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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184754 | Spur mitigation techniques Spurs cause significant problems with signal detecting, amplifier gain adjustment, and signal decoding. Various techniques can be used to mitigate the effects of spurs on a received signal. Generally, these techniques work by either canceling or ignoring the spurs. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184505 | High sensitivity GPS-assisted time source A method for determining portions of a GPS satellite signal may use non-coherent integration to determine a repeated pattern such as a preamble. Once the repeated pattern is determined, portions of the GPS satellite signal that may be determined with partial correla... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184364 | Illuminator for a 3-D optical microscope A compact and low cost microscope illuminator capable of generating 3-D optical images includes a first light source and a second light source. The two light sources lead two optical paths: one to illuminate a sample and another to project a pattern onto the focal p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175538 | Calibrating a wireless communication device In a multiple-input, multiple-output system, the frequency of transmitted signals can be partitioned into some number of frequency bins. During an exchange of sounding signals, a first station can monitor the quality of the signals to select a second station that is... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174762 | 3-D optical microscope A 3-D optical microscope, a method of turning a conventional optical microscope into a 3-D optical microscope, and a method of creating a 3-D image on an optical microscope are described. The 3-D optical microscope includes a processor, at least one objective lens, ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171234 | Multi-bank multi-port architecture A memory system including a plurality of ports and a memory core having a plurality of memory banks. Access requests received at the ports are broadcast to the memory banks. Multiple memory banks may be concurrently accessed in response to access requests received o... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161355 | Automatic refresh for improving data retention and endurance characteristics of an embedded non-volatile memory in a standard CMOS logic process A method for selectively refreshing data in a nonvolatile memory array based on failure type detected by an error correction code. If the page is determined to be error-free, no refresh operation takes place. Otherwise, if single-error words on a page contain erased... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160515 | Negative amplitude polar transmitter A polar transmitter includes a phase monitoring unit for monitoring input modulating data. When a phase transition exceeds a phase transition threshold, the phase monitor unit can signal an amplitude negation unit to invert the amplitude data coupled to the polar am... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160509 | Apparatus for coupling a wireless communication device to a physical device A wireless communication device may be configured to transmit and receive data through a physical device, such as a cable. Relatively higher transmit radio frequency (RF) signals from the wireless communication device may be shifted to a relatively lower frequency, ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160124 | Differential Teager-Kaiser-based code tracking loop discriminator for multipath mitigation in a NSS receiver A discriminator for a code tracking block of a navigation satellite system (NSS) receiver is provided. This discriminator can advantageously use only four complex correlators, i.e. early (E), prompt (P), late (L), and one of very early (VE) and very late (VL), while... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159967 | Wireless communication using beam forming and diversity A method and apparatus for wirelessly transmitting real-time data streams is described. To ensure continuous data flow, fast diversity and slow diversity can be used. Fast diversity chooses a receive antenna based on received signal parameters, such as signal streng... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158973 | Organic memory array with ferroelectric field-effect transistor pixels An organic non-volatile memory array including multiple pixels and associated signal lines that are disposed on and between a substrate, a single ferroelectric dielectric layer, and a single organic dielectric layer, where each pixel includes a ferroelectric field-e... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158465 | Vertical coffee-stain method for forming self-organized line structures A “vertical” coffee-stain method for producing self-organized line structures and other very fine features that involves disposing a target structure in a solution made up of a fine particle solute dispersed in a liquid solvent such that a “waterline” is for... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156462 | Verification technique including deriving invariants from constraints A method of performing formal verification on a design for an integrated circuit can include accessing a set of constraints for the design. These constraints can be partitioned based on their variables, wherein any overlapping variables can result in the conjoining ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156457 | Concurrent simulation of hardware designs with behavioral characteristics Simulating hardware includes generating a data flow representation of the hardware, based on a hardware description language (HDL) description. The data flow representation including compatibility information that preserves behavioral and synthesizable characteristi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155611 | GPS baseband architecture A GPS baseband architecture provides flexibility and power consumption and chip area usage advantages. The GPS baseband architecture includes a first stage having a preamplifier coupled to a low noise amplifier, which is coupled to a mixer. A PLL provides the mixer ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155018 | Implementing location awareness in WLAN devices A set of global location signals, an SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System), or an ACI (ambient country identifier) signal can be used to automatically provide location awareness for a WLAN device. If one of the set of global location signals, the SBAS signal, o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149905 | System and method for doppler frequency estimation A method and apparatus in a multiple sub-carrier digital communication receiver estimates a Doppler frequency bandwidth. The Doppler frequency bandwidth is estimated by comparing a first set of channel estimates to a second set of channel estimates generated by Wien... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149880 | Media streaming synchronization A system and method for synchronously transmitting media data is described. Synchronization data may be transmitted by a cycle master for receipt by one or more cycle slaves. A cycle slave may update an internal state based on the synchronization data received from ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145264 | Method and system for message transmission and reception Wireless devices may contain multiple radio transceivers, each conforming to different communication protocols. A first transceiver conforming to a first communication protocol in a first wireless device may be able to receive, detect, and/or decode messages transmi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144811 | Hybrid zero-IF receiver An apparatus for processing a Bluetooth signal advantageously mixes down a received RF signal to an IF signal wherein one band-edge of the spectrum of the IF signal may be approximately 0 Hz. In one embodiment, the IF signal may be digitized, decimated and filtered ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144683 | High throughput fine timing After detecting the predetermined phase rotation, a receiver can advantageously remove any cyclic shifting delays (CSDs) from the mixed mode packet for each chain. Once any CSDs are removed, the receiver can perform timing offset estimation and decode the mixed mode... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143647 | Relaxed InGaN/AlGaN templates A relaxed InGaN template employs a GaN or InGaN nucleation layer grown at low temperatures on a conventional base layer (e.g., sapphire). The nucleation layer is typically very rough and multi-crystalline. A single-crystal InGaN buffer layer is then grown at normal ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143154 | Relaxed InGaN/AlGaN templates A relaxed InGaN template is formed by growing a GaN or InGaN nucleation layer at low temperatures on a conventional base layer (e.g., sapphire). The nucleation layer is typically very rough and multi-crystalline. A single-crystal InGaN buffer layer is then grown at ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141240 | Manufacturing method for micro-SD flash memory card A method for fabricating MicroSD devices includes forming a PCB panel having multiple PCBs arranged in parallel rows, with each PCB connected to its neighboring PCBs in each row by relatively narrow connecting bridge pieces, and separated from PCBs of adjacent rows ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139408 | Scalable electrically eraseable and programmable memory A non-volatile memory including one or more EEPROM cell pairs. Each EEPROM cell pair includes three transistors and stores two data bits, effectively providing a 1.5 transistor EEPROM cell. An EEPROM cell pair includes a first non-volatile memory transistor, a secon... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139399 | Multiple cycle memory write completion A memory system that reduces the memory cycle time of a memory cell by performing an incomplete write operation. The voltage on a storage node of the memory cell does not reach a full supply voltage during the incomplete write operation. The incomplete write operati... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135357 | Integrated transmitter/receiver switch with impedance matching network A switchable inductor-capacitor-inductor (L-C-L) network, which includes an integrated T/R switch, can advantageously bridge a PA and an LNA of a wireless device. The first inductor can function as an RF choke that provides power to the PA. In one embodiment, the fi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124993 | Selective decomposition of nitride semiconductors to enhance LED light extraction A method of texturing a surface within or immediately adjacent to a template layer of a LED is described. The method uses a texturing laser directed through a substrate to decompose and pit a semiconductor material at the surface to be textured. By texturing the sur... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121220 | Apparatus and method for reduced complexity maximum likelihood MIMO detection In a multiple-input multiple-output communication system, a transmit symbol vector and a set of soft decision metrics may be estimated using a reduced complexity maximum likelihood (ML) detection method based on a receive symbol vector and a QR decomposition of a se... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120390 | Configurable low drop out regulator circuit A low drop out voltage regulator (LDO) is capable of operating in one of two different modes based on externally connected components. In one mode, the LDO directly generates a regulated output voltage. In a second mode, the LDO drives an external PNP transistor to ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116083 | Lipstick-type USB device with tubular housing A USB device including a tubular housing and a rear cap assembly including a handle structure that is rotatably connected to the tubular housing to facilitate deploying and retracting a plug connector through a front opening of the housing. The plug connector is fix... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111898 | Method for facilitating automatic analysis of defect printability Defect printability analysis in a mask or wafer requires the accurate identification of defect images and reference (i.e. defect-free) images, in particular for a die-to-die inspection mode. A method of automatically distinguishing a reference image from a defect im... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106479 | Patterned capacitor ground shield for inductor in an integrated circuit Integrated circuits are disclosed including at least one inductor-capacitor component, where each of the inductor-capacitor components includes an inductor and a capacitor constructed between the inductor and a substrate. The inductor includes at least one metal loo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104863 | Method for the printing of homogeneous electronic material with a multi-ejector print head Printing systems are disclosed that produce homogenous, smooth edged printed patterns (such as integrated circuit (IC) patterns) by separating pattern layouts into discrete design layers having only parallel layout features, and by printing each design layer using i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102662 | USB package with bistable sliding mechanism A USB device including a bistable mechanism that serves to bias a plug connector into one of two stable states, where the first stable state is associated with a retracted position in which the plug connector is fully retracted inside a housing, and the second stabl... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102658 | Micro-SD to secure digital adaptor card and manufacturing method A microSD-to-SD adaptor card includes a base substrate having a lead frame structure, a protective cap forming a chamber that encloses eight microSD contact pins of the lead frame structure, and a thermoset plastic casing formed over the protective cap and exposed p... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102657 | Single shot molding method for COB USB/EUSB devices with contact pad ribs A dual-personality extended USB (EUSB) system supports both USB and EUSB memory cards using an extended 9-pin EUSB socket. Each EUSB device 101 includes a PCBA having four standard USB metal contact pads disposed on an upper side of a PCB, and several extended purpo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099062 | CMOS transceiver analog front end having a combined power amplifier and low noise amplifier A complementary metal oxide semiconductor transceiver analog front end circuit includes a combined transmit and receive amplifier block that produces an amplified transmit differential signal and receives a receive differential signal through the same pair of input/... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098614 | Channel-occupancy efficient, low power wireless networking An apparatus and method are provided for efficiently sharing a single wireless channel and for providing improved power saving. Automatic beacon “sliding” establishes a round-robin contention-free channel schedule among multiple IBSSs. Entering an idle state imm... | 01/17/2012 |
