公开(公告)号：US07030641B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-18

申请号：US10943370

申请日：2004-09-17

申请人： Andrew T. K. Tang ,  Trey Roessig ,  David Thomson ,  Jonathan Audy

发明人： Andrew T. K. Tang ,  Trey Roessig ,  David Thomson ,  Jonathan Audy

IPC分类号： G01R31/26

CPC分类号： G11C29/027 ,  G11C17/16 ,  G11C29/02

摘要： A programmable fuse state determination system and method provide a fuse current through a programmed fuse which produces a voltage that varies with the fuse's resistance. The voltage is compared with a threshold voltage to indicate whether the fuse is blown or intact. The invention employs ‘normal’ and ‘test’ modes, in which the relationship between the fuse's resistance and the threshold voltage differ, such that a higher fuse resistance is required for the fuse to be determined blown in the ‘test’ mode than in the ‘normal’ mode.

摘要翻译： 可编程保险丝状态确定系统和方法通过编程保险丝提供熔丝电流，其产生随保险丝电阻而变化的电压。 将电压与阈值电压进行比较，以指示保险丝是否熔断或完好无损。 本发明采用“正常”和“测试”模式，其中保险丝的电阻和阈值电压之间的关系不同，使得在“测试”模式下确定熔断器需要更高的熔断电阻，而不是 '正常模式。

公开(公告)号：US07327595B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-05

申请号：US11431207

申请日：2006-05-09

申请人： Jonathan Audy ,  Trey Roessig

发明人： Jonathan Audy ,  Trey Roessig

IPC分类号： G11C17/18

CPC分类号： G11C17/16 ,  G11C17/18

摘要： A dynamically read fuse cell includes a first circuit which includes a known reference resistance Rref, and a second circuit which includes a programmed fuse having a resistance Rfuse; the state of the programmed fuse is to be read. The first and second circuits receive a common “read” signal, and are arranged to produce first and second outputs which begin changing state in response; the first and second outputs have respective slew rates which vary with Rref and Rfuse, respectively. The first and second circuits are interconnected such that causing both outputs to begin changing state in response to the “read” signal triggers a time domain race condition, the result of which indicates which of the outputs slewed more quickly in response to the “read” signal, thereby indicating the relationship between Rref and Rfuse and, when Rref is properly chosen, the state of the fuse.

摘要翻译： 动态读取熔丝单元包括包括已知参考电阻R REF的第一电路和包括具有电阻R保险丝的编程保险丝的第二电路; 编程保险丝的状态将被读取。 第一和第二电路接收公共的“读取”信号，并且被布置成产生开始响应的状态的第一和第二输出; 第一和第二输出具有相应的转换速率，其分别随R＆lt; ref＆gt;和＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆gt;＆lt; 第一和第二电路互连，使得响应于“读取”信号使两个输出开始改变状态触发时域竞争条件，其结果指示响应于“读取”而更快地输出哪个输出， 信号，从而指示R＆lt; REF＆gt;和＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt; SUB＆lt; / SUB＆gt;之间的关系，并且当适当地选择R ref时，保险丝的状态。

公开(公告)号：US20070274118A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-29

申请号：US11431207

申请日：2006-05-09

申请人： Jonathan Audy ,  Trey Roessig

发明人： Jonathan Audy ,  Trey Roessig

IPC分类号： G11C17/00

CPC分类号： G11C17/16 ,  G11C17/18

摘要： A dynamically read fuse cell comprises a first circuit which includes a known reference resistance Rref, and a second circuit which includes a programmed fuse having a resistance Rfuse; the state of the programmed fuse is to be read. The first and second circuits receive a common “read” signal, and are arranged to produce first and second outputs which begin changing state in response; the first and second outputs have respective slew rates which vary with Rref and Rfuse, respectively. The first and second circuits are interconnected such that causing both outputs to begin changing state in response to the “read” signal triggers a time domain race condition, the result of which indicates which of the outputs slewed more quickly in response to the “read” signal, thereby indicating the relationship between Rref and Rfuse and, when Rref is properly chosen, the state of the fuse.

摘要翻译： 动态读取熔丝单元包括包括已知参考电阻R REF的第一电路和包括具有电阻R保险丝的编程保险丝的第二电路; 编程保险丝的状态将被读取。 第一和第二电路接收公共的“读取”信号，并且被布置成产生开始响应的状态的第一和第二输出; 第一和第二输出具有相应的转换速率，其分别随R＆lt; ref＆gt;和＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆gt;＆lt; 第一和第二电路互连，使得响应于“读取”信号使两个输出开始改变状态触发时域竞争条件，其结果指示响应于“读取”而更快地输出哪个输出， 信号，从而指示R＆lt; REF＆gt;和＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt;＆lt; SUB＆lt; / SUB＆gt;之间的关系，并且当适当地选择R ref时，保险丝的状态。

公开(公告)号：US5933045A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-03

申请号：US798518

申请日：1997-02-10

申请人： Jonathan Audy ,  A. Paul Brokaw ,  Evaldo Miranda ,  David Thomson

发明人： Jonathan Audy ,  A. Paul Brokaw ,  Evaldo Miranda ,  David Thomson

IPC分类号： G05F3/30 ,  G05F1/10 ,  G05F3/16

CPC分类号： G05F3/30

摘要： A comparison system compares a voltage which is proportional to absolute temperature S.sub.p to one which is equal to the sum of a conventional, uncorrected, bandgap cell voltage VBG and a proportional to absolute temperature voltage CT. The addition of CT to the uncorrected bandgap signal value yields a signal of the form Sp/(VBG+CT), which exhibits improved linearity over a signal of the form Sp/VBG, where VBG includes a Tln(T) term.

摘要翻译： 比较系统将与绝对温度Sp成比例的电压与等于常规的未校正的带隙电池电压VBG和与绝对温度电压CT成比例的和进行比较。 将CT加到未校正的带隙信号值中产生形式为Sp /（VBG + CT）的信号，该信号对于形式为Sp / VBG的信号表现出改善的线性度，其中VBG包括Tln（T）项。

公开(公告)号：US20050216631A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：US11087287

申请日：2005-03-22

申请人： Michael Daly ,  Jonathan Audy

发明人： Michael Daly ,  Jonathan Audy

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/42

CPC分类号： G06F13/4256

摘要： A communication system includes a master device which communicates with a chain of serially-connected slave devices. The master originates messages, each of which is intended for a particular ‘target’ slave device. Each message contains a ‘distance to target device’ value equal to the number of devices between the master and target, and a data packet containing data to be conveyed between the master and target. Each slave device determines if the ‘distance to target device’ value indicates that it is the target. If not, the slave device increments or decrements the value in real time, with no latency, and transmits the modified message to the next slave device until received by the target device. In one embodiment, the target device may place data in the data packet, and the slave devices are arranged to buffer the data back to the master device.

摘要翻译： 通信系统包括与串行连接的从设备链通信的主设备。 主机产生消息，每个消息都用于特定的“目标”从设备。 每个消息包含一个“到目标设备的距离”值​​等于主设备和目标设备之间的数量，以及包含要在主设备和目标设备之间传送的数据的数据包。 每个从设备确定“到目标设备的距离”值​​是否表示它是目标。 如果没有，则从设备实时地增加或减少该值，没有延迟，并且将修改的消息发送到下一个从设备，直到目标设备接收。 在一个实施例中，目标设备可以将数据放置在数据分组中，并且从设备被布置为将数据缓冲回主设备。

公开(公告)号：US20060001459A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：US11035284

申请日：2005-01-12

申请人： Jonathan Audy

发明人： Jonathan Audy

IPC分类号： H03B1/00

CPC分类号： H02M1/38 ,  H03K17/08122 ,  H03K17/162 ,  H03K17/6871

摘要： An anti-cross conduction driver control circuit and method prevent the occurrence of race conditions and avoid cross-conduction between series-connected power devices, typically MOSFETs, controlled in accordance with the present invention. Individual state machines are connected across the inputs and outputs of each power device driver, and are arranged to accurately determine when the driver has completed a task requested of it. Each state machine produces a “lockout” signal based on driver status, which is used to inhibit the operation of the opposite driver under prescribed conditions, and to thereby prevent cross-conduction between the series-connected power devices.

摘要翻译： 反交叉传导驱动器控制电路和方法防止竞争条件的发生，并避免根据本发明控制的串联功率器件（通常为MOSFET）之间的交叉导通。 各个状态机连接在每个电力设备驱动器的输入和输出端之间，并被安排为准确地确定驾驶员何时完成了所请求的任务。 每个状态机基于驾驶员状态产生“锁定”信号，该状态用于在规定的条件下禁止对方驾驶员的操作，从而防止串联连接的动力装置之间的交叉传导。

公开(公告)号：US08829980B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-09

申请号：US13214904

申请日：2011-08-22

申请人： Eric Siragusa ,  Franklin Murden ,  Jonathan Audy

发明人： Eric Siragusa ,  Franklin Murden ,  Jonathan Audy

IPC分类号： G05F1/10 ,  G05F3/02 ,  H02M3/07

CPC分类号： G05F3/02 ,  H02M3/073

摘要： A charge pump system and method that may provide large supply voltages and currents with reduced ripple voltage at reduced ripple frequency. The charge pump system may include an array of charge pumps and a delay pipeline. The array of charge pumps may include a plurality of charge pumps. The delay pipeline may include a plurality of delay elements. The delay elements may respond to a global trigger signal to output a trigger signal to the array of charge pumps. Respective charge pumps may fire in response to the trigger signal.

摘要翻译： 电荷泵系统和方法可以在降低的纹波频率下提供较大的电源电压和降低纹波电压的电流。 电荷泵系统可以包括电荷泵阵列和延迟管线。 电荷泵阵列可以包括多个电荷泵。 延迟流水线可以包括多个延迟元件。 延迟元件可以响应全局触发信号以将触发信号输出到电荷泵阵列。 相应的电荷泵可以响应于触发信号而触发。

公开(公告)号：US06246243B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-12

申请号：US09489100

申请日：2000-01-21

申请人： Jonathan Audy

发明人： Jonathan Audy

IPC分类号： G01R3102

CPC分类号： G11C17/165 ,  G11C17/18 ,  H01L23/5256 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A programmable “semi-fusible” link system is used to trim one or more circuit parameters. Each semi-fusible link, typically a thin film resistor, has “intact” and “blown” states, with the link having a first, non-zero resistance when intact, and a second, higher but finite resistance when blown, which is accomplished by forcing a predetermined current through the link. Each link is connected to a respective active devices which, when turned on, provide the current needed to blow the link. The links are also connected in series with respective current sources, and to respective threshold detectors connected to monitor the current through their respective links. Each threshold detector provides a logic output which indicates whether its link is intact or blown based on the magnitude of the link current. A “disable” circuit may also be included which, when activated, prevents the further programming of any of the circuit's semi-fusible links.

摘要翻译： 可编程的“半熔”链路系统用于修剪一个或多个电路参数。 每个半熔断片（通常是薄膜电阻器）具有“完整”和“吹制”状态，其中连杆在完整时具有第一非零电阻，并且在吹制时具有第二，但较高但有限的电阻，这是完成的 通过强制通过链路的预定电流。 每个链路都连接到各自的有源设备，当它们被打开时，提供吹送链路所需的电流。 这些链路还与相应的电流源串联连接，并连接到相应的阈值检测器，以通过其各自的链路来监视电流。 每个阈值检测器提供逻辑输出，该逻辑输出基于链路电流的大小来指示其链路是完整的还是被保护的。 还可以包括“禁用”电路，其在被激活时防止对电路的任何半熔断链路的进一步编程。