Inventor
CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO
US97 patents
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SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS
26 patentsUS5550497AAug 27, 1996
Power driver circuit with reduced turnoff time
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS73 citations96
US5517095AMay 14, 1996
Method and apparatus for operating polyphase DC motors using a PWM chopping signal in zero crossing determination
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS87 citations96
US5223772AJun 29, 1993
Method and apparatus for providing the lock of a phase-locked loop system from frequency sweep
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS65 citations96
US5428276AJun 27, 1995
Automatic adjustment of commutation delay for brushless DC motor for improved efficiency
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS45 citations95
US5306988AApr 26, 1994
Method and apparatus for operating polyphase dc motors
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS68 citations95
US5285135AFeb 8, 1994
Automatic adjustment of commutation delay for brushless DC motor for improved efficiency
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS48 citations95
US5017845AMay 21, 1991
Brushless direct current motor starting and operating apparatus and method
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS106 citations94
US5668449ASep 16, 1997
Motor with input-controlled high side driver
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS23 citations93
US5614797AMar 25, 1997
Stator coil driver circuit for a brushless DC motor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS35 citations93
US5572099ANov 5, 1996
Motor speed control with current limit
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS26 citations93
US5566369AOct 15, 1996
Controlled velocity head parking circuit
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS29 citations93
US5376834ADec 27, 1994
Initialization circuit for automatically establishing an output to zero or desired reference potential
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS53 citations93
US5374857ADec 20, 1994
Circuit for providing drive current to a motor using a sensefet current sensing device and a fast amplifier
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS42 citations93
US5338977AAug 16, 1994
Compensated circuit for driving inductive loads with very high bandwidth
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS26 citations93
US5297024AMar 22, 1994
Voice coil driver with variable gain in seek and track-follow modes
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS32 citations93
US5204594AApr 20, 1993
Circuit for providing a signal proportional to the average current flowing through coils of a motor operated in both linear and PWM modes
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS42 citations93
US5481167AJan 2, 1996
Amplifier and method for detecting the bemf of a coil of a polyphase sensorless DC motor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS31 citations92
US5397967AMar 14, 1995
Slew rate circuit for high side driver for a polyphase DC motor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS39 citations92
US5350984ASep 27, 1994
Method and apparatus for starting a brushless DC motor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS45 citations92
US5543697AAug 6, 1996
Circuit and method for controlling the speed of a motor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS40 citations90
US5656897AAug 12, 1997
Current sensing and control in brushless DC motors
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS33 citations87
US5680037AOct 21, 1997
High accuracy current mirror
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS18 citations84
US5495154AFeb 27, 1996
Method and apparatus for Kelvin current sensing in a multi-phase driver for a polyphase DC motor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS13 citations74
US5410190AApr 25, 1995
Circuit for shortening the turn-off time of a power transistor
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS11 citations74
US5296857AMar 22, 1994
Digital to analog converter with precise linear output for both positive and negative digital input values
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS8 citations74
US5245222ASep 14, 1993
Method and apparatus for buffering electrical signals
SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS13 citations74
QUALCOMM INC
9 patentsUS9882066B1Jan 30, 2018
Transcap manufacturing techniques without a silicide-blocking mask
QUALCOMM INC6 citations84
US9827430B1Nov 28, 2017
Injected conductive tattoos for powering implants
QUALCOMM INC14 citations84
US9101068B2Aug 4, 2015
Two-stage power delivery architecture
QUALCOMM INC14 citations84
US9985442B2May 29, 2018
Wireless power transfer receiver having closed loop voltage control
QUALCOMM INC9 citations83
US9812875B2Nov 7, 2017
Systems and methods for adjusting magnetic field distribution using ferromagnetic material
QUALCOMM INC7 citations82
US9490653B2Nov 8, 2016
Systems and methods for enabling a universal back-cover wireless charging solution
QUALCOMM INC11 citations82
US9401622B2Jul 26, 2016
Systems and methods for extending the power capability of a wireless charger
QUALCOMM INC8 citations82
US9958480B2May 1, 2018
Apparatus and method for a current sensor
QUALCOMM INC11 citations79
US9419470B2Aug 16, 2016
Low power detection of wireless power devices
QUALCOMM INC8 citations79
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC
7 patentsUS5869946AFeb 9, 1999
PWM control of motor driver
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC136 citations98
US6081112AJun 27, 2000
Method and circuit for determining the velocity of a data detector mechanism of a mass storage device, or the like, using a BEMF voltage in the associated voice coil
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC85 citations96
US6211727B1Apr 3, 2001
Circuit and method for intelligently regulating a supply voltage
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC27 citations93
US6084378AJul 4, 2000
Variable slew rate pulse width modulation system
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC43 citations93
US6064539AMay 16, 2000
Method of retracting a read and/or write head for parking
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC28 citations92
US6603361B1Aug 5, 2003
Method and apparatus for maintaining clock accuracy at power down
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC7 citations74
US6297603B1Oct 2, 2001
Circuit and method to avoid high current spikes in stator windings
ST MICROELECTRONICS INC8 citations74
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
3 patentsUS7863875B1Jan 4, 2011
Non-linear control techniques for improving transient response to load current step change
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR65 citations97
US7764054B1Jul 27, 2010
Voltage regulator with current-mode dual-edge width modulation and non-linear control
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR71 citations97
US7838964B2Nov 23, 2010
Micromodules including integrated thin film inductors
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR30 citations90
CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO
3 patentsUS8928284B2Jan 6, 2015
Variable wireless power transmission
CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO21 citations92
US8564260B2Oct 22, 2013
Dual-stage power conversion
CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO8 citations83
US8110474B2Feb 7, 2012
Method of making micromodules including integrated thin film inductors
CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO10 citations81
GRBO ZELJKO
1 patentSTONE MARTIN
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