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pSemi Patents

pSemi products and technologies are protected by one or more patents registered with the Patent & Trademark Offices of the United States and other countries.

This webpage, listing the company's issued U.S. Patents, is provided to satisfy the virtual patent marking requirements of Section 287(a) of Title 35 of the United States Code, as revised by the America Invents Act of 2011.

Patent No.	Title
6,531,739	Radiation-Hardened Silicon-on-Insulator CMOS Device, and Method of Making the Same
6,583,445	Integrated Electronic-Optoelectronic Devices, and Method of Making the Same
6,653,885	On-Chip Integrated Mixer with Balun Circuit, and Method of Making the Same
6,667,506	Variable Capacitor with Programmability
6,690,056	EEPROM Cell on SOI
6,737,900	Silicon-on-Insulator Dynamic D-Type Flip-Flop (DFF) Circuits
6,804,502	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
6,869,229	Coupled Optical and Optoelectronic Devices, and Method of Making the Same
6,910,812	Small Scale Optoelectronic Package
7,088,971	Integrated RF Front End
7,123,898	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
7,248,120	Stacked Transistor Method and Apparatus
7,411,250	Radiation-Hardened Silicon-on-Insulator CMOS Device, and Method of Making the Same
7,460,852	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
7,524,710	Radiation-Hardened Silicon-on-Insulator CMOS Device, and Method of Making the Same
7,532,483	Mounting Integrated Circuit Dies for High Frequency Signal Isolation
7,586,162	High-Value Integrated Resistor and Method of Making
7,613,442	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
7,619,462	Unpowered Switch and Bleeder Circuit
7,719,343	Low Noise Charge Pump Method and Apparatus
7,795,968	Power Ranging Transmit Power Amplifier
7,796,969	Symmetrically and Asymmetrically Stacked Transistor Group RF Switch
7,860,499	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
7,872,533	Leakage Current Reduction in a Power Regulator
7,890,891	Method and Apparatus Improving Gate Oxide Reliability by Controlling Accumulated Charge
7,910,993	Method and Apparatus for Use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink
7,960,772	Tuning Capacitance to Enhance FET Stack Voltage Withstand
7,961,052	RF Power Amplifier Integrated Circuit and Unit Cell
8,022,734	Low Current Power Detection Circuit Providing Window Comparator Functionality
8,081,928	Canceling Harmonics in Semiconductor RF Switches
8,106,711	Stacked Pre-driver and Power Amplifier
8,111,104	Biasing Methods and Devices for Power Amplifiers
8,129,787	Method and Apparatus for Use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink
8,130,042	Methods and Devices for Leakage Current Reduction
8,131,251	Integrated RF Front End with Stacked Transistor Switch
8,305,139	Method and Apparatuses for High Power and/or High Frequency Devices
8,330,504	Dynamic Biasing Systems and Methods
8,350,624	Amplifiers and Related Biasing Methods and Devices
8,368,462	Method, System and Apparatus for RF Switching Amplifier
8,373,490	Method, System, and Apparatus for RF and DC Switching
8,378,736	Low Noise Charge Pump Method and Apparatus
8,405,147	Method and Apparatus for Use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink
8,441,299	Dual Path Level Shifter
8,487,706	Stacked Linear Power Amplifier with Capacitor Feedback and Resistor Isolation
8,493,128	RF Switching System, Module and Methods with Improved High Frequency Performance
8,502,607	Leakage Current Reduction in a Power Regulator
8,503,203	Pre-Charged of Switched Capacitor Circuits with Cascoded Drivers
8,536,636	Tuning Capacitance to Enhance FET Stack Voltage Withstand
8,559,907	Integrated RF Front End with Stacked Transistor Switch
8,583,111	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
8,604,864	Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-directionality of Stacks of Elements When Connected Between Terminals
8,619,445	Protection of Switched Capacitor Power Converter
8,624,335	Electronic Module Metalization System, Apparatus and Methods of Forming Same
8,638,159	Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-directionality of Stacks of Elements When Connected Between Terminals
8,644,776	Systems and Methods for Providing Improved Power Performance in Wireless Communication Systems
8,649,754	Integrated RF Front End with Stacked Transistor Switch
8,669,804	Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-directionality of Stacks of Elements When Connected Between Terminals
8,686,787	High Voltage Ring Pump with Inverter Stages and Voltages Boosting Stages
8,692,609	Systems and Methods for Current Sensing
8,693,224	Pump Capacitor Configuration for Switched Capacitor Circuits
8,723,491	Control of Power Converters with Capacitive Energy Transfer
8,724,353	Efficient Gate Drivers for Switched Capacitor Converters
8,742,502	Method and Apparatus for Use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink-Harmonic Wrinkle Reduction
8,743,553	Power Converters with Integrated Capacitors
8,803,585	Dual Path Level Shifter
8,816,659	Low Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method
8,817,501	Reconfigurable Switched Capacitor Power Converter Techniques
8,860,396	DC-DC Converter with Modular Stages
8,928,388	Self-Activating Adjustable Power Limiter
8,954,902	Method and Apparatus Improving Gate Oxide Reliability by Controlling Accumulated Charge
8,970,303	Amplifiers and Related Biasing Methods and Devices
8,987,792	Merged Active Devices on a Common Substrate
8,994,448	Systems and Methods for Generation of Internal Chip Supply Bias from High Voltage Control Line Inputs
8,994,452	Low-Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method
9,000,841	Method, System and Apparatus for RF Switching Amplifier
9,024,700	Method and Apparatus for Use in Digitally Tuning a Capacitor in an Integrated Circuit Device
9,030,248	Level Shifter with Output Spike Reduction
9,030,250	Dual Path Level Shifter
9,041,459	Partial Adiabatic Conversion
9,041,484	Method, System and Apparatus for Resonator Circuits and Modulating Resonators
9,042,135	Methods and Apparatuses for a Soft-start Function with Auto-disable
9,054,062	Systems and Methods for Current Sensing Over an Extended Area
9,065,540	Systems and Methods for Minimizing Insertion Loss in a Multi-mode Communications System
9,087,899	Method and Apparatus for Use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink—Harmonic Wrinkle Reduction
9,106,227	Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-directionality of Stacks of Elements When Connected Between Terminals
9,124,265	Method and Apparatus for Transistor Switch Isolation
9,130,564	Method and Apparatus for Use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using and Accumulated Charge Sink
9,136,800	Methods and Devices for Improving Power Amplifier Efficiency
9,143,037	Control of Multi-Phase Power Coverters with Capacitive Energy Transfer
9,160,292	Load Compensation in RF Amplifiers
9,177,737	Tuning Capacitance to Enhance FET Stack Voltage Withstand
9,178,493	Mismatch Detection Using Replica Circuit
9,184,702	Peak to Average Ratio Detector
9,184,709	Resonant Pre-Driver for Switching Amplifier
9,184,731	Method and Apparatus for Preventing Digital Step Attenuator Output Power Peaking During Attenuation State Transition
9,190,902	Low Noise Charge Pump Method and Apparatus
9,197,194	Methods and Apparatuses for Use in Tuning Reactance in a Circuit Device
9,203,299	Controller-Driven Reconfiguration of Switched-Capacitor Power Converter
9,219,445	Optimization Methods for Amplifier with Variable Supply Power
9,225,378	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
9,264,053	Variable Frequency Charge Pump
9,276,526	Amplifier with Variable Feedback Impedance
9,276,527	Methods and Devices for Impedance Matching in Power Amplifier Circuits
9,276,547	Systems and Methods of Stacking LC Tanks for Wide Tuning Range and High Voltage Swing
9,281,786	Input Power Detecting Arrangement and Method
9,287,829	Control Systems and Methods for Power Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode
9,293,262	Digitally Tuned Capacitor with Tapered and Reconfigurable Quality Factors
9,294,056	Scalable Periphery Tunable Matching Power Amplifier
9,300,038	Method, System and Apparatus for Resonator Circuits and Modulating Resonators
9,300,286	Antenna Transmit Receive Switch
9,306,517	Resonant Pre-Driver for Switching Amplifier
9,306,617	Independent Control of Branch FETs for RF Performance Improvement
9,331,643	Methods and Devices for Thermal Control in Power Amplifier Circuits
9,331,738	Method, System and Apparatus for RF Switching Amplifier
9,354,654	High Voltage Ring Pump with Inverter Stages and Voltage Boosting Stages
9,362,826	Power Converter with Modular Stages Connected by Floating Terminals
9,369,087	Integrated RF Front End with Stacked Transistor Switch
9,374,125	Methods and Devices for Overcoming Insertion Loss in RF Systems
9,390,942	Method System and Apparatus for Preparing Substrates and Bonding Semiconductor Layers to Substrates
9,391,566	Methods and Devices for Testing Segmented Electronic Assemblies
9,397,635	Segmented Attenuator with Glitch Reduction
9,397,656	Circuit and Method for Controlling Charge Injection in Radio Frequency Switches
9,406,695	Circuit and Method for Improving ESD Tolerance and Switching Speed
9,407,212	Devices and Methods for Improving Yield of Scalable Periphery Amplifiers
9,413,298	Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode or Non-Envelope Tracking Mode
9,413,362	Differential Charge Pump
9,419,565	Hot Carrier Injection Compensation
9,425,762	System and Method for Tuning an RF Circuit
9,429,969	Low Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method
9,438,185	Devices and Methods for Increasing Reliability of Scalable Periphery Amplifiers
9,438,196	Integrated Tunable Filter Architecture
9,444,432	Digital Step Attenuator with Reduced Relative Phase Error
9,444,465	Low Phase Noise Frequency Divider
9,455,670	Scalable Periphery for Digital Power Control
9,461,037	Reduced Generation of Second Harmonics of FETs
9,484,897	Level Shifter
9,490,647	Capacitance Discharge Limiter
9,496,849	Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-Directionality of Stacks of Elements When Connected Between Terminals
9,497,854	Multi-Layer Power Converter with Devices Having Reduced Lateral Current
9,502,968	Switched-Capacitor Converters with Low-Voltage Gate Drivers
9,503,075	Delay Line System and Switching Apparatus with Embedded Attenuators
9,507,394	Integrated Circuit with Internal Supply Override
9,509,136	ESD Protection System Apparatus and Method with Adjustable Trigger Voltage Decoupled from DC Breakdown Voltage
9,509,263	Amplifiers and Related Biasing Methods and Devices
9,531,359	Multi-State Attenuator
9,535,110	Mismatch Detection Using Replica Circuit
9,537,472	Integrated Switch and Limiter Circuit
9,543,901	Optimization Methods for Amplifier with Variable Supply Power
9,559,830	Systems and Methods for Minimizing Insertion Loss in a Multi-Mode Communications System
9,564,887	High Frequency Absorptive Switch Architecture
9,590,674	Semiconductor Devices with Switchable Ground-Body Connection
9,595,923	Systems and Methods for Optimizing Amplifier Operations
9,595,956	Tuning Capacitance to Enhance FET Stack Voltage Withstand
9,602,063	Variable Impedance Match and Variable Harmonic Terminations for Different Modes and Frequency Bands
9,602,091	Low Phase Shift, High Frequency Attenuator
9,602,098	RF Switch with Bypass Topology
9,608,619	Method and Apparatus Improving Gate Oxide Reliability by Controlling Accumulated Charge
9,634,650	System for Insertion Loss Stabilization in a Phase Shifter Application
9,640,494	Grounded Die Seal Integrated Circuit Structure for RF Circuits
9,647,631	Tunable Impedance Matching Network
9,653,601	Method and Apparatus for use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink - Harmonic Wrinkle Reduction
9,654,067	Devices and Methods for Improving Yield of Scalable Periphery Amplifiers
9,658,635	Charge Pump with Temporally-Varying Adiabaticity
9,660,590	Low-Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method
9,660,598	Devices and Methods for Increasing Reliability of Scalable Periphery Amplifiers
9,660,611	Method, System, and Apparatus for Resonator Circuits and Modulating Resonators
9,667,195	Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode or Non-Envelope Tracking Mode
9,667,217	High Performance Integrated Tunable Impedance Matching Network with Coupled Merged Inductors
9,667,227	Method and Apparatus for use in Digitally Tuning a Capacitor in an Integrated Circuit Device
9,667,246	Optimized RF Switching Device Architecture for Impedance Control Applications
9,667,255	Multiple Gate Voltage Generation for FET Switches in Radio Frequency Circuits
9,673,155	Integrated Tunable Filter Architecture
9,680,416	Integrated RF Front End with Stacked Transistor Switch
9,685,946	Radio Frequency Switching Circuit with Distributed Switches
9,685,963	Variable Frequency Charge Pump
9,685,990	Methods and Devices for Overcoming Insertion Loss in RF Systems
9,698,752	Method, System, and Apparatus for Resonator Circuits and Modulating Resonators
9,705,482	High Voltage Input Buffer
9,709,620	Fuse Sense Circuit and Method
9,712,051	Power Converter with Modular Stages
9,712,120	Systems and Methods for Optimizing Amplifier Operations
9,712,160	Independent Control of Branch FETs for RF Performance Improvement
9,716,475	Programmable Low Noise Amplifier
9,716,477	Bias Control for Stacked Transistor Configuration
9,717,008	Integrated Circuit Calibration Architecture
9,729,107	Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode or Non-Envelope Tracking Mode
9,742,266	Charge Pump Timing Control
9,755,615	Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-Directionality of Stacks of Elements when Connected Between Terminals
9,768,683	Differential Charge Pump
9,768,773	Dual Voltage Supply
9,778,669	Low-Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method
9,780,728	Double Balanced Mixer
9,780,775	Method and Apparatus for use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs using an Accumulated Charge Sink
9,780,778	Switch Circuit and Method of Switching Radio Frequency Signals
9,786,781	Method and Apparatus for Use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink - Harmonic Wrinkle Reduction
9,787,256	Coupled Coils Inter-Stage Matching Network
9,787,286	Low Phase Shift, High Frequency Attenuator
9,793,227	Switchable Die Seal Connection
9,793,795	Variable Frequency Charge Pump
9,793,892	High Speed and High Voltage Driver
9,800,211	Hot Carrier Injection Compensation
9,800,238	RF Switch with Bypass Topology
9,806,694	Methods and Apparatuses for Use in Tuning Reactance in a Circuit Device
9,831,857	Power Splitter with Programmable Output Phase Shift
9,831,869	Radio Frequency Switching Circuit with Distributed Switches
9,837,325	Electrically Testable Microwave Integrated Circuit Packaging Technique
9,837,412	S-Contact for SOI
9,837,965	Standby Voltage Condition for Fast RF Amplifier Bias Recovery
9,842,858	Butted Body Contact for SOI Transistor
9,843,293	Gate Drivers for Stacked Transistor Amplifiers
9,843,311	Integrated Level Shifter Circuit
9,847,348	Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Enabling High Voltage Circuits
9,847,712	Protection of Switched Capacitor Power Converters
9,847,715	Efficient Gate Drivers for Switched Capacitor Converters
9,847,759	Scalable Periphery Tunable Matching Power Amplifier
9,851,732	Split Power Supply Bias with Kill Switch
9,857,818	Improved Biasing for Lower Ron of LDO Pass Devices
9,864,000	Mismatch Detection using Replica Circuit
9,866,212	Tuning Capacitance to Enhance FET Stack Voltage Withstand
9,882,471	DC-DC Converter with Modular Stages
9,882,531	Body Tie Optimization for Stacked Transistor Amplifier
9,887,622	Charge pump stability control
9,887,695	Circuit and Method for Controlling Charge Injection in Radio Frequency Switches
9,900,004	Radio Frequency Switching Circuit with Distributed Switches
9,906,208	State Change Stabilization in a Phase Shifter/Attenuator Circuit
9,912,327	Dead Time Control Circuit for a Level Shifter
9,915,963	Method for Adaptive Compensation of Linear Voltage Regulators
9,917,613	Fine and Coarse Phase and Amplitude Control
9,921,594	LDO with Thin Pass Device
9,929,701	LNA with Programmable Linearity
9,935,614	Multi-State Attenuator
9,935,678	Broadband Power Limiter
9,941,347	Floating Body Contact Circuit Method for Improving ESD Performance and Switching Speed
9,941,843	Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode or Non-Envelope Tracking Mode
9,941,849	Programmable Optimized Band Switching LNA for Operation in Multiple Narrow-Band Frequency Ranges
9,947,688	Integrated Circuits with Components on Both Sides of a Selected Substrate and Methods of Fabrication
9,948,252	Device Stack with Novel Gate Capacitor Topology
9,948,308	Multi-Modulus Prescaler with Improved Noise Performance
9,948,481	Positive Logic Digitally Tunable Capacitor
9,960,098	Systems and Methods for Thermal Conduction Using S-Contacts
9,960,736	Control Systems and Methods for Power Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking ...
9,960,737	Stacked PA Power Control
9,966,988	Integrated RF Front End with Stacked Transistor Switch
9,973,145	Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode or Non-Envelope Tracking Mode
9,973,149	Source Switched Split LNA
9,979,387	High Speed and High Voltage Driver
9,991,889	High Throw-Count RF Switch
9,991,973	Integrated Circuit Calibration Architecture
9,998,002	Differential Charge Pump
9,998,075	LDO with Fast Recovery from Saturation
10,003,322	Temperature Compensated Digital Step Attenuator
10,020,798	Low Phase Shift, High Frequency Attenuator
10,027,224	Charge pump stability control
10,027,283	Universal RF Amplifier Controller
10,033,333	Universal RF Amplifier Controller
10,033,349	Low Loss Multi-State Phase Shifter
10,038,409	RF Switch with Integrated Tuning
10,038,414	RF Switch with Split Tunable Matching Network
10,038,418	Optimized Multi Gain LNA Enabling Low Current and High Linearity Including Highly Linear Active Bypass
10,044,347	Dead Time Control
10,050,616	Devices and Methods for Improving Voltage Handling and/or Bi-Directionality of Stacks of Elements when Connected Between Terminals
10,056,874	Power Amplifier Self-Heating Compensation Circuit
10,056,889	Delay Line System and Switching Apparatus with Embedded Attenuators
10,062,946	Reflection-Based RF Phase Shifter
10,069,481	State Change Stabilization in a Phase Shifter/Attenuator Circuit
10,074,746	Method and Apparatus for use in Improving Linearity of MOSFETs Using an Accumulated Charge Sink - Harmonic Wrinkle Reduction
10,075,159	High Frequency Phase Shifter Using Limited Ground Plane Transition And Switching Arrangement
10,083,947	Power Converters with Integrated Capacitors
10,084,415	Fast Charge for Quick Amplifier Settling
10,097,232	Apparatus for Reducing RF Crossover Coupling
10,109,537	Electrically Testable Microwave Integrated Circuit Packaging Technique
10,110,166	LNA with Variable Gain and Switched Degeneration Inductor
10,114,391	Low-Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method
10,115,787	Low Leakage FET
10,116,272	Variable Impedance Match and Variable Harmonic Terminations for Different Modes and Frequency Bands
10,116,297	DC-Coupled High-Voltage Level Shifter

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