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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6885210 | System and method for measuring transistor leakage current with a ring oscillator with backbias controls A circuit and method thereof for measuring leakage current are described. The circuit includes a pre-charge device subject to a first backbias voltage and a leakage test device subject to a second backbias voltage. The leakage test device is coupled to the pre-charg... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6750698 | Cascade circuits utilizing normally-off junction field effect transistors for low on-resistance and low voltage applications The present invention relates generally to electrical cascade circuits using normally-off junction field effect transistors (JFETs) which have low on-resistance for low voltage and high current density applications. Proper configuration of the normally-off JFETs all... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6732051 | Seamless surveying system A survey system and method for determining the best source of position data for a particular application. The system includes both an optical unit and a satellite positioning system (SATPS) unit for obtaining position data. The optical unit includes a theodolite and... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6707713 | Interlaced multi-level memory A memory device having a plurality of multi-bit cells that are programmed with interlaced data provide superior read access time. The multi-bit cells are read by reading the first bit of each of the plurality of cells sequentially using a first reference voltage the... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6630811 | Flip cover with battery for portable computer system An apparatus for providing an energy source for portable computer systems. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a front flip cover having integrated therewithin a flat rechargeable battery. The front flip cover is adapted to be removab... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6603292 | LDO regulator having an adaptive zero frequency circuit A low dropout voltage (LDO) regulator having an adaptive zero frequency circuit is described. The adaptive zero frequency circuit maintains the stability of the LDO regulator and improves the transient response of the LDO regulator under a range of values... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598183 | Software tool for automated diagnosis and resolution of problems of voice, data and VoIP communications networks A computerized system and method for testing and analyzing problems with communications networks is disclosed. The system computerizes and automates the testing of such networks by providing a computer with interface software that can communicate with the... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6597151 | Portable auxiliary battery pack for extended use and recharging of personal digital assistants A portable auxiliary power source system and method of the present invention facilitates extended portable use of a handheld computer without being unconnected to a fixed power source. A present invention portable auxiliary power source system is mobile a... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592269 | Apparatus and method for integrating an optical transceiver with a surface mount package An apparatus and method integrates optical transceivers for transfer of signals between optical and electronic media with surface mount packages, such as ball grid arrays and quad flat packs. A surface mount package is positioned directly beneath a modula... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6590861 | Combining virtual local area networks and load balancing with fault tolerance in a high performance protocol A method to send and receive data packets over a network of computer systems (e.g., a plurality of virtual local area networks [VLANs] compliant with the IEEE 802.1Q standard) using a server computer system adapted to have a plurality of network interface... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6590338 | Auxiliary chamber An apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device using an auxiliary chamber, and a method for attaching the auxiliary chamber to the display device. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a display dev... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6587788 | Integrated position and direction system with radio communication for updating data An integrated position and direction system is disclosed that includes a digital compass, a communication module, and a satellite positioning system having a receiver adapted to receive satellite position determining signals. Signals that are received fro... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6577083 | Method and apparatus for vertical S linearity correction with no external components A method and apparatus for vertical S linearity correction with no external components. A periodic waveform may be cubed to produce a second waveform. This second waveform may be sampled to obtain a peak value of the periodic waveform. The peak value may ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6563533 | Ergonomically designed apparatus for selectively actuating remote robotics cameras A ergonomically designed apparatus for selectively actuating remote robotics cameras. The present invention enables an operator to leave his hand on the robotics controller while selecting any one of several remote robotics cameras. In one embodiment, a s... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6563442 | Multiple symbol length lookup table A multiple symbol length lookup table is described. The multiple symbol length lookup table includes a plurality of lookup entries and a plurality of lookup results, each lookup entry having a corresponding lookup result. Each lookup entry comprises a par... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6560714 | Power management for a peripheral component interconnect environment with auxiliary power A circuit and method thereof for arbitrating between a plurality of power sources connected to a computer system peripheral device. The circuit includes a first circuit subassembly coupled to a first power source and a second power source. The first circu... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6556221 | Extended elements and mechanisms for displaying a rich graphical user interface in panel subunit Methods for realizing advanced graphical user interface (GUI) in panel subunit. The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a button GUI element descriptor that defines a bitmap to be displayed when a button is out of focus and another bitmap to be... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553311 | Navigational off- line and off-heading indication system and method A system and method that provides off-line and off-heading correction information in a convenient format that is easy for an operator to comprehend. A dual mode indication system provides two different types of navigation information in a single device pr... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6543036 | Non-linear, gain-based modeling of circuit delay for an electronic design automation system A non-linear, gain-based modeling of circuit delay within an electronic design automation system. The present invention provides a scalable cell model for use in early logic structuring and mapping for the design of integrated circuits. The scalable cell ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6542687 | Reducing polarization dependent loss caused by polarization dependent wavelength shift using core over-etch for planar lightwave circuit fabrication A method of making a polarization insensitive optical waveguide structure. An optical core layer is formed on a substrate, wherein the optical core layer has a higher refractive index than the substrate. A mask is formed over the optical core layer. The u... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530040 | Parallel test in asynchronous memory with single-ended output path An asynchronous memory device includes parallel test circuitry configured to interface with a single-ended output data path of the memory device and, in some cases, to provide a measure of a slowest cell access time for the memory device. The parallel tes... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6528880 | Semiconductor package for power JFET having copper plate for source and ribbon contact for gate A semiconductor package including a bottom leadframe having a bottom plate portion and a first terminal extending from the bottom plate portion, and a second terminal being co-planar with the first terminal. The semiconductor package also comprises a semi... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6526446 | Hardware only transmission control protocol segmentation for a high performance network interface card Hardware only transmission control protocol segmentation for a high performance network interface card. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention includes a circuit for implementing transmission control protocol (TCP) segmentation. The circuit... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513110 | Check instruction and method Processing exceptions that might occur upon the processor's execution of an instruction (13), such as a load or store instruction, may be anticipated and resolved in advance of execution of the instruction by first executing a check instruction (1) that m... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6510085 | Method of channel hot electron programming for short channel NOR flash arrays Methods of programming and soft programming short channel NOR flash memory cells that reduce the programming currents and column leakages during both programming and soft programming while maintaining fast programming speeds. During programming, a voltage... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6507614 | Efficient de-quantization in a digital video decoding process using a dynamic quantization matrix for parallel computations An efficient digital video (DV) decoder process that utilizes a specially constructed quantization matrix allowing an inverse quantization subprocess to perform parallel computations, e.g., using SIMD processing, to efficiently produce a matrix of DCT coe... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6507516 | EEPROM memory cell embedded on core CMOS for analog applications A low-cost, novel electrically erasable programmable read only memory cell embedded on core complementary metal oxide silicon for analog applications. The EEPROM memory cell includes a first well of P-type conductivity. An N-well coupler region is formed ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506683 | In-situ process for fabricating a semiconductor device with integral removal of antireflection and etch stop layers A semiconductor memory device such as a flash Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (Flash EEPROM) is fabricated by performing a number of process steps in-situ. Semiconductor devices having local interconnect areas are formed on a surface o... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506639 | Method of forming low resistance reduced channel length transistors Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices having low resistance reduced channel length transistors. Spacers are formed on each side of trenches that define the location of transistor channels. The spacers are formed with a dimension between the space... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6507242 | Gain switching scheme for amplifiers with digital automatic gain control One embodiment of the present invention is an improved feedback amplifier circuit having a variable closed loop gain which avoids including switching elements in its feedback network and maintains a constant output voltage window for an input signal havin... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6490608 | Fast parallel multiplier implemented with improved tree reduction schemes Parallel multipliers and techniques for reducing Wallace-trees in parallel multipliers to achieve fewer reduction stages. The parallel multipliers of the present invention, in one embodiment, require one fewer stage of reduction than conventional multipli... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6480146 | Intermittent use of a port in response to location data push A method and apparatus for receiving data via the intermittent use of a port. One embodiment of the preset invention may first access a signal from a location determining device. Responsive to the signal, a communication port may be automatically activate... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6481001 | Method and system for proactively debugging fitting problems in programmable logic devices A method and system for automatically proactively debugging fitting problems in programmable devices. Automatic fitters are computer programs that place and route circuit resources within a programmable device, e.g., a complex programmable logic device (C... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470382 | Method to dynamically attach, manage, and access a LAN-attached SCSI and netSCSI devices A method to dynamically attach, manage, and access a LAN-attached SCSI and netSCSI device to a network. In one embodiment, the present invention recites a method for dynamically attaching, managing, and accessing a netSCSI device coupled to a network. In ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6466050 | Method to improve routability in programmable logic devices via prioritized augmented flows A method and system for routing signals through interconnect matrices in a programmable logic device such that downstream routing failures can be reduced. In one embodiment, the invention is used to improve routing in complex programmable logic devices or... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6463071 | Method and system to communicate prioritized traffic via fixed length data communication frames A communications network operating in a data cable system that transmits a data over cable media access control (MAC) frame with an Ethernet/ISO8802-3 type packet protocol data unit payload. Time frames for transmission of data over the network are alloca... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6459209 | Procedures and apparatus for turning-on and turning-off elements within a field emission display device A method of removing contaminant particles in newly fabricated field emission displays. According to one embodiment of the present invention, contaminant particles are removed by a conditioning process which includes the steps of: a) driving a anode of a ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6460030 | Method and system for searching through descriptive data in the AV/C protocol A system and method of same for performing a search of stored data in a network of electronic devices connected by a network bus, wherein at least one of the electronic devices is a target device containing the stored data and another one of the electroni... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6452935 | Stream allocation in home networks A method and system for automatically allocating bandwidth on a network bus in an audio/visual network. The present invention implements an intelligent process to automatically make adequate bus bandwidth available when a request for a connection (e.g., a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6452598 | System and method for authoring and testing three-dimensional (3-D) content based on broadcast triggers using a standard VRML authoring tool A system and method for authoring and testing three-dimensional (3-D) content based on broadcast triggers using a standard VRML authoring tool. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method for authoring and testing three-dimensional (3-D) content base... | 09/17/2002 |
