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SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS
GB·2,580 granted patents·30 pending applications·59,082 citations·filing 1984–2008
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2,610 records- 0199US5128559ALogic block for programmable logic devicesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 7, 1992·247 cites·6 claims
- 0298US5608250AVolatile memory cell with interface charge trapsSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 4, 1997·190 cites·16 claims
- 0398US5428311AFuse circuitry to control the propagation delay of an ICSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 27, 1995·141 cites·6 claims
- 0498US4964079AElectrically programmable memory with several information bits per cellSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 16, 1990·176 cites·3 claims
- 0597US5642261ABall-grid-array integrated circuit package with solder-connected thermal conductorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 24, 1997·283 cites·22 claims
- 0697US5473267AProgrammable logic device with memory that can store routing data of logic dataSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 5, 1995·184 cites·7 claims
- 0797US5422591AOutput driver circuit with body bias control for multiple power supply operationSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 6, 1995·128 cites·11 claims
- 0897US5343127AStart-up procedure for a brushless, sensorless motorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 30, 1994·104 cites·26 claims
- 0996US5796276AHigh-side-driver gate drive circuitSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 18, 1998·112 cites·27 claims
- 1096US5754417ALinearly regulated voltage multiplierSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1996·Granted May 19, 1998·180 cites·27 claims
- 1196US5648670ATrench MOS-gated device with a minimum number of masksSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·132 cites·4 claims
- 1296US5491703ACam with additional row cells connected to match lineSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 13, 1996·213 cites·9 claims
- 1396US5221881AMethod and apparatus for operating polyphase DC motorsSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 22, 1993·99 cites·15 claims
- 1495US7446626B2Directional couplers for RF power detectionSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 4, 2008·26 cites·25 claims
- 1595US7186968B2Polarization sensitive solid state image sensor including integrated photodetector and polarizing assembly and associated methodsSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 6, 2007·27 cites·13 claims
- 1695US6731514B2Stackable moduleSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 2002·Granted May 4, 2004·296 cites·15 claims
- 1795US6601189B1System and method for communicating with an integrated circuitSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 29, 2003·130 cites·30 claims
- 1895US6356960B1Microprocessor having an on-chip CPU fetching a debugging routine from a memory in an external debugging device in response to a control signal received through a debugging portSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 12, 2002·118 cites·21 claims
- 1995US5903607AMethod and device for encoding and transmitting bidirectional data from a master circuit to a slave circuitSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·342 cites·32 claims
- 2095US5744944AProgrammable bandwidth voltage regulatorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 28, 1998·81 cites·29 claims
- 2195USRE35494EIntegrated active low-pass filter of the first orderSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 22, 1997·102 cites·1 claims
- 2295US5589783AVariable input threshold adjustmentSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 31, 1996·91 cites·24 claims
- 2395US5568084ACircuit for providing a compensated bias voltageSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 22, 1996·70 cites·4 claims
- 2495US5530345AAn integrated hall•effect apparatus for detecting the position of a magnetic elementSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 25, 1996·107 cites·21 claims
- 2595US5397972AStart-up procedure for a brushless, sensorless motorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 14, 1995·82 cites·6 claims
- 2695US5144582ASram based cell for programmable logic devicesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 1, 1992·98 cites·17 claims
- 2795US5027011AInput row drivers for programmable logic devicesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 25, 1991·65 cites·12 claims
- 2895US5017845ABrushless direct current motor starting and operating apparatus and methodSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1990·Granted May 21, 1991·106 cites·22 claims
- 2995US4992680AProgrammable logic device having a plurality of programmable logic arrays arranged in a mosaic layout together with a plurality of interminglingly arranged interfacing blocksSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 12, 1991·103 cites·4 claims
- 3095US4931847AFloating gate memory with sidewall tunnelling areaSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 5, 1990·107 cites·11 claims
- 3195US4912345AProgrammable summing functions for programmable logic devicesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 27, 1990·150 cites·11 claims
- 3294US6591369B1System and method for communicating with an integrated circuitSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 8, 2003·121 cites·19 claims
- 3394US5729490AParallel-dichotomic serial sensing method for sensing multiple-level non-volatile memory cells, and sensing circuit for actuating such methodSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 17, 1998·135 cites·18 claims
- 3494US5717581ACharge pump circuit with feedback controlSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 10, 1998·144 cites·17 claims
- 3594US5712814ANonvolatile memory cell and a method for forming the sameSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 27, 1998·132 cites·21 claims
- 3694US5633178AMethod of making volatile memory cell with interface charge trapsSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted May 27, 1997·108 cites·8 claims
- 3794US5455885AMethod and apparatus for starting a sensorless polyphase DC motor in dual-coil mode and switching to single coil mode at speedSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 3, 1995·82 cites·17 claims
- 3894US5130268AMethod for forming planarized shallow trench isolation in an integrated circuit and a structure formed therebySGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 14, 1992·138 cites·10 claims
- 3993US7280140B2Image sensor reading during reset and reading on release from resetSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 9, 2007·93 cites·17 claims
- 4093US6748577B2System for simplifying the programmable memory to logic interface in FPGASGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 8, 2004·58 cites·38 claims
- 4193US6281566B1Plastic package for electronic devicesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 28, 2001·187 cites·25 claims
- 4293USRE37124ERing oscillator using current mirror inverter stagesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 3, 2001·58 cites·25 claims
- 4393US5801577AHigh voltage generatorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·127 cites·43 claims
- 4493US5714933ASystem for protection of goods against theftSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 3, 1998·228 cites·23 claims
- 4593US5623438AVirtual ground read only memory circuitSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 22, 1997·85 cites·4 claims
- 4693US5550497APower driver circuit with reduced turnoff timeSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·73 cites·17 claims
- 4793US5517095AMethod and apparatus for operating polyphase DC motors using a PWM chopping signal in zero crossing determinationSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted May 14, 1996·87 cites·20 claims
- 4893US5420447ADouble buffer base gate array cellSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted May 30, 1995·140 cites·18 claims
- 4993US5309078ASynchronous rectification method for reducing power dissipation in motor drivers in PWM modeSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1991·Granted May 3, 1994·74 cites·19 claims
- 5093US5257229AColumn redundancy architecture for a read/write memorySGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 26, 1993·121 cites·20 claims
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