Inventor
LAIRD WILLIAM K
US10 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
8 patentsUS9143005B1Sep 22, 2015
Backup energy storage module with selectable charge storage elements for providing backup power to a load
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC19 citations91
US9245540B1Jan 26, 2016
Voice coil motor temperature sensing circuit to reduce catastrophic failure due to voice coil motor coil shorting to ground
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations72
US9910075B2Mar 6, 2018
Overvoltage detection circuit for detecting an overvoltage spike from an external power supply
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations70
US9823294B1Nov 21, 2017
Negative voltage testing methodology and tester
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations70
US9304560B2Apr 5, 2016
Backup power for reducing host current transients
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations70
US9251839B1Feb 2, 2016
Data storage device with overvoltage protection
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations67
US9471072B1Oct 18, 2016
Self-adaptive voltage scaling
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations51
US10116129B1Oct 30, 2018
EOS event detection circuit for detecting EOS event on supply voltage rail coupled to power supply
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations49