Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7821246 | Voltage regulator and method of calibrating the same A voltage regulator is provided that includes a power cell to provide a calibrated output voltage based on a voltage identification (VID) offset, and a master controller to provide a VID code to the power cell. The power cell to calibrate the output voltage based on... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816902 | Integrated circuit including a controller for regulating a power supply An integrated circuit includes a controller configured to regulate an output of a power supply based on a first signal. The integrated circuit includes an input configured to receive the first signal and to be coupled to an external capacitor that sets an adjustable... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7391200 | P-channel power chip An integrated circuit device for delivering power to a load includes a P-MOS power transistor, an N-MOS bypass transistor and a gate driver circuit. The P-MOS power transistor is coupled between a supply voltage node and a power output node of the integrated circuit... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388356 | System and method for providing voltage regulation in a multi-voltage power system A voltage regulator system is disclosed for use in selectively regulating a voltage source at a first output voltage potential and a second output voltage potential. The voltage regulator system includes a reference unit, a filter unit and a current source unit. The... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378829 | Method and system for providing voltage A system and method to provide voltage to a device from the operating mode of an integrated circuit is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the disclosed system includes an integrated circuit having an input/output pin and a DC-DC converter circuit that is coupled... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7266003 | Programmable power supply A programmable power supply for providing a regulated DC output power is disclosed. The power supply provides the output power to any one of a plurality of electronic devices adapted for receiving the output power at an operational voltage or an operational current.... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263046 | Photo-detector amplifier circuit for optical disk device A two-stage amplifier of a first-stage amplifier 21 and second-stage amplifiers 22 and 23 is provided. A writing mode and reproducing modes are switched in the first-stage amplifier 21 by switching a parallel circuit of a feedback capacit... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260731 | Saving power when in or transitioning to a static mode of a processor A method for reducing power utilized by a processor including the steps of determining that a processor is transitioning from a computing mode to a mode is which system clock to the processor is disabled, and reducing core voltage to the processor to a value suffici... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256571 | Power supply dynamic set point circuit A regulator set point circuit. The circuit includes a voltage regulator configured to produce an output voltage. An adjustable voltage source is coupled to the voltage regulator via a feedback circuit, and is configured to generate a voltage adjust signal to control... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245465 | Voltage regulator A voltage regulator has an output circuit for producing from an input voltage a predetermined output voltage to be supplied to a load, an overcurrent protection circuit for preventing overcurrent in the output circuit, a memory for storing control information fed fr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239034 | Engine driven power inverter system with cogeneration A combined heat and AC power generating system is disclosed having black start capability for the full time, simultaneous production of both electricity and heat. Heat generated within the system is captured and used for heating applications such as heating building... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7196431 | Device for prompting a controller A device for prompting a controller in a vehicle to switch the controller from a normal operating state into an idle state includes a prompting device which switches a power supply through to the controller when activated to bring it into the normal operating state.... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193398 | Tip having active circuitry A power supply system includes an adapter to receive power from a power source, and output a regulated output voltage (Vout). A tip receives Vout from the adapter, and output Vout to an electronic device. The tip includes active circ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7158042 | Voltage regulator for physically remote loads The invention relates to a voltage regulator for physically remote loads (2) with an adjustable power supply (9) for the load (2), with a measurement device (11, 12) assigned to the load (2) for creating a digital measurement signa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7106040 | Adaptive voltage scaling power supply for use in a digital processing component and method of operating the same There is disclosed an adaptive voltage power supply that finely adjusts VDD to an optimum level. The adaptive voltage power supply comprises: 1) a first charging circuit capable of increasing a reference voltage on a charge capacitor in response to receipt of a firs... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102684 | Video camera with low battery warning A warning is displayed for a constant time prior to end of a battery with respect to battery packs having various cell structures. A microcomputer 14 in the side of a video camera recorder body 10 obtains a reference voltage value from a voltage correc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098799 | Unit for sensing physical quantity A sensor unit sensing a physical quantity comprises a first voltage evaluation circuit, a second voltage evaluation circuit, an alarm signal output circuit, and a sensor output circuit. The first voltage evaluation circuit evaluates a power voltage by comparing it w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080265 | Voltage set point control scheme A system and method is provided for determining a voltage output of a programmable power converter based on programming voltage data received from one of a variety of alternate sources. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, a control unit is adap... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071672 | Method and circuit arrangement for generating an output voltage An output voltage is generated, in that an initializable current source is transferred into a current-conducting state by an initializing signal produced by an initializing unit, and then provides current to a voltage-limiting element. The output voltage is tapped f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068075 | Multi-level voltage output control circuit and logic gate therefor A multi-level voltage output control circuit selectively outputs one of multi-level power voltages by driving gates of two MOS transistors, which act as switching devices for the multi-level power voltages, with two output signals, the two output signals having comp... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068000 | Torque control device for electrical tools A torque control device for an electrical tool has a switching circuit, a voltage detecting circuit, a torque detecting circuit and a processor. The switching circuit connects between a motor of the electrical tool and a DC voltage source. The voltage detecting circ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053593 | Protection circuits for a DC-to-DC converter A DC-to-DC converter comprises a first power module, at least a second power module coupled to the first power module, and a protection circuit coupled to the first and second power modules. The protection circuit causes a system power good signal to be at a state i... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042182 | Electronically commutated motor operable directly from AC power network An electronically commutated motor (10) is adapted to be powered directly by an AC voltage (UAC) source, and comprises a permanent-magnet rotor (18), a stator having at least one winding phase (L1, L2, . . . , Ln), a rectifier ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032986 | Self-calibration of power delivery control to firing resistors A fluid ejection device having an internal power supply path and a power regulator providing an offset voltage from the internal power supply path voltage. A self-calibration circuit in the inkjet printhead determines a regulation band of the power regulator defined... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7023717 | Switching power supply apparatus The present invention relates to an isolated-type switching power supply apparatus, which includes a power supply, a transformer being connected to said power supply, a switching element for switching an electric current going through a primary coil of the transform... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6992534 | Circuits and methods of temperature compensation for refresh oscillator A memory device has refresh cycles to refresh memory cells of the memory device. The time interval between one refresh cycle to the next refresh cycle is a refresh interval. The refresh interval depends on a frequency of an oscillating signal. A refresh timer adjust... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6972975 | Voltage converter with selectable output voltage levels A voltage converter includes a converter circuit, a casing, and a jumper member. The converter circuit includes a voltage level setting circuit configured for generating a feedback signal, wherein an output voltage generated by the converter circuit has a voltage le... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6950079 | Light emitting diode driving circuit A luminance control circuit has luminance change characteristics similar to those of a conventional lamp when a light emitting diode is used as a light source. The luminance control circuit adjusts the value of a forward current flowing in the light emitting diode i... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948080 | System and method for minimizing upsets in digital microcircuits via ambient radiation monitoring A system and method for maintaining the upset rate of microcircuits within acceptable limits, while optimizing performance and, optionally, not increasing power consumption. The system comprises a variable power supply, which supplies power to the microcircuit; a co... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6919756 | Method and circuit for adjusting a voltage upon detection of a command applied to an integrated circuit A voltage generation circuit includes a voltage pump that receives a supply voltage and develops an output voltage responsive to a pump activation signal. A level detection circuit receives a pump-boost signal and is coupled to the voltage pump to receive the output... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917235 | Low voltage circuit for interfacing with high voltage analog signals An integrated circuit (IC) uses a current source coupled to means for current-to-voltage conversion to reject the unwanted high voltage signal and detects the wanted small voltage signal. In particular, the current source produces mirrored currents proportional to t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914454 | High speed low power input buffer The input buffer circuit includes an input stage providing a switching point voltage based on a predetermined switching point set between a first and second reference voltages that maximizes the high and low noise margins of the input buffer. The input buffer circui... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911807 | Method and circuit for limiting a pumped voltage A method and circuit control the value of generated voltage derived from a supply voltage as the value of the supply voltage varies, such as during burn-in of an integrated circuit. A voltage generation circuit includes a generator circuit that receives a supply vol... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6900621 | Digitally controlled modular power supply for automated test equipment A digitally controlled hybrid power module is controlled by a programmable controller. The hybrid power module includes a digitally controlled switching supply with an output coupled to an input of a digitally controlled linear voltage regulator. Independent control... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6724196 | Temperature controlled high voltage regulator A temperature controlled high voltage regulator for automatically adjusting the high voltage applied to a radiation detector is described. The regulator is a solid state device that is independent of the attached radiation detector, enabling the regulator to be used... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6548996 | Optimized on/off control circuit An on/off control circuit is provided that controls the application of power to a device. The effectiveness of the on/off control circuit is optimized with regard to cost, power consumption, component life, and utility. An R-C circuit is used to provide a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6414855 | Power converter with power converter element and controller formed on different semiconductor substrates A power converter individually comprises a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device . In the first semiconductor device , a power conversion element such as an IGBT , Zener diodes , a waveform shaping circuit ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6366072 | Optimized power supply system for an electronic circuit Electronic evaluation device provided within an electronic circuit so as to deliver an indication of the operating conditions of the electronic circuit, which indication is used to adjust the power supply voltage to a minimum value at which the electronic... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6218823 | Differential voltage regulator A voltage regulator (10) that regulates an input voltage. The voltage regulator (10) includes a current source (20) that generates a reference current. The voltage regulator also includes a voltage translation circuit (30), coupled to and responsive to th... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6215289 | Switchable D.C. voltage regulation circuit The present invention relates to a switchable d.c. voltage regulation circuit having an input terminal, an output terminal, a reference terminal, and a control terminal, including a gate turn-off thyristor, the main terminals of which are connected to the... | 04/10/2001 |
