| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D576966 |
Light emitting diode |
September 16, 2008 |
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| D551367 |
Light source |
September 18, 2007 |
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| 7618176 |
Solid state light source adapted for remote illumination |
November 17, 2009 |
| A lighting device having a light source, light pipe, and a light-dispensing element is disclosed. The light source emits light at a first wavelength and transmits that light to the light pipe. The light dispensing emitter includes an extended section coupled to the light pipe that em |
| 7613980 |
System for computing a CRC value by processing a data message a word at a time |
November 3, 2009 |
| A system for computing a CRC value includes at least one memory for storing a data message, a current CRC value, and a plurality of lookup tables. The data message includes a plurality of words, with each word including a plurality of bytes. Each of the lookup tables stores a plurali |
| 7610532 |
Serializer/de-serializer bus controller interface |
October 27, 2009 |
| An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) uses a dedicated interface between core logic and an independent Serializer/De-serializer bus (SBus) to provide SBus capabilities to the core logic. In addition to the dedicated interface, the ASIC includes a controller responsive to a |
| 7608471 |
Method and apparatus for integrating III-V semiconductor devices into silicon processes |
October 27, 2009 |
| Method and apparatus for fabricating semiconductor devices, for example, III-V semiconductor devices, having a desired substrate, for example, a silicon substrate. A method for fabricating semiconductor devices includes providing a semiconductor wafer that includes a plurality of sem |
| 7607798 |
LED lighting unit |
October 27, 2009 |
| A lighting unit having a light generation section, a light analysis section, a controller, and a first communication interface is disclosed. The light generation section and the light analysis section are housed in a housing having a transparent window. The light generating section i |
| 7600906 |
Illumination structure comprising a flexible light guide coupled with a light source |
October 13, 2009 |
| Embodiments of an illumination structure are provided. The illumination structure has a flexible light guide with an improved light coupling to a light source. According to one embodiment, the light source is mounted on a substrate, and the flexible light guide is optically coupled with |
| 7586392 |
Dual path acoustic data coupling system and method |
September 8, 2009 |
| A data coupler includes first and second acoustic isolation transformers that develop first and second isolated output signals in response to first and second modulated input signals. A first and a second transmitter is coupled to the first and second acoustic isolation transformers |
| 7583863 |
Method and system for wavelength-dependent imaging and detection using a hybrid filter |
September 1, 2009 |
| An object to be imaged or detected is illuminated by a single broadband light source or multiple light sources emitting light at different wavelengths. The light is detected by a detector, which includes a light-detecting sensor covered by a hybrid filter. |
| 7580806 |
Apparatus and method for compensating clock period elongation during scan testing in an integrat |
August 25, 2009 |
| An apparatus and method for compensating clock period elongation during scan testing in an integrated circuit (IC) includes operating a clock associated with the IC at a frequency (f.sub.TARGET) at which IC operation is sought to be determined, measuring the actual clock period (T.su |
| 7580545 |
Method and system for determining gaze direction in a pupil detection system |
August 25, 2009 |
| A detector captures one or more images of the face, eyes, or pupils of a person using light propagating at two or more angles of incidence with respect to the optical axis of the detector. A difference image is then generated by subtracting one image from another image. A computed lo |
| 7580452 |
Dynamic comparator system |
August 25, 2009 |
| A dynamic comparator system includes a dynamic comparator, a feedback filter, and a summer. The dynamic comparator is configured with a comparison signal having an initial state. The dynamic comparator is further configured to receive an input signal and to generate an output signal. |
| 7573931 |
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser including a supported airgap distributed bragg reflector |
August 11, 2009 |
| A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser incorporating a supported air gap distributed Bragg reflector is disclosed. The supported air gap DBR includes a regrowth layer of material that provides mechanical support for the original material layers. The supported air gap DBR is fabricated |
| 7567760 |
Method and apparatus for providing diagnostic features for an optical transceiver |
July 28, 2009 |
| A method and apparatus for providing diagnostic features for an optical transceiver, in which the optical transceiver uses electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) in order to alleviate distortion of a signal caused by dispersion. A method and apparatus for monitoring the performance of |
| 7565465 |
Pushback FIFO |
July 21, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a pushback FIFO architecture that enables a value that has been unloaded from the FIFO to be pushed back into the FIFO at the beginning of the data stream if a determination as made that the data value should not have been unloaded from the FIFO. Therefore, |
| 7562429 |
Suspended device and method of making |
July 21, 2009 |
| A substrate defining a cavity comprising a wide, shallow first portion and a narrow, deep second portion is provided. The first portion of the cavity extends into the substrate from the front side of the substrate and is filled with sacrificial material. The second portion extends de |
| 7561009 |
Film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) devices with temperature compensation |
July 14, 2009 |
| The temperature-compensated film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) device comprises an FBAR stack that comprises an FBAR characterized by a resonant frequency having a temperature coefficient and a temperature-compensating layer comprising doped silicon dioxide. The FBAR comprises oppos |
| 7557419 |
Method and apparatus for preventing or reducing color cross-talk between adjacent pixels in an i |
July 7, 2009 |
| An image sensor device formed in an integrated circuit (IC) with one or more shading structures configured to provide a predetermined shading pattern to control the locations at which light impinges on the photodiode areas of the pixels. The predetermined shading patterns preventing |
| 7557338 |
Electronic device with integrated optical navigation module and microlens array therefore |
July 7, 2009 |
| A portable device includes a transparent surface; a microlens array having lenslets, each lenslet forming a corresponding image of an object using light received through the transparent surface; a light sensor having pixels, each pixel corresponding uniquely to one of the plurality of |
| 7556971 |
Testing electromigration at multiple points of a single node |
July 7, 2009 |
| Systems and methods for testing the reliability of a semiconductor component are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a method for testing reliability, among others, comprises providing simulation code of a standard cell, wherein the standard cell represents the semiconductor componen |
| 7553229 |
Active referencing method with interleaved crosshair navigation frames |
June 30, 2009 |
| A video game has a plurality of gaming image frames for displaying gaming images of the video game, and a plurality of crosshair navigation frames interleaved among the gaming image frames. During gameplay of the video game, an optical projection of the gaming image frames and the crossh |
| 7548140 |
Bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filter having reduced second harmonic generation and method of reducing |
June 16, 2009 |
| In a filter having a half-ladder structure comprising an alternating series of series branches and shunt branches, including a signal input and a signal output related to a common ground, at least one series branch or one parallel branch of the filter is configured as a BAW device co |
| 7547583 |
Light emitting diode package with direct leadframe heat dissipation |
June 16, 2009 |
| A packaged circuit and method for packaging an integrated circuit are disclosed. The packaged circuit has a lead frame, an integrated circuit chip, and an encapsulating layer. The lead frame has first and second sections, the first section including a lateral portion, a chip mounting |
| 7544945 |
Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array laser scanner |
June 9, 2009 |
| Vehicle-based lidar systems and methods are disclosed using multiple lasers to provide more compact and cost-effective lidar functionality. Each laser in an array of lasers can be sequentially activated so that a corresponding optical element mounted with respect to the array of lasers |
| 7539880 |
System and method for managing power consumption |
May 26, 2009 |
| An electronic circuit having built-in self testing capabilities for optimizing power consumption. Typically, the electronic circuit includes a component circuit that operates at some known or unknown optimal operating power level. Further, the electronic circuit includes a power supp |
| 7538727 |
System and method for determining the bearing of a source location from a receiver location |
May 26, 2009 |
| The system comprises a first beatable signal source, a second beatable signal source, a phase reference signal source and a receiver. The first beatable signal source and the second beatable signal source are located at the source location; the receiver is located at the receiver locatio |
| 7538405 |
Semiconductor sensor using surface plasmons to increase energy absorption efficiency |
May 26, 2009 |
| Surface plasmons are used to increase an energy absorbing efficiency of a semiconductor sensor. |
| 7537960 |
Method of making multi-chip package with high-speed serial communications between semiconductor |
May 26, 2009 |
| A multi-chip package includes a package substrate. First and second semiconductor die are formed on the package substrate. The first and the second semiconductor die are configured to communicate with each other via a high-speed serial communications protocol. |
| 7526744 |
Integrated circuit design method for efficiently generating mask data |
April 28, 2009 |
| A method for generating mask data includes receiving a set of routing definitions that enable conductor routing schemes having the same cell pitch, identifying locations in response to a characteristic of the set, presenting a representation of a portion of the mask data and applying a |
| 7526676 |
Slave device having independent error recovery |
April 28, 2009 |
| A slave device adapted to couple to a master processor and including an error handler and a communication controller. The error handler is configured to detect errors internal to the slave device and, in response to detecting at least one error and independent of the master processor, |
| 7525685 |
True-color computer monitor preview of a color print |
April 28, 2009 |
| A color printing system includes a color monitor and printer having different color gamuts. A color chart is printed out by the printer. A light source outputs light to the color printer and a color sensor detects the light reflected from the color chart printout. The sensor outputs |
| 7525398 |
Acoustically communicating data signals across an electrical isolation barrier |
April 28, 2009 |
| In one aspect, a data communication system includes a modulator, an integrated acoustic data coupler, and a demodulator. The modulator modulates a carrier signal having a frequency in an operating frequency range in response to an input data signal and provides the modulated carrier |
| 7525085 |
Multi-axis optical encoders |
April 28, 2009 |
| An optical encoding apparatus for the detection of position and/or motion of a mechanical device includes a codescale, an encoder housing having one or more portions and a light-detecting sensor embedded within the encoder housing, wherein the light-detecting sensor is capable of sensing |
| 7519875 |
Method and apparatus for enabling a user to determine whether a defective location in a memory d |
April 14, 2009 |
| The invention provides a method and an apparatus for enabling a user to determine whether a defective location in a memory device of an integrated circuit (IC) has been remapped to a location in a redundant memory portion of the memory device. Users are provided with the ability to o |
| 7516659 |
Inertial force sensor |
April 14, 2009 |
| A sensor having a mass that moves relative to a structure is disclosed. A spring mechanism applies a restoring force to the mass when the mass moves from an equilibrium position with respect to the structure. A first code scale is attached to the mass and viewed by a first imaging system |
| 7516379 |
Circuit and method for comparing circuit performance between functional and AC scan testing in a |
April 7, 2009 |
| A circuit and method for determining operating speed of a clock associated with an integrated circuit (IC), includes an IC logic element, a scan chain, and a calibration circuit including a first plurality of flip-flops and a combinational delay line. The calibration circuit operates |
| 7515106 |
Non-resonant antennas embedded in wireless peripherals |
April 7, 2009 |
| A peripheral apparatus includes a housing, a semiconductor device, and an antenna. The peripheral apparatus generates and transmits radio frequency (RF) control signals to a host device. The semiconductor device is contained within the housing and generates the RF control signals. The |
| 7513669 |
Light source for LCD back-lit displays |
April 7, 2009 |
| An apparatus having a light source, light pipe, and light conversion layer is disclosed. The light source includes a plurality of LED dies arranged in an array, each LED emitting light having an excitation wavelength, the light source emitting light within a cone of angles. The light pip |
| 7512695 |
Method and system to control the communication of data between a plurality of interconnect devic |
March 31, 2009 |
| A method and system of communicating data between a source interconnect device and a destination interconnect device are defined. The method includes adding an identification component to the data at the source interconnect device prior to communicating the data, and extracting the i |
| 7512415 |
Method and system for producing a scent from a hand-held device |
March 31, 2009 |
| A technique for producing a scent from a hand-held device involves receiving a scent mixture formula at a hand-held device, converting the scent mixture formula into dispense control signals, and generating a scent mixture in response to the dispense control signals, the scent mixtur |
| 7511565 |
Integrated circuit apparatus and method of compensating a current |
March 31, 2009 |
| An integrated circuit comprises a gain stage circuit coupled to a compensation circuit. Both the gain stage circuit and the compensation circuit respectively comprise a first current source and a second current source that are subject to the same process variations. A negative feedba |
| 7508823 |
Method and apparatus for high-speed multiple channel and line selector switch |
March 24, 2009 |
| A high-speed multiple channel and line selector switch allows the simultaneous selection of the two lines of a differential channel and permits the simultaneous selection of multiple channels by introduction of the appropriate high speed pad connectivity. |
| 7502978 |
Systems and methods for reconfiguring scan chains |
March 10, 2009 |
| Systems and methods for reconfiguring scan chains are provided. A representative system incorporates a first scan chain of flip-flops operative in either a normal mode or a rotate mode such that, if the first scan chain is operative in the normal mode, inputs are provided to the flip |
| 7502401 |
VCSEL system with transverse P/N junction |
March 10, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a VCSEL system comprising forming a first mirror, forming a vertical cavity on the first mirror, the vertical cavity including integrated multiple gain regions and forming a transverse p/n junction laterally to the integrated multiple gain regions, wher |
| 7495837 |
Collimating lens structures |
February 24, 2009 |
| An optic element receives an input light beam with a first beam angle and an axis. The optic element includes a first surface that receives the input light beam and generates an expanded light beam with a second beam angle that is greater than or equal to the first beam angle. The optic |
| 7495583 |
Flat-top reflection-based optical encoders |
February 24, 2009 |
| A reflection-based optical encoding apparatus for the detection of position and/or motion of a mechanical device includes an encoding medium having at least a first reflective portion, and an encoder housing having a light-emitting source and a light-detecting sensor embedded within, the |
| 7495320 |
System and method for providing a power bus in a wirebond leadframe package |
February 24, 2009 |
| An integrated circuit (IC) package, such as a Quad Flat Pack (QFP), has at least one lead with a tip that extends substantially perpendicular to the ends of two or more bondwires, so that there is room for more than one bondwire to be attached to it along its length. Thus, bondwires lead |
| 7493530 |
Method and apparatus for detecting an error in a bit sequence |
February 17, 2009 |
| An error detector for a pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS). A plurality of bits of a PRBS are received in a predictor circuit. A comparator compares two of the bits to predict a next bit in the sequence. The predicted next bit is compared with the actual next bit that is received to deter |
| 7492065 |
Circuit for initiating conductive liquid droplet motion in a switch |
February 17, 2009 |
| A circuit for actuating a switch includes a conductive liquid switch comprising a conductive liquid droplet and a control processor configured to receive a switching signal and configured to provide at least one actuation pulse to the conductive liquid droplet to initiate movement of |
