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FAN XIAOFENG
US75 patents
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APPLE INC
33 patentsUS8773562B1Jul 8, 2014
Vertically stacked image sensor
APPLE INC341 citations99
US10003759B2Jun 19, 2018
Vertically stacked image sensor
APPLE INC39 citations98
US10462402B2Oct 29, 2019
Image sensor having full well capacity beyond photodiode capacity
APPLE INC14 citations94
US10438987B2Oct 8, 2019
Stacked backside illuminated SPAD array
APPLE INC23 citations94
US10072815B2Sep 11, 2018
Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser
APPLE INC17 citations94
US9741754B2Aug 22, 2017
Charge transfer circuit with storage nodes in image sensors
APPLE INC24 citations94
US9549099B2Jan 17, 2017
Hybrid image sensor
APPLE INC25 citations94
US9319611B2Apr 19, 2016
Image sensor with flexible pixel summing
APPLE INC25 citations94
US9406713B2Aug 2, 2016
Vertically stacked image sensor
APPLE INC18 citations93
US9245917B2Jan 26, 2016
Vertically stacked image sensor
APPLE INC14 citations93
US9596420B2Mar 14, 2017
Image sensor having pixels with different integration periods
APPLE INC20 citations92
US9318479B2Apr 19, 2016
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) with lateral gated section
APPLE INC19 citations92
US9293500B2Mar 22, 2016
Exposure control for image sensors
APPLE INC23 citations92
US9356061B2May 31, 2016
Image sensor with buried light shield and vertical gate
APPLE INC19 citations91
US10658419B2May 19, 2020
Stacked backside illuminated SPAD array
APPLE INC7 citations84
US10454241B2Oct 22, 2019
VCSEL structure with embedded heat sink
APPLE INC5 citations84
US10295145B2May 21, 2019
Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser
APPLE INC9 citations84
US10153614B1Dec 11, 2018
Creating arbitrary patterns on a 2-D uniform grid VCSEL array
APPLE INC9 citations84
US10103512B2Oct 16, 2018
VCSEL structure with embedded heat sink
APPLE INC5 citations84
US10026771B1Jul 17, 2018
Image sensor with a cross-wafer capacitor
APPLE INC13 citations84
US9735539B2Aug 15, 2017
VCSEL structure with embedded heat sink
APPLE INC8 citations84
US9653448B2May 16, 2017
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) diode in FinFET technology
APPLE INC9 citations84
US9842875B2Dec 12, 2017
Image sensor with buried light shield and vertical gate
APPLE INC9 citations83
US9819144B2Nov 14, 2017
High-efficiency vertical emitters with improved heat sinking
APPLE INC9 citations83
US11271031B2Mar 8, 2022
Back-illuminated single-photon avalanche diode
APPLE INC3 citations73
US11121165B2Sep 14, 2021
Image sensor with a cross-wafer capacitator
APPLE INC3 citations73
US10943935B2Mar 9, 2021
Methods for transferring charge in an image sensor
APPLE INC5 citations73
US10700493B2Jun 30, 2020
Creating arbitrary patterns on a 2-D uniform grid VCSEL array
APPLE INC1 citations73
US10411437B2Sep 10, 2019
Creating arbitrary patterns on a 2-D uniform grid VCSEL array
APPLE INC1 citations73
US9966000B2May 8, 2018
Electro-static discharge and electric overstress protection strategy for micro-chip array on panel
APPLE INC5 citations73
US9929139B2Mar 27, 2018
Modular electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection
APPLE INC5 citations72
US9679891B2Jun 13, 2017
Optimized ESD clamp circuitry
APPLE INC3 citations72
US9503622B2Nov 22, 2016
Preventing artifacts due to underfill in flip chip imager assembly
APPLE INC3 citations72
APTINA IMAGING CORP
6 patentsUS7924333B2Apr 12, 2011
Method and apparatus providing shared pixel straight gate architecture
APTINA IMAGING CORP49 citations94
US7964929B2Jun 21, 2011
Method and apparatus providing imager pixels with shared pixel components
APTINA IMAGING CORP31 citations93
US7985658B2Jul 26, 2011
Method of forming substrate for use in imager devices
APTINA IMAGING CORP33 citations92
US7763913B2Jul 27, 2010
Imaging method, apparatus, and system providing improved imager quantum efficiency
APTINA IMAGING CORP31 citations92
US7498188B2Mar 3, 2009
Contacts for CMOS imagers and method of formation
APTINA IMAGING CORP9 citations84
US7989749B2Aug 2, 2011
Method and apparatus providing shared pixel architecture
APTINA IMAGING CORP10 citations82
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
2 patentsFAN XIAOFENG
2 patentsSIMON DANIEL R
1 patentVAN BEEK PETRUS J L
1 patentLEE CHIAJEN
1 patentALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD
1 patentLIAO MIN
1 patentMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
1 patentWANG JIAHE HELEN
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 75 patents by PatentIndex Score.