Nicholas H Atkinson

US Patent:

20170185096, Jun 29, 2017

Filed:

Dec 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/983413

Inventors:

- Austin TX, US
Praveen Kallam - Austin TX, US
Nicholas M. Atkinson - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G05F 3/26

Abstract:

An apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC). The IC includes a regulator to receive a plurality of input voltages and to provide a regulated output voltage to a load. The regulator includes a plurality of voltage regulators that receive the plurality of input voltages and provide the regulated output voltage as an output of the regulator. The IC further includes a controller that controls the regulator by using a voltage regulator in the plurality of voltage regulators to generate the regulated output voltage from the plurality of input voltages.

US Patent:

20170126005, May 4, 2017

Filed:

Oct 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/927810

Inventors:

- Austin TX, US
Matthew Powell - Austin TX, US
Nicholas M. Atkinson - Austin TX, US
Praveen Kallam - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

H02J 1/10
H03K 17/687

Abstract:

Circuitry and methods are provided that may be implemented to transfer digital signals between multiple voltage domains while some of these domains may be invalid, e.g., such as to transfer a digital signal from a source voltage domain to a destination voltage domain while the voltage of the source domain is zero or invalid. Possible implementations include, but are not limited to, for power selection and distribution in an integrated circuit chip that has multiple power sources (e.g., such as main power supply and a backup power supply), and in which at startup the chip is agnostic of (or is not aware of) which power supply or power supplies is actually powered and available.

US Patent:

20160105148, Apr 14, 2016

Filed:

Oct 8, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/509754

Inventors:

- Austin TX, US
Axel Thomsen - Austin TX, US
Nicholas M. Atkinson - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

H03B 5/24

Abstract:

A method includes using a current source to provide a charging current to a capacitor of a resistor-capacitor (RC) tank of an RC oscillator. The method includes using a resistor of the current source as a resistor for the RC tank.