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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322015 | Simulating a dose rate event in a circuit design Behaviors of a transistor during a dose rate event can be modeled using a circuit simulation software package. A subcircuit model replaces a transistor in a circuit design to be simulated. The subcircuit model can be in the form of a schematic-based representation o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7250881 | Encoder output signal correction apparatus and method An offset error, an amplitude error, a phase error and a third harmonic component contained in two-phase sinusoidal signals are removed using relatively simple digital computations. An offset error contained in two-phase sinusoidal signals with a phase difference ou... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7180648 | Electro-absorption modulator device and methods for fabricating the same An electro-absorption light intensity modulator device is provided that comprises a first and a second layer disposed relative to the first layer so as to provide a light-absorbing optical confinement region. The first layer comprises a first insulator layer, and th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7016569 | Back-side-of-die, through-wafer guided-wave optical clock distribution networks, method of fabrication thereof, and uses thereof Systems and methods for back-of-die, through-wafer guided-wave optical clock distribution systems (networks) are disclosed. A representative back-of-die, through-wafer guided-wave optical clock distribution system includes an integrated circuit device with a first c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6954576 | Guided-wave optical interconnections embedded within a microelectronic wafer-level batch package Wafer-level electronic packages having waveguides and methods of fabricating chip-level electronic packages having waveguides are disclosed. A representative chip-level electronic package includes at least one waveguide having a waveguide core. In addition, another ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6906388 | SEU hard majority voter for triple redundancy Majority voting between triple redundant integrated circuits is used in order to provide an SEU hardened output signal. Accordingly, an input signal is processed in a predetermined manner to provide a first signal, the input signal is processed in the same manner to... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6667520 | SEU hard majority voter for triple redundancy Majority voting between triple redundant integrated circuits is used in order to provide an SEU hardened output signal. Accordingly, an input signal is processed in a predetermined manner to provide a first signal, the input signal is processed in the sam... | 12/23/2003 |
| 5804997 | Current-to-voltage converting device and light receiver A device for converting a current pulse signal into a voltage pulse signal through a conversion from a current to a voltage includes a converting unit converting the current pulse signal into a first voltage signal, a voltage reducing unit generating a se... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5689203 | Self-calibration circuit for pulse-train tranducer signals A self-calibration circuit for sensors and transducers that produce pulse-train outputs of the type having a count-until-disabled counter (250) which counts the number of pulses corresponding to a known value of the sensed or transduced quantity in a vari... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5671437 | Quantum dot-tunnel device and information processing apparatus and method using same A novel quantum dot-tunnel device having a revolutionarily faster processing speed and higher processing precision than conventional computer computation, which device has an array consisting of a large number of quantum dots which confine electrons three... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5471049 | Light detecting apparatus having low noise automatic gain control circuit A laser light detector is provided which can be used to detect pulsed laser light that is produced by a rotating laser light source on a construction job site. The laser light detector provides an easily-read display which is indicative of the present lev... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5434524 | Method of clocking integrated circuit chips A method of clocking integrated circuit chips. A pulsed laser striking an integrated circuit module substrate is diffused through the substrate and exits the opposite surface as diffused light pulses. An integrated circuit chip mounted on the top surface ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5260614 | Hall sensor with automatic compensation A circuit and method automatically compensate a monolithic integrated Hall sensor having a Hall element therein, wherein a device for generating operating currents is technologically and thermally tightly coupled with the Hall element. The production-indu... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5196734 | CCS latch with in-circuit redundancy A Cascode Current Switch latch is made insensitive to single event upset from radiation-induced charge by the addition of two transistors forming a second feedback path that renders one storage node immune to SEU and the other highly resistant.... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5144405 | Temperature compensation apparatus for logic gates A temperature compensation circuit enables the reliable operation of semiconductor logic gates over wide temperature ranges. The temperature compensation circuit includes a thin film resistor in series with an implanted resistor, both located on the same ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5018000 | Semiconductor device using MIS capacitor A MIS capacitor to be implemented in a semiconductor device employing various or predetermined circuits, has a dielectric side electrode which is in contact with a buried layer provided on a semiconductor substrate through a dielectric film and a buried l... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4940905 | ECL flip-flop with improved x-ray resistant properties An ECL flip-flop circuit has a data holding differential transistor pair and a feedback circuit provided between the collectors and bases of this differential transistor pair. The feedback circuit includes a resistor connected between the bases of the dat... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4891531 | ECL flip-flop with improved -ray resistant properties An ECL flip-flop circuit has a data holding differential transistor pair and a feedback circuit provided between the collectors and bases of this differential transistor pair. The feedback circuit includes a resistor connected between the bases of the dat... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4872141 | Radiation hard memory cell having monocrystalline and non-monocrystalline inverters A radiation hard memory cell comprises on an insulating substrate a low output impedance inverter made of a monocrystalline semiconductor and a high output impedance inverter made of a non-crystalline semiconductor in order to save space. The semiconducto... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4810900 | ECL circuit with improved -ray resistant properties A semiconductor integrated circuit device with an ECL sequential circuit is disclosed, which comprises a data holding circuit provided the ECL sequential circuit for holding the output thereof, and an emitter follower for feeding the output of the data ho... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4801821 | Integrated bistable electronic commutator with a low voltage drop Integrated bistable electronic commutator comprising a switch provided with at least two terminals, said switch incorporating at least one MOS power transistor (8); a MOS technology control circuit (10) having a bistable flip-flop provided with an input f... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4724338 | Generation of narrow-band, delayed electrical pulses Narrow-band electrical pulses which are delayed with respect to a first direct pulse produced are generated by a method in which space charges are pulsed in an electric field in a dielectric.... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4716551 | Semiconductor memory device with variable self-refresh cycle A semiconductor memory device with an internal refresh circuit is disclosed. The internal refresh circuit includes a timer circuit which generates a refresh request signal in a shorter cycle at a high temperature and in a longer cycle at a low temperature... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4705964 | Integrated circuit hall switch with adjustable operate point A silicon integrated circuit has a Hall-element, a differential amplifier and a Schmitt trigger circuit connected in tandem to form a Hall switch. It is demonstrated that only one set of component parameters, e.g. resistor values, exists that provides an ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4699520 | Temperature measuring device for recording large changes in temperature A temperature measuring device for recording large changes in temperature, especially for recording the temperatures in an internal combustion engine. An NTC resistor is connected with a constant source of voltage via a dropping resistor and the drop in v... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4695733 | Photoconductive power switch A photoconductive power switch capable of producing electrical pulses of at least 10 amperes and 100 volts at switching speeds of one nanosecond or less is disclosed. The photoconductive power switch comprises a wafer of high resistivity semiconductor mat... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4678937 | Electrical isolation circuit A circuit provides electrical isolation from an input signal which has a leading edge and a trailing edge. On the leading edge of the input signal, a first signal is transmitted across an isolation device to provide a first isolated signal representative ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4647794 | Solid state relay having non overlapping switch closures A solid state relay circuit is provided which controls the application of power to multiple loads in a manner which prevents the simultaneous application of power to more than one load. Photovoltaic diode arrays along with phototransistors are employed to... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4504974 | Opto-electronic repeater An opto-electronic repeater provides by means of a differentiation circuit and a trigger circuit a considerable extension of the life of the radiation-emitting element by reducing the duty cycle of the control signal for the radiation-emitting element.... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4486656 | Pulsed light barrier apparatus for direct connection to an a.c. supply Pulsed light barrier apparatus is driven directly from an a.c. supply voltage connected to the terminals L and M with the terminal M being earthed. A storage capacitor 14 is charged during the positive half wave of the a.c. supply voltage and is discharge... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4456943 | Current sensing relay A current sensing relay assembly is disclosed wherein current sensing devices are integrated with relay outputs on a single printed circuit assembly. By integrating the output and sensor, all additional external equipment and wiring are eliminated. The cu... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4413192 | Transistor firing circuit In a transistor firing circuit including a transistor, a firing coil having a primary winding across which a flyback voltage appears, and a Zener diode connected at the input side of the transistor for limiting the amplitude of the flyback voltage, there ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4328528 | Two-wire condition control circuit means A condition control device has been shown as a thermostat that not only controls, but draws power from the same two conductors. The drawing of power from the control conductors is accomplished by momentarily opening the control circuit and allowing a char... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4324981 | Light transmission load control system A light transmission load control system including a light responsive load controller for controlling a load setable in two states in response to optical impulses generated by an optical impulse generator. The optical impulse generator includes a light-em... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4305661 | Method and apparatus for determining physical characteristics of objects and object surfaces A method of determining physical characteristics of a surface. Light or other electromagnetic radiation is directed onto a first portion of a surface and the reflected radiation is received such as by a photodiode. The radiation is also directed onto at l... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4229701 | Pulse order recognition circuit A circuit which has two inputs at which respective ones of two time-displaced pulses may be received. The circuit also has an output at which a signal is produced if the pulses arrive in one order but not if they arrive in the opposite order. The circuit ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4225797 | Pulse generator circuit triggerable by nuclear radiation A pulse generator circuit triggerable by a pulse of nuclear radiation. The pulse generator circuit includes a pair of transistors arranged, together with other electrical components, in the topology of a standard monostable multivibrator circuit. The circ... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4179751 | Memory apparatus for disaster preventing system A memory apparatus which serves as an interface apparatus between an alarm system and a computer, whereby alarm signals from the alarm system each containing as its content a class of alarm, e.g., a fire, burglary or absence alarm or the location of an al... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4135099 | High energy, short duration pulse system A system for switching a high energy, short duration pulse from a high energy source to an impedance matched series load. A light activated semiconductor device having a rectifying junction is serially connected between the source and the load, and anothe... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4105902 | Touch sensitive input for electronic wristwatch and/or electronic calculator A touch sensitive input particularly suited for use with an electronic wristwatch, an electronic calculator or a combination thereof is provided. The touch sensitive input includes a touch sensitive contact connected to the input of a detector circuit, th... | 08/08/1978 |
