ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,896, issued on April 7, was assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Slew-rate boost circuitry" was invented by Catalin Ionut Petroianu (Bucharest, Romania) and Alexandra-Oana Petroianu (Bucharest, Romania).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The techniques described herein relate to a circuit including an operational amplifier that includes a differential amplifier, a capacitor, and an output stage. The differential amplifier includes a first input and a second input. The output stage is configured to generate an output voltage. The circuit includes a slew-rate boost circuitry connected to the operational ...