Inventor
MERRILL RICHARD BILLINGS
US28 patents
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NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
11 patentsUS5886393AMar 23, 1999
Bonding wire inductor for use in an integrated circuit package and method
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP119 citations98
US5705846AJan 6, 1998
CMOS-compatible active pixel image array using vertical pnp cell
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP97 citations98
US5721425AFeb 24, 1998
Active pixel sensor cell that reduces the effect of 1/f noise, increases the voltage range of the cell, and reduces the size of the cell
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP51 citations96
US5844299ADec 1, 1998
Integrated inductor
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP59 citations95
US5710446AJan 20, 1998
Active pixel sensor cell that utilizes a parasitic transistor to reset the photodiode of the cell
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP31 citations93
US6326314B1Dec 4, 2001
Integrated inductor with filled etch
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP30 citations92
US6297689B1Oct 2, 2001
Low temperature coefficient low power programmable CMOS voltage reference
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP42 citations92
US6175268B1Jan 16, 2001
MOS switch that reduces clock feedthrough in a switched capacitor circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP18 citations92
US6180983B1Jan 30, 2001
High-voltage MOS transistor on a silicon on insulator wafer
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP8 citations74
US5900657AMay 4, 1999
MOS switch that reduces clock feed through in a switched capacitor circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP13 citations74
US5773864AJun 30, 1998
CMOS interface circuit formed in silicon-on-insulator substrate
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP5 citations63
FOVEONICS INC
10 patentsUS6130713AOct 10, 2000
CMOS active pixel cell with self reset for improved dynamic range
FOVEONICS INC89 citations98
US5892541AApr 6, 1999
Imaging system and method for increasing the dynamic range of an array of active pixel sensor cells
FOVEONICS INC101 citations98
US5880460AMar 9, 1999
Active pixel sensor cell that reduces noise in the photo information extracted from the cell
FOVEONICS INC63 citations96
US5747840AMay 5, 1998
Photodiode with improved photoresponse behavior
FOVEONICS INC61 citations96
US5892253AApr 6, 1999
Active pixel sensor cell with balanced blue response and reduced noise
FOVEONICS INC48 citations92
US5854498ADec 29, 1998
Active pixel sensor cell that reduces the effect of 1/f noise, increases the voltage range of the cell, and reduces the size of the cell
FOVEONICS INC23 citations92
US5841176ANov 24, 1998
Active pixel sensor cell that minimizes leakage current
FOVEONICS INC18 citations92
US5789774AAug 4, 1998
Active pixel sensor cell that minimizes leakage current
FOVEONICS INC53 citations92
US6011295AJan 4, 2000
Neural network active pixel cell
FOVEONICS INC14 citations74
US5841158ANov 24, 1998
Low-stress photodiode with reduced junction leakage
FOVEONICS INC9 citations74
FOVEON INC
7 patentsUS5965875AOct 12, 1999
Color separation in an active pixel cell imaging array using a triple-well structure
FOVEON INC872 citations99
US5962844AOct 5, 1999
Active pixel image cell with embedded memory and pixel level signal processing capability
FOVEON INC121 citations98
US6150683ANov 21, 2000
CMOS-based color pixel with reduced noise in the blue signal
FOVEON INC102 citations96
US6066510AMay 23, 2000
Method for forming a photodiode with improved photoresponse behavior
FOVEON INC45 citations96
US6018365AJan 25, 2000
Imaging system and method for increasing the dynamic range of an array of active pixel sensor cells
FOVEON INC44 citations92
US6002432ADec 14, 1999
Method for operating an active pixel sensor cell that reduces noise in the photo information extracted from the cell
FOVEON INC41 citations92
US5970316AOct 19, 1999
Method of making active pixel sensor cell that minimizes leakage current
FOVEON INC32 citations92