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Joseph A. Thomsen
Also filed as: THOMSEN JOSEPH A · THOMSEN JOSEPH ALAN
24 granted patents·786 citations·filing 1990–2008
96Inventor score
Files withVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC12MICROCHIP TECH INC10MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPRAT1THOMSEN JOSEPH ALAN1
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24 records- 0197US5404460AMethod for configuring multiple identical serial I/O devices to unique addresses through a serial busVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 4, 1995·348 cites·6 claims
- 0285US5475854ASerial bus I/O system and method for serializing interrupt requests and DMA requests in a computer systemVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·133 cites·10 claims
- 0385US5233617AAsynchronous latch circuit and registerVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 3, 1993·41 cites·7 claims
- 0478US7375555B1Five volt tolerant integrated circuit signal pad with three volt assistMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 20, 2008·11 cites·7 claims
- 0576US5278956AVariable sized FIFO memory and programmable trigger level therefor for use in a UART or the likeVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 11, 1994·78 cites·3 claims
- 0674US7487331B2Programming a digital processor with a single connectionMICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPRAT·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 3, 2009·8 cites·6 claims
- 0767US6944739B2Register bankMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·15 cites·26 claims
- 0865US5065042ASelf-configuring clock interface circuitVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 12, 1991·19 cites·15 claims
- 0964US5410550AAsynchronous latch circuit and registerVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 25, 1995·16 cites·10 claims
- 1056US5634069AEncoding assertion and de-assertion of interrupt requests and DMA requests in a serial bus I/O systemVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 27, 1997·35 cites·16 claims
- 1154US8073092B2Automatic synchronization of an internal oscillator to an external frequency referenceTHOMSEN JOSEPH ALAN·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 6, 2011·4 cites·14 claims
- 1253US7761689B2Programming a digital processor with a single connectionMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 20, 2010·0 cites·5 claims
- 1348US5991196AReprogrammable memory device with variable page sizeMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·14 cites·17 claims
- 1446US5742155AZero-current start-up circuitMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 21, 1998·14 cites·26 claims
- 1539US6349058B1Electronic circuit and method for storing configuration and calibration information in a non-volatile memory arrayMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 19, 2002·2 cites·22 claims
- 1639US6060955AVoltage compensated oscillator and method thereforMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 9, 2000·5 cites·5 claims
- 1737US5493242AStatus register with asynchronous read and reset and method for providing sameVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 20, 1996·8 cites·38 claims
- 1836US6563740B2Electronic circuit and method for testing and refreshing non-volatile memoryMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·3 cites·23 claims
- 1936US5798915AProgressive start-up charge pump and method thereforMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·7 cites·14 claims
- 2036US5038059AStatus register with asynchronous set and reset signalsVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 6, 1991·11 cites·8 claims
- 2133US5664213AInput/output (I/O) holdoff mechanism for use in a system where I/O device inputs are fed through a latency introducing busVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 2, 1997·6 cites·21 claims
- 2230US5596288AStatus register with asynchronous read and reset and method for providing sameVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 21, 1997·2 cites·52 claims
- 2329US6175267B1Current compensating bias generator and method thereforMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 16, 2001·5 cites·19 claims
- 2429US5465339ADecoupled refresh on local and system busses in a PC/at or similar microprocessor environmentVLSI TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 7, 1995·1 cites·3 claims
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