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Kenneth W. Fernald
Also filed as: FERNALD KENNETH · FERNALD KENNETH W · FERNALD KENNETH WILSON
74 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,192 citations·filing 1994–2018
99Inventor score
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79 records- 0197US7653757B1Method for using a multi-master multi-slave bus for power managementZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 26, 2010·148 cites·42 claims
- 0296US7239257B1Hardware efficient digital control loop architecture for a power converterZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 3, 2007·87 cites·22 claims
- 0396US6738858B1Cross-bar matrix for connecting digital resources to I/O pins of an integrated circuitSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 18, 2004·77 cites·20 claims
- 0495US8378724B2Controlling a frequency locked loopSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·16 cites·22 claims
- 0595US7793005B1Power management system using a multi-master multi-slave bus and multi-function point-of-load regulatorsZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·53 cites·18 claims
- 0695US7171542B1Reconfigurable interface for coupling functional input/output blocks to limited number of i/o pinsSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 30, 2007·55 cites·11 claims
- 0794US7568117B1Adaptive thresholding technique for power supplies during margining eventsZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 28, 2009·27 cites·23 claims
- 0894US7250825B2Method and apparatus for calibration of a low frequency oscillator in a processor based systemSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 31, 2007·70 cites·7 claims
- 0993US8237423B2Active droop current sharingHEINEMAN DOUGLAS E·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 7, 2012·29 cites·13 claims
- 1092US6559629B1Supply voltage monitor using bandgap device without feedbackCYGNAL INTEGRATED PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·43 cites·21 claims
- 1191US7908402B2Integrated multi-function point-of-load regulator circuitZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 15, 2011·11 cites·20 claims
- 1291US7589514B1Method for accurate current sensing in power convertersZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 15, 2009·20 cites·16 claims
- 1390US8452897B1Method for using a multi-master multi-slave bus for power managementFERNALD KENNETH W·Filed 2006·Granted May 28, 2013·24 cites·59 claims
- 1487US7119527B2Voltage reference circuit using PTAT voltageSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·35 cites·12 claims
- 1586US8289010B1Method for control of overlap times in switching power convertersFERNALD KENNETH W·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 16, 2012·18 cites·26 claims
- 1686US7723970B1Method for pre-bias correction during turn-on of switching power regulatorsZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·13 cites·21 claims
- 1785US9958888B2Pre-charge technique for a voltage regulatorSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·6 cites·18 claims
- 1884US7292019B1Method for accurately setting parameters inside integrated circuits using inaccurate external componentsZILKER LABS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 6, 2007·16 cites·20 claims
- 1982US9160166B2Charge pump for low power consumption apparatus and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 2082US6968472B2Serial data interfaceSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·24 cites·38 claims
- 2181US7498962B2Analog-to-digital converter with low power track-and-hold modeSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 3, 2009·8 cites·21 claims
- 2280US10514747B2Low-power communication apparatus with wakeup detection and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 24, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2380US7660968B2Reconfigurable interface for coupling functional input/output blocks to limited number of I/O pinsSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 9, 2010·7 cites·22 claims
- 2479US10090674B2Maximum supply voltage selectionSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 2, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2579US7613901B2Comparators in IC with programmably controlled positive / negative hysteresis level and open-drain / push-pull output coupled to crossbar switch or rising / falling edge interrupt generationSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 3, 2009·6 cites·11 claims
- 2679US5543795AHybrid analog-to-digital convertor for low power applications, such as use in an implantable medical deviceINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 6, 1996·46 cites·37 claims
- 2778US8638081B2Active droop current sharingHEINEMAN DOUGLAS E·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·4 cites·7 claims
- 2878US7505540B2Clock recovery method for bursty communicationsSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 17, 2009·6 cites·22 claims
- 2977US6950047B1Method and apparatus for combining outputs of multiple DACs for increased bit resolutionSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 27, 2005·22 cites·33 claims
- 3077US6917658B2Clock recovery method for bursty communicationsSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 12, 2005·19 cites·52 claims
- 3176US9979282B2Charge pump for low power consumption apparatus and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 22, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 3275US10788376B2Apparatus for sensing temperature in electronic circuitry and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 29, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3374US9106176B2Apparatus for motor control system and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 11, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 3474US7962773B2Micro controller unit (MCU) with RTCSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 14, 2011·5 cites·28 claims
- 3574US6956518B1Method and apparatus for subclocking a SAR analog-to-digital converterSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 18, 2005·19 cites·42 claims
- 3674US5522866AMethod and apparatus for improving the resolution of pulse position modulated communications between an implantable medical device and an external medical deviceINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 4, 1996·120 cites·9 claims
- 3771US7504900B2Integrated circuit package including programmable oscillatorsSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 17, 2009·3 cites·20 claims
- 3871US6839795B1Priority cross-bar decoderSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 4, 2005·10 cites·44 claims
- 3969US10175271B2Apparatus for differencing comparator and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 8, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 4069US9886412B2Communication apparatus having an oscillator that is disabled based on idle state detection of a communication link and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 6, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 4169US7395447B2Precision oscillator for an asynchronous transmission systemSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2008·13 cites·14 claims
- 4269US6794856B2Processor based integrated circuit with a supply voltage monitor using bandgap device without feedbackSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 21, 2004·13 cites·20 claims
- 4368US9742209B2System and apparatus for improving the utility of regulators and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 22, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4468US8432146B2Correcting pre-bias during turn-on of switching power regulatorsFERNALD KENNETH W·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 30, 2013·1 cites·21 claims
- 4568US7343504B2Micro controller unit (MCU) with RTCSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 11, 2008·11 cites·28 claims
- 4667US10139896B2Apparatus for power consumption reduction in electronic circuitry and associated methodsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 27, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 4767US8055932B2Precision oscillator for an asynchronous transmission systemSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 8, 2011·4 cites·14 claims
- 4866US7362554B2Electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp using output driverSILICON LABS CP INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 22, 2008·13 cites·6 claims
- 4965US9570908B2Power management systemFERNALD KENNETH W·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 14, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
- 5064US8456242B2Frequency locked loopFERNALD KENNETH W·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 4, 2013·2 cites·22 claims
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