Assignee
LINEAR TECHN INC
US·458 granted patents·26 pending applications·17,062 citations·filing 1976–2015
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484 records- 0199US9377794B1Rapid power up of Power Over Ethernet equipment systemLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·73 cites·16 claims
- 0299US6580258B2Control circuit and method for maintaining high efficiency over broad current ranges in a switching regulator circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 17, 2003·489 cites·35 claims
- 0399US6304066B1Control circuit and method for maintaining high efficiency over broad current ranges in a switching regular circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·328 cites·18 claims
- 0499US5994885AControl circuit and method for maintaining high efficiency over broad current ranges in a switching regulator circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 30, 1999·339 cites·42 claims
- 0599US5481178AControl circuit and method for maintaining high efficiency over broad current ranges in a switching regulator circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 2, 1996·567 cites·57 claims
- 0698US6166527AControl circuit and method for maintaining high efficiency in a buck-boost switching regulatorLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 26, 2000·672 cites·80 claims
- 0798US5731694AControl circuit and method for maintaining high efficiency over broard current ranges in a switching regulator circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 24, 1998·200 cites·7 claims
- 0898US5581252AAnalog-to-digital conversion using comparator coupled capacitor digital-to-analog convertersLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·221 cites·22 claims
- 0998US5408150ACircuit for driving two power mosfets in a half-bridge configurationLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 18, 1995·209 cites·53 claims
- 1098US5365118ACircuit for driving two power mosfets in a half-bridge configurationLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 15, 1994·167 cites·22 claims
- 1198US4920016ALiposomes with enhanced circulation timeLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 24, 1990·619 cites·11 claims
- 1297US7420359B1Bandgap curvature correction and post-package trim implemented therewithLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 2, 2008·58 cites·19 claims
- 1397US7030596B1Methods and circuits for programmable automatic burst mode control using average output currentLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 18, 2006·260 cites·36 claims
- 1497US6674274B2Multiple phase switching regulators with stage sheddingLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·188 cites·47 claims
- 1597US6498466B1Cancellation of slope compensation effect on current limitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 24, 2002·197 cites·35 claims
- 1697US6476589B2Circuits and methods for synchronizing non-constant frequency switching regulators with a phase locked loopLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 5, 2002·160 cites·73 claims
- 1797US6307356B1Voltage mode feedback burst mode circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 23, 2001·197 cites·22 claims
- 1897US5705919ALow drop-out switching regulator architectureLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 6, 1998·109 cites·28 claims
- 1997US5396245ADigital to analog converterLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·162 cites·56 claims
- 2097US4823070ASwitching voltage regulator circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 18, 1989·159 cites·81 claims
- 2196US6894461B1Bidirectional power conversion with multiple control loopsLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 17, 2005·98 cites·49 claims
- 2296US6724174B1Adjustable minimum peak inductor current level for burst mode in current-mode DC-DC regulatorsLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·243 cites·30 claims
- 2396US6411531B1Charge pump DC/DC converters with reduced input noiseLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·253 cites·44 claims
- 2496US5723970ABattery charging circuitry having supply current regulationLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 3, 1998·273 cites·20 claims
- 2595US8013544B2Dimmer control leakage pull down using main power device in flyback converterLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 6, 2011·60 cites·22 claims
- 2695US7463497B2Regulator for isolated flyback power supply using primary side sensingLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 9, 2008·68 cites·33 claims
- 2795US7394231B2Current-mode control for switched step up-step down regulatorsLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 1, 2008·57 cites·12 claims
- 2895US5929620ASwitching regulators having a synchronizable oscillator frequency with constant ramp amplitudeLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 27, 1999·155 cites·22 claims
- 2995US5847554ASynchronous switching regulator which employs switch voltage-drop for current sensingLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 8, 1998·163 cites·30 claims
- 3095US5731731AHigh efficiency switching regulator with adaptive drive output circuitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 24, 1998·158 cites·22 claims
- 3194US9054727B2Analog-to-digital converter system and methodLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 9, 2015·14 cites·56 claims
- 3294US8975831B1Pre-charging inductor in switching converter while delaying PWM dimming signal to achieve high PWM dimming ratio in LED driversLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 10, 2015·31 cites·20 claims
- 3394US8947101B2Method and system for measuring the resistance of a resistive structureLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 3, 2015·14 cites·34 claims
- 3494US7639517B2Adaptive output current control for switching circuitsLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 29, 2009·79 cites·57 claims
- 3594US6937178B1Gradient insensitive split-core digital to analog converterLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·65 cites·46 claims
- 3694US6522187B1CMOS switch with linearized gate capacitanceLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 18, 2003·70 cites·21 claims
- 3794US6465909B1Circuits and methods for controlling load sharing by multiple power suppliesLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·66 cites·28 claims
- 3894US6124818APipelined successive approximation analog-to-digital convertersLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 26, 2000·127 cites·16 claims
- 3994US5650357AProcess for manufacturing a lead frame capacitor and capacitively-coupled isolator circuit using sameLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·123 cites·8 claims
- 4094US5617015AMultiple output regulator with time sequencingLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 1, 1997·159 cites·21 claims
- 4194US5305192ASwitching regulator circuit using magnetic flux-sensingLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 19, 1994·149 cites·16 claims
- 4294US4812961ACharge pump circuitry having low saturation voltage and current-limited switchLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 14, 1989·113 cites·7 claims
- 4393US7511515B2System for providing power over communication cable having mechanism for determining resistance of communication cableLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 31, 2009·36 cites·13 claims
- 4493US7466112B2Variable frequency current-mode control for switched step up-step down regulatorsLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 16, 2008·45 cites·44 claims
- 4593US6611131B2Cancellation of slope compensation effect on current limitLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 26, 2003·60 cites·17 claims
- 4693US6518733B1Circuits and techniques for capacitor charging circuitsLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·97 cites·40 claims
- 4793US6144194APolyphase synchronous switching voltage regulatorsLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·186 cites·33 claims
- 4893US6127815ACircuit and method for reducing quiescent current in a switching regulatorLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 3, 2000·111 cites·35 claims
- 4993US5841643AMethod and apparatus for isolated flyback regulator control and load compensationLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 24, 1998·146 cites·31 claims
- 5093US5552695ASynchronously rectified buck-flyback DC to DC power converterLINEAR TECHN INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 3, 1996·159 cites·62 claims
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