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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
US·161 granted patents·23 pending applications·5,655 citations·filing 1996–2024
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184 records- 0199US9917104B1Hybrid MOS-PCM CMOS SOI switchTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 13, 2018·89 cites·19 claims
- 0298US6081456ABit line control circuit for a memory array using 2-bit non-volatile memory cellsTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 27, 2000·280 cites·18 claims
- 0397US9935618B1Schmitt trigger circuit with hysteresis determined by modified polysilicon gate dopantsTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·22 cites·22 claims
- 0497US7609093B2Comparator with low supply current spike and input offset cancellationTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 27, 2009·88 cites·18 claims
- 0597US7227234B2Embedded non-volatile memory cell with charge-trapping sidewall spacersTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·58 cites·9 claims
- 0697US6181597B1EEPROM array using 2-bit non-volatile memory cells with serial read operationsTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·304 cites·22 claims
- 0797US6169319B1Backside illuminated image sensorTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 2, 2001·318 cites·6 claims
- 0897US6168965B1Method for making backside illuminated image sensorTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 2, 2001·352 cites·11 claims
- 0997US6108240AImplementation of EEPROM using intermediate gate voltage to avoid disturb conditionsTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 22, 2000·222 cites·16 claims
- 1097US6044022AProgrammable configuration for EEPROMS including 2-bit non-volatile memory cell arraysTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 28, 2000·239 cites·16 claims
- 1196US9514818B1Memristor using parallel asymmetrical transistors having shared floating gate and diodeTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 6, 2016·27 cites·20 claims
- 1296US7773138B2Color pattern and pixel level binning for APS image sensor using 2×2 photodiode sharing schemeTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 10, 2010·57 cites·18 claims
- 1396US6256231B1EEPROM array using 2-bit non-volatile memory cells and method of implementing sameTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 3, 2001·216 cites·14 claims
- 1496US6218695B1Area efficient column select circuitry for 2-bit non-volatile memory cellsTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 17, 2001·215 cites·18 claims
- 1595US7948020B2Asymmetric single poly NMOS non-volatile memory cellTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2010·Granted May 24, 2011·20 cites·20 claims
- 1695US6157570AProgram/erase endurance of EEPROM memory cellsTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·175 cites·25 claims
- 1794US10852399B2Active quenching for single-photon avalanche diode using one- shot circuitTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 1, 2020·8 cites·20 claims
- 1894US7859043B2Three-terminal single poly NMOS non-volatile memory cellTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 28, 2010·23 cites·21 claims
- 1994US7800156B2Asymmetric single poly NMOS non-volatile memory cellTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 21, 2010·30 cites·17 claims
- 2094US7358583B2Via wave guide with curved light concentrator for image sensing devicesTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 15, 2008·67 cites·21 claims
- 2194US6351415B1Symmetrical non-volatile memory array architecture without neighbor effectTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 26, 2002·90 cites·19 claims
- 2294US6174758B1Semiconductor chip having fieldless array with salicide gates and methods for making sameTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 16, 2001·190 cites·15 claims
- 2393US7479916B1High resolution column-based analog-to-digital converter with wide input voltage range for dental X-ray CMOS image sensorTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 20, 2009·28 cites·20 claims
- 2492US11231510B1Radiation sensorTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 25, 2022·4 cites·22 claims
- 2592US8378407B2Floating gate inverter type memory cell and arrayTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·175 cites·21 claims
- 2692US8344468B2Photovoltaic device with lateral P-I-N light-sensitive diodesTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 1, 2013·9 cites·22 claims
- 2792US7575977B2Self-aligned LDMOS fabrication method integrated deep-sub-micron VLSI process, using a self-aligned lithography etches and implant processTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 18, 2009·38 cites·20 claims
- 2892US6469929B1Structure and method for high speed sensing of memory arraysTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 22, 2002·67 cites·27 claims
- 2992US6221687B1Color image sensor with embedded microlens arrayTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 24, 2001·196 cites·12 claims
- 3091US6362498B2Color image sensor with embedded microlens arrayTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 26, 2002·114 cites·11 claims
- 3190US10707120B1SOI devices with air gaps and stressing layersTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·28 cites·19 claims
- 3290US9484454B2Double-resurf LDMOS with drift and PSURF implants self-aligned to a stacked gate “bump” structureTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 1, 2016·11 cites·16 claims
- 3390US8722496B1Method for making embedded cost-efficient SONOS non-volatile memoryTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2013·Granted May 13, 2014·14 cites·17 claims
- 3490US7390718B2SONOS embedded memory with CVD dielectricTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 24, 2008·59 cites·6 claims
- 3590US6878981B2Triple-well charge pump stage with no threshold voltage back-bias effectTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 12, 2005·71 cites·9 claims
- 3689US9882003B1Device and system of a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR)TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 30, 2018·41 cites·22 claims
- 3789US9106851B2Single-exposure high dynamic range CMOS image sensor pixel with internal charge amplifierTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·13 cites·21 claims
- 3889US6937523B2Neighbor effect cancellation in memory array architectureTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·54 cites·24 claims
- 3988US11843043B2Method of forming a GaN sensor having a controlled and stable threshold voltage in the sensing areaTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 12, 2023·2 cites·33 claims
- 4088US9330748B2High-speed compare operation using magnetic tunnel junction elements including two different anti-ferromagnetic layersTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2014·Granted May 3, 2016·12 cites·19 claims
- 4188US6788576B2Complementary non-volatile memory cellTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·46 cites·12 claims
- 4288US6765259B2Non-volatile memory transistor array implementing “H” shaped source/drain regions and method for fabricating sameTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 20, 2004·45 cites·17 claims
- 4388US6346442B1Methods for fabricating a semiconductor chip having CMOS devices and a fieldless arrayTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 12, 2002·125 cites·17 claims
- 4488US6147904ARedundancy method and structure for 2-bit non-volatile memory cellsTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 14, 2000·197 cites·15 claims
- 4587US9729808B2Single-exposure high dynamic range CMOS image sensor pixel with internal charge amplifierTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 4687US7544557B2Gate defined Schottky diodeTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 9, 2009·18 cites·6 claims
- 4787US7339829B2Ultra low power non-volatile memory moduleTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 4, 2008·21 cites·21 claims
- 4886US7737390B2Horizontal row drivers for CMOS image sensor with tiling on three edgesTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 15, 2010·10 cites·16 claims
- 4986US6456557B1Voltage regulator for memory deviceTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 24, 2002·68 cites·20 claims
- 5086US6225013B1Stitching design rules for forming interconnect layersTOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD·Filed 1999·Granted May 1, 2001·69 cites·23 claims
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