjustment circuit causes a leading edge of the output pulse signal in response to a leading edge of the input pulse signal, keeps a state in which the output pulse signal is displaced with the leading edge thus caused longer than a total time of times for both pulse widths of the input pulse signal and the delay pulse signal, and causes a trailing edge of the output pulse signal in response to a trailing edge of the delay pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ishii, Gen Yamada, Hisatada Miyatake
  • Patent number: 9124784
    Abstract: A system for decreasing output power required to produce an output signal based on persistence of perception characteristics. The system includes a circuit configured to receive a perception signal at an input. The circuit is also configured to output a portion of the input perception signal when the circuit is receiving power output a zero amplitude signal when the circuit is not receiving power. The system also includes a switch configured to provide power to the circuit for a first interval of time and cut power to the circuit for a second interval of time contiguous to the first interval of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventor: Archibald Doty
  • Patent number: 9116021
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a detector portion, plural metal terminals that transmit a detection signal from the detector portion, and a housing portion, which integrally supports the detector portion and metal terminals, formed from resin, leading end portions of the plural metal terminals configuring connector terminals, and the plural metal terminals being disposed with at least one portion thereof aligned when seen from the axial direction of the connector terminals, wherein protruding portions protruding in a direction differing from the axial direction of the connector terminals are provided on the metal terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujita, Mitsuhiro Ono, Hidenori Matano, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Shigeki Tsujii
  • Patent number: 8975932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pulse signal generation circuit for changing a pulse width of an input pulse signal and outputting an output pulse signal having the changed pulse width. In an aspect, the pulse signal generation circuit may include a control signal generator configured to generate at least one control signal according to a pulse width of a input pulse signal and a pulse signal generator configured to control a pulse width of an input pulse signal in response to a control signal and to generate an output pulse signal with the controlled pulse width. The control signal controls the pulse width of the output pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Jung-Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20150063044
    Abstract: A strobe signal generation device includes an enable signal generating section, a buffering section and a strobe signal driving section. The enable signal generation section generates a division enable signal in response a strobe signal. The buffering section configured to generate a delayed strobe signal from the strobe signal while the division enable signal is enabled. The strobe signal driving section configured to generate a plurality of data strobe signals with a larger pulse width than the delayed strobe signal, in response to the division enable signal and the delayed strobe signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Jin BYUN, Ki Chang KWEAN
  • Publication number: 20150002197
    Abstract: A variable frequency clock generator. In aspects, a clock generator includes a droop detector circuit configured to monitor a voltage supply to an integrated circuit. If the supply voltage falls below a specific threshold, a droop voltage flag may be set such that a frequency-locked loop is triggered into a droop voltage mode for handling the voltage droop at the supply voltage. In response, a current control signal that is input to an oscillator that generates a system clock signal is reduced by sinking current away from the current control signal to the oscillator. This results in an immediate reduction on the system clock frequency. Such a state remains until the voltage droop has dissipated when the current path is removed for sinking some of the current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics International N.V., STMicroelectronics (CROLLES 2) SAS
    Inventors: Kallol CHATTERJEE, Nitin AGARWAL, Junaid YOUSUF, Nitin GUPTA, Pierre DAUTRICHE
  • Patent number: 8923444
    Abstract: A receiver for decoding a communication signal is disclosed. The receiver includes an input port and a filter. The input port receives the communication signal from a communication medium. The communication signal comprises a sequence of symbols. Each symbol of the symbol sequence is an analog pulse that has a leading edge of exponential shape. The exponential shape has an exponential growth parameter value that has been selected from values ?0 and ?1, which are distinct positive values. For each symbol of the symbol sequence, the exponential growth parameter value for the leading edge of the symbol has been selected based on a corresponding bit from a stream of information bits. The filter receives the communication signal from the input port and filters the communication signal to obtain an output signal. The transfer function of the filter has one or more zeros at ?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventor: Robert H. Flake
  • Publication number: 20140361705
    Abstract: Circuits and methods for detecting the presence of a leading-edge phase-cut dimmer. The dimmer detector comprises an edge detector, a pulse stretcher and a filter. The edge detector detects whether an input signal has a rapidly rising edge and generates an output signal pulse if a rapidly rising edge is detected. If the edge detector outputs a signal pulse, the pulse stretcher generates a stretched pulse having a duration that is longer than the signal pulse received from the edge detector. The filter produces a dimmer detect signal that indicates whether a leading-edge phase-cut dimmer is detected. If the pulse stretcher output signal comprises at least a predetermined number of stretched pulses within a predetermined amount of time, the dimmer signal signals the presence of a leading-edge phase-cut dimmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Irwin Nederbragt, Steven Barrow
  • Patent number: 8803578
    Abstract: The pulse width adjusting circuit includes a pulse delaying circuit for inputting an inputted pulse signal a and for outputting a plurality of different delayed pulse signals b1, b2, . . . , a transmission gate for inputting an inputted pulse signal a and controlling the passage of the inputted pulse signal a in response to the application of two delayed pulse signals from among the plurality of different delayed pulse signals b1, b2, . . . , and a pulse width setting circuit connected to the transmission gate for setting the pulse width of an outputted pulse signal c generated on the basis of the inputted pulse signal a passing through the transmission gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ishii, Gen Yamada, Hisatada Miyatake
  • Patent number: 8723614
    Abstract: A method adjusts a pulse width of a signal. The method provides a fixed voltage input trigger pulse (34), of a certain pulse width, to a pulse width generator circuit (10) and provides an output pulse (52) from the pulse width generator circuit such that a pulse width of the output pulse is longer than the certain pulse width, without changing a voltage or frequency of the input trigger pulse. The method is used to drive an injector of a diesel reductant delivery system to inject fluid into an exhaust flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Edward Cosby, Perry Robert Czimmek
  • Patent number: 8671380
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the frequency of a clock signal using a clock-gating circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, a root clock signal and an enable signal are provided to a clock-gating circuit. The clock-gating circuit is configured to provide an operational clock signal (based on the root clock signal) when the enable signal is asserted. The operational clock signal is inhibited when the enable signal is de-asserted. The frequency of the operational clock signal can be output at a reduced frequency (relative to the root clock signal) by asserting the enable signal for one of every N clock cycles. Furthermore, the frequency of the operational clock signal can be dynamically changed by changing the rate of asserting the enable signal relative to the root clock signal, without suspending operation of a functional unit receiving the operational clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James Wang, Patrick Y. Law
  • Patent number: 8618858
    Abstract: A pulse generator is provided. The pulse generator includes: a time delayed pulse generation unit including a plurality of delay cells for receiving a first pulse having a first pulse width and outputting pulses delayed by a particular time delay value on the basis of one of a rising edge and a falling edge of the first pulse; an edge combiner configured to receive the plurality of time delayed pulses from the time delayed pulse generation unit and generate second pulses having a second pulse width; and a channel selector configured to regulate the number of outputs of the second pulses generated by the edge combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Unist Academy—Industry Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hwan Kim, Hyung Soo Lee, Sang Sung Choi, Kyeong Deok Moon, Yun Ho Choi, Young Su Kim, Franklin Bien
  • Patent number: 8570083
    Abstract: A pulse width modulation circuit of the present invention changes a voltage of a charging circuit based on an input signal voltage and in synchronization with a first switching signal; changes, during a predetermined second period following a first period during which the voltage of the charging unit is changed, the voltage of the charging unit in an opposite direction to a direction in which the voltage is changed during the first period, based on a constant bias current; detects time starting from when the second period starts to when the voltage of the charging unit reaches a predetermined reference voltage; and generates, based on the detected time which is repeatedly output each time the first switching signal is output, a pulse signal having a pulse width of the time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Onkyo Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Mamoru Sekiya
  • Publication number: 20130215664
    Abstract: An activate signal generating circuit, to which a first and a second activate signals which are pulse signals are applied, and which generates an internal activate signal, has a first delay element. The internal activate signal is activated based on timings of front (active transient) edges of the first and second activate signals. When a timing of a rear (inactive transient) edge of the first activate signal is earlier than a timing of a rear edge of the second activate signal, the internal activate signal goes inactivate based on the timing of the rear edge of the first activate signal, and when the timing of the rear edge of the first activate signal is later than the timing of the rear edge of the second activate signal, the internal activate signal goes inactivate after a predetermined delay time based on a delay time of the first delay element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
    Inventor: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
  • Publication number: 20130141148
    Abstract: A pulse stretching circuit having a pulse delay circuit for receiving an input pulse signal and for outputting a delay pulse signal, and a pulse adjustment circuit, connected to the pulse delay circuit, receiving the input pulse signal and the delay pulse signal and for outputting an output pulse signal having a pulse width longer than a pulse width of the input pulse signal. The pulse adjustment circuit causes a leading edge of the output pulse signal in response to a leading edge of the input pulse signal, keeps a state in which the output pulse signal is displaced with the leading edge thus caused longer than a total time of times for both pulse widths of the input pulse signal and the delay pulse signal, and causes a trailing edge of the output pulse signal in response to a trailing edge of the delay pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: International Business Machines Corporation
  • Patent number: 8451036
    Abstract: A pulse signal generation circuit includes a transfer path configured to receives and transfer a first pulse signal, a pulse adjustment unit configured to adjust a pulse width of the first pulse signal by applying charges to the transfer path in response to a control signal, and a pulse output unit configured to output a second pulse signal of the adjusted pulse width in response to an output of the transfer path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Jung-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8412965
    Abstract: A forward converter circuit includes a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. A first transistor is coupled in series with the primary winding and a second transistor is coupled in series with the secondary winding. A control circuit generating control signals for controlling operation of the first and second transistors. The control signals are generated responsive to the values in certain triggered counting circuits satisfying programmable thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas L. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 8344777
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for improving steady state operation of a pulse width modulator during transient and soft start events are described herein. An apparatus can include a phase component configured to adaptively modify a pulse width of a first pulse width modulated (PWM) output signal based on a pulse width of a PWM input signal. Further, the apparatus can include a power stage component configured to source at least one of a voltage or a current to a load based on the first PWM output signal. In one example, the phase component can be configured to linearly extend the pulse width of the first PWM output signal based on the pulse width of the PWM input signal. In another example, the phase component can be configured to adaptively modify the pulse width of the first PWM output signal based on a predetermined maximum pulse width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Intersil Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Weihong Qiu, Chun Cheung, Emil Chen
  • Patent number: 8248129
    Abstract: A signal delay circuit including a clock transfer control circuit configured to transmit or block a clock signal, and a pulse signal generation circuit configured to delay a first pulse signal in response to the transmitted clock signal to generate a second pulse signal which has a longer active period than the first pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Jun Na, Kyung-Whan Kim
  • Publication number: 20120169391
    Abstract: The invention relates to a duty cycle corrector for generating from an input clock signal an output clock signal having a desired duty cycle. The duty cycle corrector comprises a pulse generating stage for generating from the input clock signal a pulsed clock signal. The pulse generating stage converts rising edges of the input clock signal into pulses, each of which pulses is shorter than the desired duty cycle times the clock period. The duty cycle corrector further comprises a pulse stretching stage for generating from the pulsed clock signal the output clock signal, the pulse stretching stage delaying falling edges of the pulsed clock signal by a controlled delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Sofer, Eyal Melamed-Kohen, Valery Neiman
  • Patent number: 8207771
    Abstract: A duty cycle correcting circuit includes a first duty ratio correcting unit that widens a high-level period of an input clock in response to a detection signal, thereby correcting a duty ratio of the input clock to output a first corrected clock. A second duty ratio correcting unit narrows the high-level period of the input clock in response to the detection signal, thereby correcting the duty ratio of the input clock to output a second corrected clock. A clock selecting unit selectively outputs the first corrected clock or the second corrected clock as an output clock in response to the detection signal. A duty ratio detecting unit detects a duty ratio of the output clock, thereby generating the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Cheul-Hee Koo
  • Patent number: 8174854
    Abstract: A switching power supply system has a control circuit that controls an output voltage by causing a switching device to turn ON and OFF. The control circuit includes a control pulse supplying unit that supplies a pulsed signal that keeps the switching device turned-ON and -OFF. A protection circuit shuts down the switching power supply system upon occurrence of an abnormality. A delay circuit produces a delay signal that delays by a specified time duration the termination of a state of the pulsed signal in which the pulsed signal keeps the switching device turned-ON. The protection circuit is responsive to the pulsed signal or the delay signal to switch between an operation state and a stand-by state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sugahara, Kouhei Yamada
  • Patent number: 8169244
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pulse width modulator, more particularly to a cross-coupled pulse width modulator. A crossing input signal modulator according to the present invention comprises: a positive path block which includes a first integrator for performing the first-order integration of feedback signals in first input and output signals and then transmitting the first-order integrated signals to a second integrator, and a second integrator for performing the second-order integration of a signal from the first integrator and a second input signal and then transmitting the second-order integrated signals; and a negative path block which includes a third integrator for performing the first-order integration of feedback signals in the second input and output signals and integration of a signal from the third integrator and the first input signal and then transmitting the second-order integrated signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Cesign Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Hyoung Lee, Jae-Young Shin
  • Patent number: 8140870
    Abstract: A forward converter circuit includes a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. A first transistor is coupled in series with the primary winding and a second transistor is coupled in series with the secondary winding. A control circuit generating control signals for controlling operation of the first and second transistors. The control signals are generated responsive to the values in certain triggered counting circuits satisfying programmable thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas L. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 8022735
    Abstract: An input circuit comprises a buffer enable signal generating circuit for generating a buffer enable signal having an predetermined enable period in response to an external command, and a buffer circuit for buffering and outputting the external command and an external address signal in response to the buffer enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Mi Hyun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20110204947
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for improving steady state operation of a pulse width modulator during transient and soft start events are described herein. An apparatus can include a phase component configured to adaptively modify a pulse width of a first pulse width modulated (PWM) output signal based on a pulse width of a PWM input signal. Further, the apparatus can include a power stage component configured to source at least one of a voltage or a current to a load based on the first PWM output signal. In one example, the phase component can be configured to linearly extend the pulse width of the first PWM output signal based on the pulse width of the PWM input signal. In another example, the phase component can be configured to adaptively modify the pulse width of the first PWM output signal based on a predetermined maximum pulse width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: INTERSIL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Weihong Qiu, Chun Cheung, Emil Chen
  • Patent number: 7961020
    Abstract: A digital signal converter (CNV) converts a digital input signal (PCM) into a pulse width modulated signal (PWM), which is a binary signal that comprises pulses of varying width. The digital signal converter can operate in a signal mode and a transition mode. In the transition mode, the digital converter provides the pulse width modulated signal (PWM) by applying an anti-transient noise shaping function (NSH2) to a direct current modification signal (SC). In the signal mode, the digital signal converter provides the pulse width modulated signal by applying a signal noise shaping function (NSH1) to the digital input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Lusten L. A. H. Dooper, Arnaud A. P. Biallais
  • Patent number: 7917318
    Abstract: A design structure for a circuit for measuring the absolute duty cycle of a signal anywhere on an integrated circuit device is provided. The circuit has a plurality of substantially identical pulse shaper elements, each of which expand the pulse of an input signal whose duty cycle is to be measured by a same amount. The outputs of the pulse shaper elements may be coupled to substantially identical divider circuits whose outputs are coupled to a multiplexer that selects two inputs for output to a set of master/slave configured flip-flops, one input serving as a clock and the other as data to the flip-flops. The flip-flops sample the divider outputs selected by the multiplexer to detect if the dividers have failed or not. The outputs of the flip-flops are provided to an XOR gate which outputs a duty cycle signal indicative of the duty cycle of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Boerstler, Eskinder Hailu, Masaaki Kaneko, Jieming Qi, Bin Wan
  • Patent number: 7895005
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for measuring the absolute duty cycle of a signal anywhere on an integrated circuit device. The mechanism employs a circuit having a plurality of substantially identical pulse shaper elements, each of which expand the pulse of an input signal whose duty cycle is to be measured by a same amount. The outputs of the pulse shaper elements may be coupled to substantially identical divider circuits whose outputs are coupled to a multiplexer that selects two inputs for output to a set of master/slave configured flip-flops, one input serving as a clock and the other as data to the flip-flops. The flip-flops sample the divider outputs selected by the multiplexer to detect if the dividers have failed or not. The outputs of the flip-flops are provided to an XOR gate which outputs a duty cycle signal indicative of the duty cycle of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Boerstler, Eskinder Hailu, Masaaki Kaneko, Jieming Qi, Bin Wan
  • Publication number: 20110006823
    Abstract: A signal delay circuit including a clock transfer control circuit configured to transmit or block a clock signal, and a pulse signal generation circuit configured to delay a first pulse signal in response to the transmitted clock signal to generate a second pulse signal which has a longer active period than the first pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Hyoung-Jun NA, Kyung-Whan Kim
  • Patent number: 7791393
    Abstract: A clock generating circuit includes a source clock, a first clock generated from the source clock through a first header, a second clock generated from the source clock through a second header and an inverter, wherein the second clock is out of phase with respect to the first clock, a first delayed falling edge clock, wherein the first delayed falling edge clock corresponds to the first clock with a first delayed falling edge, and a second delayed falling edge clock, wherein the second delayed falling edge clock corresponds to the second clock with a second delayed falling edge. The first delayed falling edge clock is generated from a first leading edge path and a first falling edge path, both originating from the source clock, that are inputted to a first delay chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Masleid, Heechoul Park, Jason M. Hart
  • Patent number: 7786781
    Abstract: A pulse width modulation (PWM) device, system and method for high resolution fan control are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a target duty cycle of a PWM signal, determining the number of PWM cycles in the period of the PWM signal, pseudo-randomly selecting a duty cycle for each PWM cycle using one or more look-up tables and generating the PWM signal based on the duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chungwai Benedict Ng, Eric Tam, Eugene Quan
  • Patent number: 7675337
    Abstract: A duty cycle correcting circuit includes a first duty ratio correcting unit that widens a high-level period of an input clock in response to a detection signal, thereby correcting a duty ratio of the input clock to output a first corrected clock. A second duty ratio correcting unit narrows the high-level period of the input clock in response to the detection signal, thereby correcting the duty ratio of the input clock to output a second corrected clock. A clock selecting unit selectively outputs the first corrected clock or the second corrected clock as an output clock in response to the detection signal. A duty ratio detecting unit detects a duty ratio of the output clock, thereby generating the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Cheul-Hee Koo
  • Patent number: 7598786
    Abstract: A duty cycle correction circuit comprises a frequency divider, a duty cycle detector and a delay circuit. The frequency divider receives a first clock signal and divides the frequency of the first clock signal to generate a second clock signal. The duty cycle detector receives the second clock signal and a correction clock signal and generates a control signal according to the second clock signal and the correction clock signal. The delay circuit receives the first clock signal and the control signal and adjusts a delay time of a falling edge of the first clock signal according to the control signal to generate the correction clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090212836
    Abstract: A frame pulse signal latch circuit has: a pulse-width expanding unit which outputs a frame pulse signal FPIN having a pulse width longer than a m-clock cycle; a phase adjustment unit which generates a phase-adjusted output clock CLK?; a flip-flop which latches the frame pulse signal FPIN; a racing detection unit which generates signals, which are shifted by one to m clocks with respect to a frame pulse signal FPOUT, and detects a racing state based on a result of an AND operation of the frame pulse signal FPOUT and the clock-shifted signals; and a control unit which sequentially selects and directs different phase adjustment amounts to the phase adjustment unit, determines an optimal phase adjustment amount based on a worst phase adjustment amount of the case in which the racing state is detected, and gives a direction about the optimal phase adjustment amount to the phase adjustment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: TSUGIO TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7573309
    Abstract: Disclosed is waveform width adjusting circuit that comprises: a delay circuit having a prescribed delay time is provided in a signal propagation path and a delay adjusting circuit which applies an adjustment in such a manner that when a waveform width extending from either a positive-going transition or a negative-going transition of the signal waveform at an input terminal to the next negative-going transition or positive-going transition is greater than the delay time of the delay circuit, a signal having a reduced waveform width is output, and such that when the waveform width of the signal at the input terminal is less than or equal to the delay time, the waveform width is not reduced and the signal that is output has the waveform width of the original signal. Thus, the waveform width of a signal for which the waveform width is less than a limit is not reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Ichiro Abe
  • Patent number: 7508873
    Abstract: A pulse width modulator for use in a digital amplifier, includes a pop noise reducer for reducing pop noise by controlling a width and a phase of a pulse of a PWM signal output from the pulse width modulator, wherein the pop noise reducer contains: a PWM pulse register for storing a width and a phase values of a pulse of the PWM signal; and a pulse generator for outputting the PWM signal according to the values stored in the PWM pulse register. The pulse width modulator reduces pop noise generated when power supply to a digital amplifier is started and interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Pulsus Technologies
    Inventors: Tae Ho Kim, Jong Hoon Oh
  • Patent number: 7459951
    Abstract: A hybrid digital pulse width modulator can have a delay line with digitally programmable delay cells. The digitally programmable delay cells can be adjusted by a digital correction signal from a delay matching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Exar Corporation
    Inventor: Aleksandar Prodic
  • Publication number: 20080233898
    Abstract: System and method for creating a time alignment analog notch. An embodiment includes a digital power amplifier coupled to an enable signal line and to a digital control bits bus, and a matching network coupled to the digital power amplifier. The matching network to provide impedance matching and the digital power amplifier to produce a current based on a value on the digital control bits bus. The digital power amplifier comprises a selection circuit and a plurality of transistors. The transistors, controlled by outputs of the selection circuit, provide a current based on the value on the digital control bits bus. The adjustment of a delay between a signal on the enable signal line and the values on the digital control bits bus creates an analog notch at about Fs/2, where Fs is a sampling frequency of a sigma-delta modulator used to modulate data provided to the digital power amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Sameh Sameer Rezeq, Khurram Waheed, Sudheer Vemulapalli