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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7924082 | Driving configuration of a switch A driving circuit of a switch includes first and second transistors connected in series to each other and to relative intrinsic diodes in antiseries and driven by a driving device that includes at least one first and one second output terminal connected to the switc... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7683695 | Circuits and methods for canceling signal dependent capacitance Systems and methods for reducing the magnitude of signal dependent capacitance are provided. Capacitance canceling circuitry is operative to generate cancellation capacitance in response to the magnitude of a signal, which may be the same signal that produces the un... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7554382 | Method for reducing insertion loss and providing power down protection for MOSFET switches An FET switch comprising a single or parallel opposite polarity FETS is illustrated with wells that are driven from internal power rails. The internal power rails are logically coupled by other driving FET switches to, in one case, the higher of a positive power sup... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7370300 | Systems and methods of simulating signal coupling Systems and methods for simulating signal coupling in electronic devices are disclosed. In an exemplary implementation a computer program product executes a computer process to simulate a victim signal having a toggling bit pattern relative to a quiet culprit signal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355782 | Systems and methods of controlling micro-electromechanical devices An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or micro-fabricated supplemental lighting sources. An efficient drive scheme is provided for matrix addressed arrays of IMods or other micromechanical devices. An improved color scheme provid... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352207 | Output driver with common mode feedback A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor output driver provides a differential output signal having a particular differential voltage swing and a particular common mode voltage to a differential output node for various types of load circuits coupled to the differen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349282 | Power voltage supplier of semiconductor memory device The present invention provides a power voltage supplier for stably supplying a noise-free power voltage without increasing a size of a reservoir capacitor by employing a sharing scheme of the reservoir capacitor. The power voltage supplier of a semiconductor memory ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314445 | Integrated low-voltage transmit/receive switch for ultrasound imaging system A low-voltage transmit/receive switch that acts to protect sensitive low-voltage electronics from high-voltage pulse signals used to drive an ultrasonic transducer. The low-voltage transmit/receive switch comprises a series resistor and a parallel MOSFET pair. The p... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7295054 | Buffer capable of controlling slew rate in drive IC The present invention relates generally to a buffer of a drive Integrated Circuit (IC) and, more particularly, to a buffer of a drive IC for driving a spatial light modulator that can meet a desired dynamic slew rate characteristic by controlling current that affect... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286005 | Supply voltage switching circuit A supply voltage switching circuit for a computer includes a chipset, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The chipset includes a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET. A 5V system voltage and a 5V standby voltage are respectively inputted to ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280435 | Switching circuitry for reconfigurable arrays of sensor elements A device comprising an array of sensors that are reconfigurable by means of a switching network. The sensors may be optical, thermal or pressure sensors or ultrasonic transducers. More specifically, the device comprises: a multiplicity of sensor elements; a pluralit... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274242 | Pass transistors with minimized capacitive loading A tracking switch includes an MOS switching transistor with a control terminal coupled to a CMOS inverter. The relative geometries of the transistors that make up the inverter are significantly imbalanced, resulting is substantially different drive strengths (i.e., ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268606 | High-frequency signal switching An electronic signal processing apparatus has a signal switch with a first and a second transistor of normally-on type, having main current channels coupled between an internal node and a switch input and output, respectively. A diode provides a switchable signal co... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268595 | System and method for compensating for the effects of process, voltage, and temperature variations in a circuit A system and method for compensating for process, voltage, and temperature variations in a circuit is provided. A system includes an inverter having an input port, and an output port, and is configured to (i) receive an input signal, (ii) delay the received input si... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256068 | Semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules A semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules, having a capacitor within the semiconductor package assembly. The package assembly and method are suitable for electrically isolating modules according to IEEE 1394. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7233179 | Output stage interface circuit for outputting digital data onto a data bus An output stage interface circuit (1) comprises a main bipolar transistor (Q1) coupling a data output terminal (5) to a first rail (2) to which the positive of the power supply voltage (VDD) is applied, and a substrate diffusio... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233515 | Integrated memory arrangement based on resistive memory cells and production method An integrated memory arrangement based on resistive memory cells that can be changed over between a first state of high electrical resistance and a second state of low electrical resistance, each memory cell having an electrical additional capacitance that increases... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230453 | Output buffer providing multiple voltages The present invention provides an output buffer providing multiple voltages including an arrangement of bootstrapping capacitors, and a charge replenishing mechanism which provides continuous pulses to the arrangement of bootstrapping capacitors, thereby, maintainin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224194 | Output driver circuit The present invention relates to an output driver circuit which exhibits a reduced variation in the slew rate of an output signal thereof, irrespective of a variation in temperature occurring during a process carried out by a semiconductor memory device, to which th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221040 | Semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules A semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules, having a capacitor within the semiconductor package assembly. The package assembly and method are suitable for electrically isolating modules according to IEEE 1394. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205822 | Control circuit for an inductive load driver A control circuit for an inductive load driver includes a control block activated by a trigger signal and an output coupled to the control terminal of a power element. The control circuit includes an auxiliary current generator capable of delivering a current that i... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203111 | Method and apparatus for driver circuit in a MEMS device An embodiment includes a first semiconductor element coupled between a precharge signal and a node, the first semiconductor element to allow current to flow from the precharge signal to the node when a positive voltage is present on the precharge signal, and a switc... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7176566 | Semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules A semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules, having a capacitor within the semiconductor package assembly. The package assembly and method are suitable for electrically isolating modules according to IEEE 1394. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176745 | Semiconductor device The well voltage of a CMOS circuit having low-threshold-voltage MOSFETs is controlled when the power supply is turned on, during normal operation, and when the supply voltage is cut off. The CMOS circuit can thus operate stably with lower power consumption, because ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166918 | Semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules A semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules, having a capacitor within the semiconductor package assembly. The package assembly and method are suitable for electrically isolating modules according to IEEE 1394. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7109765 | Programmable phase shift circuitry A circuit provides a programmable phase shift feature, where the phase shift is programmably selectable by a user. This circuitry may be incorporated in a programmable logic device (PLD) or field programmable gate array (FPGA) to provide additional programmability f... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106125 | Method and apparatus to optimize receiving signal reflection An input/output circuit in a receiving mode typically has disabled output buffers as well as other electrical components that provide significant receiver input capacities at high operating frequencies. A detection circuit detects the charging/discharging of the par... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106131 | Amplifying circuit An amplifying circuit includes a differential amplifier having a positive input end, a negative input end, a positive output end, and a negative output end; a first input impedance coupled between the negative input end and a first input signal; a second input imped... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102465 | Frequency discrete LC filter bank An inductive (“L”)-capacitive (“C”) filter bank has application for use in a television receiver. The LC filter includes inductors configured in at least one inductive (“L”) bank, and capacitors configured in at least one capacitive (“C”) bank. The i... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103522 | Methods for estimating the body voltage of digital partially depleted silicon-on-insulator circuits Techniques for estimating a body voltage of one or more transistors which form digital partially depleted silicon-on-insulator circuit, and for using estimated voltages to analyze electrical properties of the circuit, are disclosed. In one technique, device models a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098882 | Bidirectional shift register shifting pulse in both forward and backward directions In forward direction pulse shift, by turning off a sixteenth transistor, a through-current is prevented from flowing between the fifth transistor and the seventh transistor. In backward direction pulse shift, by turning off the fifteenth transistor, a through-curren... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095266 | Circuit and method for lowering insertion loss and increasing bandwidth in MOSFET switches A DC symmetrical FET switch includes second and third switches connecting the well of the symmetrical FET switch to the drains and the source when the symmetrical FET switch is on. When the three FET's are on, the well, source and drain of the symmetric FET switch a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091584 | Semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules A semiconductor package assembly and method for electrically isolating modules, having a capacitor within the semiconductor package assembly. The package assembly and method are suitable for electrically isolating modules according to IEEE 1394. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092980 | Programming architecture for a programmable analog system A programmable analog device that introduces on a single chip a set of tailored analog blocks and elements that can be configured and reconfigured in different ways to implement a variety of different analog functions. The analog blocks can be electrically coupled t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088202 | Methods and apparatus for an improved discrete LC filter A discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter selects between at least two inductor banks to tune the LC filter. The filter receives an input signal that includes one or more bands of frequencies. A control signal selects a band of frequencies for processing. A first ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081786 | Level shifter and flat panel display In a level shifter, first and second PMOS transistors are connected in series between first and second power sources for supplying first high level and low level voltages, respectively, and a capacitor is formed between a contact point of the first and second transi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073129 | Automated selection of appropriate information based on a computer user's context A system filters received messages (e.g., unsolicited advertisements) to determine if they are appropriate for a user based on the non-static, constantly evolving, context of the user. The system can track the user's context by monitoring various environmental param... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072157 | Electrostatic discharge protection circuit device An electrostatic discharge protection circuit device is disclosed, which comprises a first electrostatic discharge protection circuit connected between a first external terminal and a first ground terminal, a second electrostatic discharge protection circuit connect... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7033900 | Protection of integrated circuit gates during metallization processes In one embodiment, a first transistor is configured to switch ON to discharge accumulated charges on an interconnect line during a metallization process. This advantageously protects a second transistor, which is coupled to the interconnect line, from charge buildup... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030915 | Signal processing apparatus A signal transfer gain is prevented from being lowered by parasitic capacitance. A signal processing apparatus is provided which includes switches provided for a plurality of signal sources, a common line to which signals from the plurality of signal sources are seq... | 04/18/2006 |
