104 patents
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Voltage clamp and current clamp systems with power recovery
18 Jul 23
Various embodiments are directed to a voltage clamp system comprising: a rectifier; a protected node, a reference node, and one or more internal nodes, coupled to the rectifier; a power converter, coupled to the rectifier via the one or more internal nodes; and one or more output nodes coupled to the power converter and configured to couple to a power sink.
Gideon Van Zyl
Filed: 13 Apr 21
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Fiber optic temperature probe
4 Jul 23
A fiber optic temperature probe is disclosed.
Terry Stapleton, Jason Errett
Filed: 28 Oct 20
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Systems and methods for monitoring serial communication between devices
27 Jun 23
A system for monitoring inter-integrated circuit (12C) communication includes a power supply, a battery backup unit, an 12C serial clock line (SCL) coupled between the power supply and the battery backup unit, an 12C serial data line (SDA) coupled between the power supply and the battery backup unit, and a controller.
Donald Cedrick Ongyanco
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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Programmable ignition profiles for enhanced plasma ignition
27 Jun 23
Generators and methods for igniting a plasma in a plasma chamber are disclosed.
Mike Armstrong, John Accardo, Daryl Frost
Filed: 29 Apr 20
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Multiphase interleaved forward power converters including clamping circuits
30 May 23
A multiphase interleaved forward power converter includes an inductor and first and second subconverter comprising respective transformers.
John Faustino Begino, III, Nathaniel Franco Neri
Filed: 1 Apr 22
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Input overvoltage protection circuits for power supplies
30 May 23
A power supply includes a power converter, a protection circuit, and a control circuit.
Ruel Joyosa Tolentino, Jahres Rederi Masangkay Satur, Khanderao Madhav Gaikwad
Filed: 8 Feb 22
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Control circuit for a power converter
23 May 23
The invention provides a control circuit for controlling the operation of a power converter having a switch connected to an output of the power converter, said control circuit comprising a first amplifier for sensing an output voltage of the power converter and a second amplifier configured to derive a frequency compensated error signal output, to provide a frequency control compensation loop to an input of the power converter and the output of the second amplifier is connected to the switch of the power converter.
Richard Morrison, Jonathan James Wilkinson, Phelim Bradley
Filed: 11 Nov 21
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Inter-period control system for plasma power delivery system and method of operating same
16 May 23
A generator produces output such as delivered power, voltage, current, forward power etc. that follows a prescribed pattern of output versus time where the pattern repeats with a repetition period by controlling sections of the pattern based on measurements taken one or more repetition periods in the past.
Gideon Van Zyl
Filed: 1 Apr 21
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Switch-mode power supplies including three-level LLC circuits
16 May 23
A switch-mode power supply includes a pair of input terminals for receiving an alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) voltage input from an input power source, a pair of output terminals for supplying a direct current (DC) voltage output to a load, and a three-level LLC circuit coupled between the pair of input terminals and the pair of output terminals.
James Sigamani
Filed: 21 Mar 22
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Circuit board assemblies for electronic devices
4 Apr 23
A circuit board assembly for electronic devices includes a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a heat sink carrier disposed on the first surface of the circuit board.
Yu-Wei Chen, Cheng-Sheng Chen
Filed: 30 Aug 21
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System, method, and apparatus for controlling ion energy distribution in plasma processing systems
28 Mar 23
Systems and methods for plasma processing are disclosed.
Victor Brouk, Daniel J. Hoffman, Daniel Carter
Filed: 19 Feb 19
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Inter-period control for passive power distribution of multiple electrode inductive plasma source
28 Mar 23
A generator produces output such as delivered power, voltage, current, forward power etc. that follows a prescribed pattern of output versus time where the pattern repeats with a repetition period by controlling sections of the pattern based on measurements taken one or more repetition periods in the past.
Gideon Van Zyl
Filed: 12 Feb 21
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Synchronization between an excitation source and a substrate bias supply
21 Mar 23
Systems and methods for plasma processing are disclosed.
Kevin Fairbairn, Denis Shaw, Daniel Carter
Filed: 15 Jan 21
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Inter-period control system for plasma power delivery system and method of operating the same
21 Mar 23
A generator produces output such as delivered power, voltage, current, forward power etc. that follows a prescribed pattern of output versus time where the pattern repeats with a repetition period by controlling sections of the pattern based on measurements taken one or more repetition periods in the past.
Gideon Van Zyl
Filed: 28 May 21
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Switch-mode power supplies including three-level LLC circuits for low line and high line operation
7 Mar 23
A switch-mode power supply includes a pair of input terminals for receiving an alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) voltage input from an input power source, a pair of output terminals for supplying a direct current (DC) voltage output to a load, and at least four switches coupled in a three-level LLC circuit arrangement between the pair of input terminals and the pair of output terminals.
James Sigamani
Filed: 21 Jul 21
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Power supply unit with autonomous input power limiting
7 Mar 23
A power supply receives AC power and generates a DC output voltage.
Donald Cedrick Ongyanco, Joey De Guzman, Vincent Vicente Vivar, Ricardo Bernado Roldan, Jr., Arvin San Juan
Filed: 8 Jan 21
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Reduced power consumption for LLC resonant converter under light load
28 Feb 23
This disclosure provides a resonant LLC power converter unit to provide a plurality of power outputs.
Richard Morrison, Andrejs Gasilovs, Phelim Seamus Bradley
Filed: 9 Feb 21
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Non-inverting buck-boost converter
28 Feb 23
A buck-boost converter circuit, such as a non-inverting buck-boost converter, can include two separate control loop circuits to separately control operation of the buck circuit and the boost circuit.
Antonio Remetio Soleno
Filed: 30 Dec 20
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Switched mode power supplies with configurable communication addresses
21 Feb 23
A switched-mode power supply includes an input, an output, and a transformer including primary and secondary windings.
Yongtao Xie, Pengfei Cai, Shaobo Li, Zhanwu Wang
Filed: 10 Mar 21
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Apparatus and method for synchronous rectifier control delay
14 Feb 23
A circuit for use in an LLC converter comprises a first primary side switch, a first secondary side switch assembly, a controller, and a resonant network.
Jonathan Ross Bernardo Fauni, Jessica Cabiles Magsino
Filed: 10 Feb 21