公开(公告)号：US07894491B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-22

申请号：US12028509

申请日：2008-02-08

申请人： Sean Batty ,  Bhajan Singh ,  Derek Colman

发明人： Sean Batty ,  Bhajan Singh ,  Derek Colman

IPC分类号： H04J3/02

CPC分类号： G06F13/4072

摘要： A data transfer circuit is provided for sending digital data at high rates across short but significant distances within an integrated circuit. The data is sent on parallel conductors that are divided into a number of groups. At the receiving end, a multiplexer selects each of the groups in turn and presents them at a set of conductors that are the same in number as one of the groups. At the transmitting end, a data marshalling circuit takes the bitstream to be transmitted and places it on the conductors in a particular redundant fashion so that the bitstream appears to advance across the set of outputs of the multiplexer. That is particularly useful where those outputs are presented to a pre-emphasis filter and line driver. The apparent data rate can be changed by making two or more of the groups of conductors have identical data.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种数据传输电路，用于在集成电路内的短距离但有重要距离的高速率发送数字数据。 数据在并行导体上发送，并行导线分为多个组。 在接收端，多路复用器依次选择每个组，并将它们呈现在与组之一相同数量的导体组中。 在发送端，数据编组电路将比特流传输并以特定的冗余方式将其放置在导体上，使得比特流看起来越过多路复用器的输出集合。 当这些输出被呈现给预加重滤波器和线路驱动器时，这是特别有用的。 可以通过使两组或多组导体具有相同的数据来改变视在数据速率。

公开(公告)号：US20060036379A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US11151555

申请日：2005-06-13

申请人： Derek Colman ,  Andrew Joy ,  Tom Leslie

发明人： Derek Colman ,  Andrew Joy ,  Tom Leslie

IPC分类号： G01R21/00

CPC分类号： G01R19/2513

摘要： There is provided a power supply monitor circuit comprising a positive supply monitoring input, a negative supply monitoring input, and a voltage divider connected between the positive and negative supply monitoring inputs and having an intermediate node providing a potential intermediate those on the positive and negative supply monitoring inputs. A sampling circuit is connected to sample the potential at each of the positive supply input the negative supply input and the intermediate node. Also provided is a method of monitoring noise on a power supply whereby phase information from those samples is derived about the noise signals at the two said points.

公开(公告)号：US20050126107A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10510441

申请日：2003-04-01

申请人： Derek Colman ,  Trevor Hesketh ,  Allan Reid

发明人： Derek Colman ,  Trevor Hesketh ,  Allan Reid

IPC分类号： B01J8/00 ,  E04C2/42

CPC分类号： B01J8/008 ,  B01J2208/00884

摘要： The present invention provides a support grid having the form of a web of vertically disposed plates said web of plates comprising (a) a network of strands of plate segments connected by junctions, the said strands terminating only at the periphery of the grid, and (b) one or more internal plate branches, each plate segment being joined at one end to a junction with at least two other plate segments and at the other end either being joined to a junction with at least two other plate segments or terminating at or near C the periphery of the grid, said internal branch comprising a plate having a free end within the grid and being joined at one end thereof to a segment or to another branch, characterised in that in horizontal cross-section through the grid each segment has at least two angular and/or curved portions which alternate in direction.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种具有垂直设置板的腹板形式的支撑格栅，所述板的腹板包括（a）由连接点连接的板段的网状网，所述线仅在网格的外围终止，并且（ b）一个或多个内部板分支，每个板段在一端连接到与至少两个其它板段的连接处，并且在另一端连接到与至少两个其它板段的连接处或终止于或接近 C是所述格栅的外围，所述内部分支包括板，所述板在所述格栅内具有自由端，并且在其一端处连接到一个段或另一个分支，其特征在于，在通过所述格栅的水平横截面中，每个段具有 在方向上交替的至少两个角和/或弯曲部分。

公开(公告)号：US5289043A

公开(公告)日：1994-02-22

申请号：US558908

申请日：1990-07-27

申请人： Andrew Marshall ,  Derek Colman ,  Philip J. Cavanagh ,  David P. Dale

发明人： Andrew Marshall ,  Derek Colman ,  Philip J. Cavanagh ,  David P. Dale

IPC分类号： H01L29/73 ,  H01L21/331 ,  H01L21/8222 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/07 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H03K17/08 ,  H03K17/0812 ,  H03K17/082 ,  H03K17/18 ,  H03K17/60 ,  H03K17/62 ,  H03K17/66 ,  H02J1/00

CPC分类号： H03K17/0826 ,  H01L27/0248 ,  H01L27/0755 ,  H03K17/08126 ,  H03K2017/0806 ,  Y10T307/461 ,  Y10T307/477

摘要： There is described a semiconductor switch device having two semiconductor components, the first component receiving drive signals from the second. The first component contains either a single power bipolar switch element for single ended control of the energisation of a load or a bridge of such elements enabling energisation of a load with different polarities. The switch elements, which may be transistors or darlington multiple transistors, have voltage dropping elements connected in the leads to their control bases, so that the drive signals from the second component can be produced by low impedance connection to one or the other supply conductor, thereby keeping the power dissipation of the second component to a low value. The voltage dropping elements may be a series resistor or a constant current circuit. The first component may have a temperature sensitive member, such as a diode, for diverting current from the control base of the or each switching element to terminate its conduction if the temperature of the component becomes too high. The switch device is used in a switching system for a motor vehicle, for example, where central control is required of a plurality of loads at various locations. A central controller transmits coded control signals to local controllers which direct the control signals to the correct switch devices. Status signals representing the functional states of the loads and the outputs of local sensors are sent to the central controller to produce there a corresponding display.

摘要翻译： 描述了具有两个半导体部件的半导体开关器件，第一部件接收来自第二部件的驱动信号。 第一个部件包含单功率双极开关元件，用于单端控制负载的通电或这种元件的桥，使得能够使具有不同极性的负载通电。 可以是晶体管或达林顿多晶体管的开关元件具有连接到引线中的电压降元件到它们的控制基极，使得可以通过与一个或另一个电源导体的低阻抗连接来产生来自第二部件的驱动信号， 从而将第二部件的功率损耗保持在低值。 降压元件可以是串联电阻器或恒流电路。 第一部件可以具有诸如二极管的温度敏感部件，用于如果部件的温度变得过高，则用于将电流从该开关元件或每个开关元件的控制基极转移以终止其导通。 开关装置用于机动车辆的切换系统中，例如需要在各种位置的多个负载进行中央控制的场合。 中央控制器将编码的控制信号发送到将控制信号引导到正确的开关装置的本地控制器。 表示负载的功能状态和本地传感器的输出的状态信号被发送到中央控制器以产生相应的显示。

公开(公告)号：US4260910A

公开(公告)日：1981-04-07

申请号：US541462

申请日：1975-01-16

申请人： Derek Colman

发明人： Derek Colman

IPC分类号： H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/07 ,  H01L27/04

CPC分类号： H01L27/0635 ,  H01L27/0214 ,  H01L27/0248 ,  H01L27/0755

摘要： To provide an integrated circuit with protection against overvoltage and overcurrent conditions, the channel of a field effect transistor is connected between the d.c. supply conductor for the integrated circuit and a further conductor for connection to one pole of a d.c. source for the circuit. The channel of the transistor is provided by a region of an epitaxial layer on a substrate of opposite conductivity type which provides a back gate for the transistor. A conductor is provided for connecting the substrate to the other pole of the d.c. source. The d.c. supply line voltage for the integrated circuit is thereby limited to the pinch-off voltage of the field effect transistor and the power supply current is limited to the zero gate-bias drain current of the field effect transistor. A protection arrangement also is disclosed for limiting forward current flow through an isolation diode in an integrated circuit resulting from accidental reverse polarity connection of a d.c. source to the circuit. The isolation diode is connected to the d.c. supply conductor only through a path including a current limiting resistor. A circuit combining both protection features also is described, the protection resistor connecting one end of the field effect transistor channel to the conductor for connection to the d.c. supply source to limit forward current flow through the diode junction between the transistor channel region and the substrate back gate region resulting from accidental reverse polarity connection of a d.c. source for the circuit.

摘要翻译： 为了提供具有过压和过电流条件保护的集成电路，场效应晶体管的通道连接在直流电源之间。 用于集成电路的供电导体和用于连接到直流的一极的另一个导体。 电路源。 晶体管的沟道由相反导电类型的衬底上的外延层的区域提供，其为晶体管提供背栅。 提供一个导体，用于将基板连接到直流的另一个极。 资源。 直径 因此，集成电路的供电线电压被限制为场效应晶体管的夹断电压，并且电源电流被限制为场效应晶体管的零栅极 - 偏置漏极电流。 还公开了一种用于限制正向电流流过通过直流的意外反向极性连接的集成电路中的隔离二极管的保护装置。 来源到电路。 隔离二极管连接到直流 仅通过包括限流电阻的路径提供导体。 还描述了组合两个保护特征的电路，保护电阻将场效应晶体管通道的一端连接到导体以连接到直流。 源极限制正向电流通过晶体管沟道区和衬底背栅区之间的二极管结，该二极管结由意外的反极性连接引起。 电路源。

公开(公告)号：US3624315A

公开(公告)日：1971-11-30

申请号：US3624315D

申请日：1969-07-15

申请人： MAX E BROCE ,  DEREK COLMAN ,  JACK P MIZE

发明人： BROCE MAX E ,  COLMAN DEREK ,  MIZE JACK P

IPC分类号： H01L27/00 ,  H01L27/20 ,  H03F3/185 ,  H04R25/00 ,  G11B3/00 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04R23/00

CPC分类号： H04R23/006 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L27/20 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/7849 ,  H03F3/1855 ,  H04R25/00

摘要： A transducer apparatus wherein the source to drain conductance of an insulated gate semiconductor field effect device is modulated by the application of mechanical stress to the channel layer of the device. Specific transducer modifications include microphone pickups and phonopickups. The pickup may include preamplifiers in either discrete or integrated circuit form.

公开(公告)号：US20080212607A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US12028509

申请日：2008-02-08

申请人： Sean Batty ,  Bhajan Singh ,  Derek Colman

发明人： Sean Batty ,  Bhajan Singh ,  Derek Colman

IPC分类号： H04J15/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4072

摘要： A data transfer circuit is provided for sending digital data at high rates across short but significant distances within an integrated circuit. The data is sent on parallel conductors that are divided into a number of groups. At the receiving end, a multiplexer selects each of the groups in turn and presents them at a set of conductors that are the same in number as one of the groups. At the transmitting end, a data marshalling circuit takes the bitstream to be transmitted and places it on the conductors in a particular redundant fashion so that the bitstream appears to advance across the set of outputs of the multiplexer. That is particularly useful where those outputs are presented to a pre-emphasis filter and line driver. The apparent data rate can be changed by making two or more of the groups of conductors have identical data.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种数据传输电路，用于在集成电路内的短距离但有重要距离的高速率发送数字数据。 数据在并行导体上发送，并行导线分为多个组。 在接收端，多路复用器依次选择每个组，并将它们呈现在与组之一相同数量的导体组中。 在发送端，数据编组电路将比特流传输并以特定的冗余方式将其放置在导体上，使得比特流看起来越过多路复用器的输出集合。 当这些输出被呈现给预加重滤波器和线路驱动器时，这是特别有用的。 可以通过使两组或多组导体具有相同的数据来改变视在数据速率。

公开(公告)号：US5959482A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-28

申请号：US911850

申请日：1997-08-15

申请人： Frank Fattori ,  Marco Corsi ,  Derek Colman

发明人： Frank Fattori ,  Marco Corsi ,  Derek Colman

IPC分类号： H03K17/16 ,  H03K17/567 ,  H03K19/003 ,  H03K17/30 ,  H03K5/12

CPC分类号： H03K17/168 ,  H03K17/16 ,  H03K17/567 ,  H03K19/00346

摘要： A driver amplifier for a bus feeds single polarity signals of controlled slew rate to the bus. The slew rate control is effected by a feedback capacitor connected from the output to the input of the amplifier. A clamp is provided for selectively connecting the input of the amplifier through a low impedance path to a point of reference voltage so that when the amplifier is quiescent signals on the bus cannot be fed through the capacitor to turn on the amplifier. A current source and a switchable current sink are connected to the input of the amplifier to change the capacitor to produce the slew rate controlled transitions. Another driver amplifier of the same design but using components of the opposite conductivity type can be used to apply signals of the opposite polarity to the same bus.

摘要翻译： 用于总线的驱动器放大器将控制压摆率的单极性信号馈送到总线。 转换速率控制由从输出端连接到放大器的输入端的反馈电容器来实现。 提供了一个钳位器，用于通过低阻抗路径将放大器的输入选择性地连接到参考电压点，使得当放大器在总线上的静态信号不能馈送通过电容器以导通放大器时。 电流源和可切换电流吸收器连接到放大器的输入端，以改变电容器以产生转换速率控制的转换。 使用相同设计的另一个驱动放大器，但使用相反导电类型的组件可用于将相反极性的信号施加到同一总线上。

公开(公告)号：US07535285B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-19

申请号：US11537787

申请日：2006-10-02

申请人： Derek Colman

发明人： Derek Colman

IPC分类号： G05F1/10 ,  G05F3/02

CPC分类号： G05F3/30 ,  Y10S323/901

摘要： A reference circuit. Included are first and second reference circuit blocks, first and second controllable current sources connected to supply current through the first and second reference circuit blocks respectively, an amplifier having non-inverting and inverting inputs responsive to the voltages developed by the first and second reference circuit blocks respectively and having an output connected to control the currents provided by the first and second current sources, and an output stage having a reference output controlled by the output of the amplifier. The reference circuit further comprises start-up circuitry, including a latch having an output indicating its state and being responsive to a signal indicative of the output from the reference output to latch from a first state into a second state when that signal passes a first threshold, and a switch that is responsive to the output of the latch to supply a control signal.

摘要翻译： 参考电路。 包括第一和第二参考电路块，第一和第二可控电流源分别连接到通过第一和第二参考电路块提供电流，放大器具有响应于由第一和第二参考电路产生的电压的非反相和反相输入 并且具有连接的输出以控制由第一和第二电流源提供的电流，以及具有由放大器的输出控制的参考输出的输出级。 参考电路还包括启动电路，包括具有指示其状态的输出的锁存器，并且响应于指示来自参考输出的输出的信号，当该信号通过第一阈值时从第一状态锁存到第二状态 以及响应于锁存器的输出以提供控制信号的开关。

公开(公告)号：US20080192860A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US12028461

申请日：2008-02-08

申请人： Michael S. Harwood ,  Andre Szczepanek ,  Derek Colman

发明人： Michael S. Harwood ,  Andre Szczepanek ,  Derek Colman

IPC分类号： H04L25/49

CPC分类号： H04L25/03343 ,  H04L25/08

摘要： The present invention relates to pre-distortion in transmitter circuits and provides a circuit for introducing pre-distortion into the output of a transmitter, wherein said pre-distortion comprises a pre-cursor, a cursor and a post-cursor, the circuit comprising: a first driver arranged to switch an output drive between said pre-cursor and said cursor; a second driver arranged to switch an output drive between said post-cursor and said cursor; a third driver arranged to switch an output drive between a positive cursor drive and a negative cursor drive. The arrangement provided give flexibility when setting the pre-cursor, cursor and post-cursor levels.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及发射机电路中的预失真，并且提供一种用于将预失真引入到发射机的输出中的电路，其中所述预失真包括前置光标，光标和后置光标，该电路包括： 第一驱动器，被布置成在所述前置光标和所述光标之间切换输出驱动; 第二驱动器，其布置成在所述后光标和所述光标之间切换输出驱动; 第三驱动器，其布置成在正光标驱动器和负光标驱动器之间切换输出驱动器。 当设置前置光标，光标和后光标级别时，所提供的安排提供了灵活性。