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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7800429 | Temperature insensitive reference circuit for use in a voltage detection circuit A simple voltage detection circuit has few circuit elements, but provides a voltage output that is substantially temperature insensitive. The voltage detection circuit includes a diode-connected transistor, a cascode-connected transistor, as well as first and second... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7737535 | Total ionizing dose suppression transistor architecture A total ionizing dose suppression architecture for a transistor and a transistor circuit uses an “end cap” metal structure that is connected to the lowest potential voltage to overcome the tendency of negative charge buildup during exposure to ionizing radiation... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7733146 | SET and SEGR resistant delay cell and delay line for Power-On Reset circuit applications A delay line appropriate for use in a POR circuit or other integrated circuit in a space environment combines three separate circuit techniques to improve performance without unnecessarily increasing circuit area or adding to manufacturing costs when compared to a s... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7729430 | Autodetect feature for a spacewire application An autodetect circuit for a router system includes an interface to two bidirectional serial links, an input multiplexer circuit coupled to one side of the link interface for receiving input data signals and clock signals, a receiver coupled to the input multiplexer ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7619459 | High speed voltage translator circuit A high speed voltage translator circuit includes a voltage divider coupled between first and second power supplies, a transconductance amplifier coupled between third and fourth power supplies including a non-inverting voltage input coupled to the voltage divider, a... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7589327 | Energy sensitive direct conversion radiation detector An x-ray detector capable of directly converting x-ray radiation into electrical signals utilizes the radiation induced conductivity of various solid, electrically insulating materials. The detector is configured comprising one or more anodes and cathodes separated ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7583108 | Current comparator using wide swing current mirrors A current comparator includes an input node for receiving an input current, an output node, a first wide swing current mirror having an input coupled to the input node of the current comparator, a power node for receiving a first power supply voltage such as ground,... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7544947 | Cross-talk and back side shielding in a front side illuminated photo detector diode array A front side illuminated photo detector array is shielded from X-ray cross-talk by filling the septa between individual photo detector diodes with a high atomic number material such as tungsten. The processing circuitry is also shielded from stray X-rays by a barrie... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7504637 | Two component photodiode detector A photodiode detector array is bonded to a first surface of a first substrate and electrically coupled to the second surface of the first substrate. A shield, opaque to X-ray radiation is attached to the second surface of the first substrate. A processing chip is fl... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7423448 | Radiation hardened logic circuit A radiation-hardened logic circuit prevents SET-induced transient pulses from propagating through the circuit, using two identical logic paths. The outputs of the two logic paths are fed into an exclusive-OR gate, which controls gating circuitry. The gating circuitr... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7251150 | Radiation-hardened programmable device A method of programming a radiation-hardened integrated circuit includes the steps of supplying a prototype device including an SRAM memory circuit or programmable key circuit to a customer, having the customer develop working data patterns in the field in the same ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7071749 | Error correcting latch An error-correcting partial latch stage includes a first pass gate having an input for receiving a data input signal, an output, and a control node for receiving a control signal, a second pass gate having an input coupled to the output of the first pass gate, an ou... | 07/04/2006 |
