Inventor
WELLAND DAVID R
US142 patents
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SILICON LAB INC
35 patentsUS6167245ADec 26, 2000
Method and apparatus for operating a PLL with a phase detector/sample hold circuit for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC111 citations99
US6137372AOct 24, 2000
Method and apparatus for providing coarse and fine tuning control for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC180 citations99
US5870046AFeb 9, 1999
Analog isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC157 citations99
US7050509B2May 23, 2006
Digital isolation system with hybrid circuit in ADC calibration loop
SILICON LAB INC76 citations98
US7003023B2Feb 21, 2006
Digital isolation system with ADC offset calibration
SILICON LAB INC98 citations98
US6327463B1Dec 4, 2001
Method and apparatus for generating a variable capacitance for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC95 citations98
US6150891ANov 21, 2000
PLL synthesizer having phase shifted control signals
SILICON LAB INC96 citations98
US6147567ANov 14, 2000
Method and apparatus for providing analog and digitally controlled capacitances for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC105 citations98
US6385235B1May 7, 2002
Direct digital access arrangement circuitry and method for connecting to phone lines
SILICON LAB INC73 citations97
US6323735B1Nov 27, 2001
Method and apparatus for synthesizing high-frequency signals utilizing on-package oscillator circuit inductors
SILICON LAB INC149 citations97
US6825785B1Nov 30, 2004
Digital expander apparatus and method for generating multiple analog control signals particularly useful for controlling a sub-varactor array of a voltage controlled oscillator
SILICON LAB INC41 citations96
US6741846B1May 25, 2004
Method and apparatus for operating a PLL with a phase detector/sample hold circuit for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC66 citations96
US6727754B2Apr 27, 2004
RF power detector
SILICON LAB INC46 citations96
US6654409B1Nov 25, 2003
Direct digital access arrangement circuitry and method for connecting DSL circuitry to phone lines
SILICON LAB INC38 citations96
US6611553B1Aug 26, 2003
Isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC41 citations96
US6587560B1Jul 1, 2003
Low voltage circuits powered by the phone line
SILICON LAB INC50 citations96
US6574288B1Jun 3, 2003
Method and apparatus for adjusting a digital control word to tune synthesized high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC66 citations96
US6570513B2May 27, 2003
Isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC44 citations96
US6549765B2Apr 15, 2003
Phase locked loop circuitry for synthesizing high-frequency signals and associated method
SILICON LAB INC34 citations96
US6308055B1Oct 23, 2001
Method and apparatus for operating a PLL for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC75 citations96
US6297755B2Oct 2, 2001
Analog isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC41 citations96
US6233441B1May 15, 2001
Method and apparatus for generating a discretely variable capacitance for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC56 citations96
US6225927B1May 1, 2001
Analog isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC67 citations96
US6226506B1May 1, 2001
Method and apparatus for eliminating floating voltage nodes within a discreetly variable capacitance used for synthesizing high-frequency signals for wireless communications
SILICON LAB INC63 citations96
US6191717B1Feb 20, 2001
Analog isolation system with digital communication across a capactive barrier
SILICON LAB INC43 citations96
US6167134ADec 26, 2000
External resistor and method to minimize power dissipation in DC holding circuitry for a communication system
SILICON LAB INC60 citations96
US6144326ANov 7, 2000
Digital isolation system with ADC offset calibration
SILICON LAB INC46 citations96
US6137827AOct 24, 2000
Isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC70 citations96
US6107948AAug 22, 2000
Analog isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC58 citations96
US6061009AMay 9, 2000
Apparatus and method for resetting delta-sigma modulator state variables using feedback impedance
SILICON LAB INC78 citations96
US7301995B2Nov 27, 2007
Direct digital access arrangement circuitry and method for connecting to phone lines
SILICON LAB INC11 citations93
US7200167B2Apr 3, 2007
Direct digital access arrangement circuitry and method for connecting to phone lines
SILICON LAB INC10 citations93
US7154940B2Dec 26, 2006
Isolation system with digital communication across a capacitive barrier
SILICON LAB INC27 citations93
US7084710B2Aug 1, 2006
Digital expander apparatus and method for generating multiple analog control signals particularly useful for controlling an oscillator
SILICON LAB INC20 citations93
US7072389B2Jul 4, 2006
Direct digital access arrangement circuitry and method for connecting to phone lines
SILICON LAB INC13 citations93
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
7 patentsUS6750906B1Jun 15, 2004
Histogram-based automatic gain control method and system for video applications
CIRRUS LOGIC INC81 citations98
US6646822B1Nov 11, 2003
Sampled amplitude read channel employing pipelined reads to reduce the gap between sectors
CIRRUS LOGIC INC99 citations98
US5892632AApr 6, 1999
Sampled amplitude read channel employing a residue number system FIR filter in an adaptive equalizer and in interpolated timing recovery
CIRRUS LOGIC INC117 citations98
US5796535AAug 18, 1998
Sampled amplitude read channel employing a user data frequency synthesizer and a servo data frequency synthesizer
CIRRUS LOGIC INC137 citations98
US5648738AJul 15, 1997
Read channel having auto-zeroing and offset compensation, and power-down between servo fields
CIRRUS LOGIC INC61 citations96
US5359631AOct 25, 1994
Timing recovery circuit for synchronous waveform sampling
CIRRUS LOGIC INC71 citations96
US6108151AAug 22, 2000
Sampled amplitude read channel for reading user data and embedded servo data from a magnetic medium
CIRRUS LOGIC INC34 citations95
CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
3 patentsUS5055846AOct 8, 1991
Method for tone avoidance in delta-sigma converters
CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP55 citations96
US5039989AAug 13, 1991
Delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter with chopper stabilization at the sampling frequency
CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP88 citations96
US4709225ANov 24, 1987
Self-calibration method for capacitors in a monolithic integrated circuit
CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP73 citations96
SILICON LAB
2 patents(unassigned)
1 patentANALOG DEVICES INC
1 patentANALOG DEVICE INC
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