Salvatore Cannavacciuolo

Title: Salvatore Cannavacciuolo: Patent Work in Electronic Driver Circuits

Introduction

Salvatore Cannavacciuolo is an inventor associated with Villaricca, Italy, and STMicroelectronics International N.V. His patent work includes a driver circuit designed to control the discharge of a power switch.

Latest Patents

Cannavacciuolo is named on 1 patent: “Driver Circuit with Discharge Control, Corresponding Electronic System and Vehicle.” The invention describes a circuit with high-side and low-side switches connected to separate output pins that can couple to a power-switch control terminal. A programmable voltage generator supplies the high-side drive circuit, while a fixed voltage supplies the low-side drive circuit.

When the circuit receives a command to initiate discharge, its control circuitry activates the high-side drive circuit, turning on the high-side switch and clamping the first output pin to the programmable voltage. After a specified time interval, the control circuitry changes the drive signal to activate the low-side drive circuit. This turns on the low-side switch and connects the second output pin to the second supply-voltage node.

Career Highlights

Cannavacciuolo’s listed patent reflects work on electronic control circuitry for power switches. The design combines programmable voltage control with timed switching between high-side and low-side drive paths.

Collaborations

Cannavacciuolo is associated with STMicroelectronics International N.V. His listed coworkers include Vittorio D’Angelo and Jiri Ryba.

Conclusion

Salvatore Cannavacciuolo’s patent focuses on controlled power-switch discharge through coordinated high-side and low-side circuitry, contributing to electronic systems and vehicles.