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Micrel, Inc.

City:

San Jose, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

221

Last publication date:

2015-11-17

Patent Grants:

201

Last grant date:

2015-11-17

Quarterly Micrel, Inc. Patent Applications

Top Inventors for applications by Micrel, Inc.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to Micrel, Inc.:

Recent patent applications by Micrel, Inc.

Micrel, Inc. based in San Jose, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2015-11-17 ✅ Patent 9,188,961 granted on 2015-11-17
US14625577
Physics

Time-to-digital converter

 #2 | 2015-10-01 ✅ Patent 9,467,043 granted on 2016-10-11
US20150280557A1
Electricity

Buck DC-DC converter with fixed frequency

 #3 | 2015-09-17 ✅ Patent 9,455,626 granted on 2016-09-27
US20150263617A1
Electricity

Hysteretic buck DC-DC converter

 #4 | 2015-08-06 ✅ Patent 9,240,796 granted on 2016-01-19
US20150222279A1
Electricity

PLL frequency synthesizer with multi-curve VCO implementing closed loop curve searching

 #5 | 2015-07-16 ✅ Patent 9,467,051 granted on 2016-10-11
US20150200593A1
Electricity

Switching regulator using adaptive slope compensation with DC correction

 #6 | 2015-07-16 ✅ Patent 9,335,772 granted on 2016-05-10
US20150198958A1
Physics

Last gasp hold-up circuit using adaptive constant on time control

 #7 | 2015-06-11 ✅ Patent 9,094,197 granted on 2015-07-28
US20150163045A1
Electricity

Adaptive pause time energy efficient ethernet PHY

 #8 | 2015-06-11 ✅ Patent 9,178,054 granted on 2015-11-03
US20150162431A1
Electricity

Planar vertical DMOS transistor with reduced gate charge

 #9 | 2015-06-11 ✅ Patent 9,184,278 granted on 2015-11-10
US20150162430A1
Electricity

Planar vertical DMOS transistor with a conductive spacer structure as gate

 #10 | 2015-04-02 ✅ Patent 9,093,899 granted on 2015-07-28
US20150091544A1
Electricity

Timer based PFM exit control method for a boost regulator

 #11 | 2015-03-19 ✅ Patent 9,048,848 granted on 2015-06-02
US20150077164A1
Electricity

PLL frequency synthesizer with multi-curve VCO implementing closed loop curve searching using charge pump current modulation

 #12 | 2014-12-30 ✅ Patent 8,922,271 granted on 2014-12-30
US13953669
Physics

Programmable high current voltage supply for automatic test equipment

 #13 | 2014-12-25 ✅ Patent 9,214,866 granted on 2015-12-15
US20140375288A1
Electricity

Current sharing method for COT buck converter

 #14 | 2014-11-27 ✅ Patent 9,325,243 granted on 2016-04-26
US20140347028A1
Electricity

Boost regulator incorporating peak inductor current modulation

 #15 | 2014-11-27 ✅ Patent 9,306,454 granted on 2016-04-05
US20140347027A1
Electricity

Optimal ripple injection for a boost regulator

 #16 | 2014-11-20 ✅ Patent 8,878,387 granted on 2014-11-04
US20140340142A1
Electricity

Multi-level stack voltage system for integrated circuits

 #17 | 2014-11-06 ✅ Patent 9,471,076 granted on 2016-10-18
US20140327416A1
Physics

High bandwidth PSRR power supply regulator

 #18 | 2014-11-04 ✅ Patent 8,878,287 granted on 2014-11-04
US13444884
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Split slot FET with embedded drain

 #19 | 2014-10-30 ✅ Patent 9,030,241 granted on 2015-05-12
US20140320184A1
Electricity

PLL frequency synthesizer with multi-curve VCO implementing closed loop curve searching

 #20 | 2014-10-30 ✅ Patent 8,872,556 granted on 2014-10-28
US20140320183A1
Electricity

PLL frequency synthesizer with multi-curve VCO implementing closed loop curve searching using charge pump current modulation

 #21 | 2014-09-25 ✅ Patent 9,166,702 granted on 2015-10-20
US20140286649A1
Electricity

Signal level detect circuit with reduced loss-of-signal assertion delay

 #22 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 8,890,499 granted on 2014-11-18
US20140253082A1
Electricity

Buck DC-DC converter with improved accuracy

 #23 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 8,922,187 granted on 2014-12-30
US20140253064A1
Electricity

Buck DC-DC converter with improved accuracy and stability

 #24 | 2014-06-05 ✅ Patent 9,025,629 granted on 2015-05-05
US20140153598A1
Electricity

High compliance laser driver circuit

 #25 | 2014-05-15 ✅ Patent 9,201,438 granted on 2015-12-01
US20140132232A1
Physics

Buck DC-DC converter with accuracy enhancement

 #26 | 2014-03-13
US20140070783A1
Electricity

CONSTANT VOLTAGE SUPPLY CONSTRUCTED USING A CONSTANT CURRENT BOOST CONTROLLER

 #27 | 2014-02-04 ✅ Patent 8,643,415 granted on 2014-02-04
US13657683
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Phase-locked loop having a constant damping ratio

 #28 | 2013-12-19 ✅ Patent 8,633,734 granted on 2014-01-21
US20130335119A1
Electricity

Bi-directional comparator

 #29 | 2013-12-19 ✅ Patent 8,643,144 granted on 2014-02-04
US20130334663A1
Electricity

Metal-on-passivation resistor for current sensing in a chip-scale package

 #30 | 2013-12-19 ✅ Patent 9,128,125 granted on 2015-09-08
US20130334662A1
Physics

Current sensing using a metal-on-passivation layer on an integrated circuit die

 #31 | 2013-11-28 ✅ Patent 8,889,518 granted on 2014-11-18
US20130316508A1
Electricity

LDMOS transistor with asymmetric spacer as gate

 #32 | 2013-11-26 ✅ Patent 8,593,125 granted on 2013-11-26
US13657674
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Buck DC-DC converter with dual feedback control

 #33 | 2013-10-24 ✅ Patent 8,861,584 granted on 2014-10-14
US20130279905A1
Electricity

Noise discriminator for passive optical network burst mode receiver

 #34 | 2013-10-24 ✅ Patent 8,705,608 granted on 2014-04-22
US20130279903A1
Electricity

Noise discriminator for enhanced noise detection in a passive optical network burst mode receiver

 #35 | 2013-10-24 ✅ Patent 8,742,829 granted on 2014-06-03
US20130278297A1
Electricity

Low leakage digital buffer using bootstrap inter-stage

 #36 | 2013-10-22 ✅ Patent 8,565,368 granted on 2013-10-22
US13481489
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Wide range multi-modulus divider in fractional-N frequency synthesizer

 #37 | 2013-09-26 ✅ Patent 9,013,165 granted on 2015-04-21
US20130249511A1
Physics

Switching regulator including a configurable multi-mode PWM controller implementing multiple control schemes

 #38 | 2013-09-19 ✅ Patent 8,609,490 granted on 2013-12-17
US20130244390A1
Electricity

Extended drain lateral DMOS transistor with reduced gate charge and self-aligned extended drain

 #39 | 2013-09-19 ✅ Patent 8,957,655 granted on 2015-02-17
US20130241503A1
Physics

Last gasp hold-up circuit using adaptive constant on time control

 #40 | 2013-09-12 ✅ Patent 8,563,202 granted on 2013-10-22
US20130236835A1
Physics

Single field zero mask for increased alignment accuracy in field stitching

 #41 | 2013-09-12 ✅ Patent 9,153,987 granted on 2015-10-06
US20130234677A1
Electricity

Battery charger voltage control method for instant boot-up

 #42 | 2013-09-10 ✅ Patent 8,531,004 granted on 2013-09-10
US13523792
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Metal-on passivation resistor for current sensing in a chip-scale package

 #43 | 2013-09-05 ✅ Patent 8,774,016 granted on 2014-07-08
US20130229926A1
Electricity

Ethernet communication device with reduced EMI

 #44 | 2013-07-11 ✅ Patent 8,760,131 granted on 2014-06-24
US20130176006A1
Physics

High bandwidth PSRR power supply regulator

 #45 | 2013-05-23 ✅ Patent 8,513,904 granted on 2013-08-20
US20130127361A1
Electricity

Step-down hysteretic current LED driver implementing frequency regulation

 #46 | 2013-04-04 ✅ Patent 8,450,814 granted on 2013-05-28
US20130082335A1
Electricity

Extended drain lateral DMOS transistor with reduced gate charge and self-aligned extended drain

 #47 | 2013-03-14 ✅ Patent 8,513,937 granted on 2013-08-20
US20130063186A1
Electricity

Switching regulator with optimized switch node rise time

 #48 | 2013-03-07 ✅ Patent 8,878,501 granted on 2014-11-04
US20130057239A1
Electricity

Multi-phase power block for a switching regulator for use with a single-phase PWM controller

 #49 | 2012-11-15 ✅ Patent 8,942,144 granted on 2015-01-27
US20120287829A1
Electricity

Adaptive pause time energy efficient ethernet PHY

 #50 | 2012-09-06 ✅ Patent 8,320,420 granted on 2012-11-27
US20120224598A1
Electricity

Polarity independent laser monitor diode current sensing circuit for optical modules

 #51 | 2012-08-09 ✅ Patent 8,440,372 granted on 2013-05-14
US20120202138A1
Physics

Single field zero mask for increased alignment accuracy in field stitching

 #52 | 2012-02-09 ✅ Patent 8,773,084 granted on 2014-07-08
US20120032658A1
Electricity

Buck-boost converter using timers for mode transition control

 #53 | 2011-12-29 ✅ Patent 8,378,658 granted on 2013-02-19
US20110316519A1
Electricity

Load swtch for removing high frequency ripple, noise and/or spikes while providing power to subsystems

 #54 | 2011-09-22 ✅ Patent 8,379,702 granted on 2013-02-19
US20110228871A1
Electricity

High bandwidth programmable transmission line pre-emphasis method and circuit

 #55 | 2011-09-22 ✅ Patent 8,379,701 granted on 2013-02-19
US20110228824A1
Electricity

High bandwidth dual programmable transmission line pre-emphasis method and circuit

 #56 | 2011-09-22 ✅ Patent 8,295,336 granted on 2012-10-23
US20110228823A1
Electricity

High bandwidth programmable transmission line pre-emphasis method and circuit

 #57 | 2011-09-22 ✅ Patent 8,138,851 granted on 2012-03-20
US20110227675A1
Electricity

High bandwidth programmable transmission line equalizer

 #58 | 2011-08-18 ✅ Patent 8,125,162 granted on 2012-02-28
US20110199018A1
Electricity

Current mirror circuit

 #59 | 2011-06-23 ✅ Patent 8,580,585 granted on 2013-11-12
US20110151594A1
Electricity

Method and system for controlled isotropic etching on a plurality of etch systems

 #60 | 2011-05-19 ✅ Patent 8,525,257 granted on 2013-09-03
US20110115017A1
Electricity

LDMOS transistor with asymmetric spacer as gate

 #61 | 2011-04-14 ✅ Patent 8,212,586 granted on 2012-07-03
US20110084724A1
Electricity

Universal pinout for both receiver and transceiver with loopback

 #62 | 2011-03-03 ✅ Patent 8,462,880 granted on 2013-06-11
US20110051819A1
Electricity

System and method for transmitter electromagnetic interference (EMI) reduction

 #63 | 2011-02-24 ✅ Patent 8,436,591 granted on 2013-05-07
US20110043172A1
Electricity

Buck-boost converter with smooth transitions between modes

 #64 | 2011-02-03 ✅ Patent 8,120,105 granted on 2012-02-21
US20110024839A1
Electricity

Lateral DMOS field effect transistor with reduced threshold voltage and self-aligned drift region

 #65 | 2011-02-03 ✅ Patent 8,004,039 granted on 2011-08-23
US20110024836A1
Electricity

Field effect transistor with trench-isolated drain

 #66 | 2010-12-23 ✅ Patent 8,085,005 granted on 2011-12-27
US20100320992A1
Electricity

Buck-boost converter with sample and hold circuit in current loop

 #67 | 2010-11-25
US20100296519A1
Electricity

Ethernet Physical Layer Repeater

 #68 | 2010-10-07 ✅ Patent 7,800,434 granted on 2010-09-21
US20100253385A1
Electricity

Edge detect receiver circuit

 #69 | 2010-09-16 ✅ Patent 7,960,754 granted on 2011-06-14
US20100230774A1
Electricity

Diode having high breakdown voltage and low on-resistance

 #70 | 2010-08-12 ✅ Patent 7,974,190 granted on 2011-07-05
US20100202470A1
Electricity

Dynamic queue memory allocation with flow control

 #71 | 2010-07-15 ✅ Patent 7,979,813 granted on 2011-07-12
US20100180249A1
Physics

Chip-scale package conversion technique for dies

 #72 | 2010-03-18 ✅ Patent 8,227,860 granted on 2012-07-24
US20100065906A1
Electricity

System for vertical DMOS with slots

 #73 | 2010-03-04 ✅ Patent 7,746,053 granted on 2010-06-29
US20100052708A1
Physics

Tester for RF devices

 #74 | 2010-02-11
US20100032753A1
Electricity

MOS Transistor Including Extended NLDD Source-Drain Regions For Improved Ruggedness

 #75 | 2010-01-28
US20100020809A1
Electricity

True Ring Networks Using Tag VLAN Filtering

 #76 | 2010-01-28 ✅ Patent 7,801,141 granted on 2010-09-21
US20100020798A1
Electricity

True ring networks with gateway connections using MAC source address filtering

 #77 | 2010-01-14
US20100011140A1
Physics

Ethernet Controller Using Same Host Bus Timing for All Data Object Access

 #78 | 2010-01-14
US20100008378A1
Electricity

Ethernet Controller Implementing a Performance and Responsiveness Driven Interrupt Scheme

 #79 | 2010-01-14
US20100007363A1
Electricity

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING IN-LINE INTERFACIAL OXIDE CONTACT RESISTANCE

 #80 | 2010-01-14 ✅ Patent 7,759,923 granted on 2010-07-20
US20100007316A1
Electricity

Current sensing in a buck-boost switching regulator using integrally embedded PMOS devices

 #81 | 2009-12-10
US20090302378A1
Electricity

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL DMOS WITH SLOTS

 #82 | 2009-11-19 ✅ Patent 8,004,321 granted on 2011-08-23
US20090284289A1
Electricity

Method of implementing power-on-reset in power switches

 #83 | 2009-11-19 ✅ Patent 7,759,912 granted on 2010-07-20
US20090284235A1
Electricity

Adaptive compensation scheme for LC circuits in feedback loops

 #84 | 2009-11-19
US20090283843A1
Electricity

NMOS Transistor Including Extended NLDD-Drain For Improved Ruggedness

 #85 | 2009-11-05 ✅ Patent 7,919,928 granted on 2011-04-05
US20090273290A1
Electricity

Boost LED driver not using output capacitor and blocking diode

 #86 | 2009-10-08 ✅ Patent 7,843,148 granted on 2010-11-30
US20090251071A1
Physics

Driving multiple parallel LEDs with reduced power supply ripple

 #87 | 2009-10-01
US20090245120A1
Electricity

Ethernet Physical Layer Transceiver with Auto-Ranging Function

 #88 | 2009-09-17 ✅ Patent 7,800,316 granted on 2010-09-21
US20090230883A1
Electricity

Stacked LED controllers

 #89 | 2009-08-20 ✅ Patent 7,987,085 granted on 2011-07-26
US20090210210A1
Physics

Method of accurate prediction of electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance in multi-voltage environment

 #90 | 2009-08-20 ✅ Patent 7,714,640 granted on 2010-05-11
US20090206919A1
Physics

No-trim low-dropout (LDO) and switch-mode voltage regulator circuit and technique

 #91 | 2009-07-30 ✅ Patent 7,940,823 granted on 2011-05-10
US20090190621A1
Electricity

Laser turn-on accelerator independent of bias control loop bandwidth

 #92 | 2009-07-30 ✅ Patent 7,880,404 granted on 2011-02-01
US20090189539A1
Electricity

Controlling current through serial LEDs using a low voltage transistor when using a high voltage driver

 #93 | 2009-07-23
US20090184655A1
Electricity

POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODES

 #94 | 2009-07-09 ✅ Patent 8,662,886 granted on 2014-03-04
US20090176181A1
Electricity

System for improved pressure control in horizontal diffusion furnace scavenger system for controlling oxide growth

 #95 | 2009-06-25
US20090159561A1
Electricity

INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY USING A BURIED POWER BUSS FOR MAJOR DEVICE AND CIRCUIT ADVANTAGES

 #96 | 2009-06-23 ✅ Patent 7,550,934 granted on 2009-06-23
US12061583
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LED driver with fast open circuit protection, short circuit compensation, and rapid brightness control response

 #97 | 2009-06-11 ✅ Patent 7,881,031 granted on 2011-02-01
US20090147425A1
Physics

Overcurrent protection circuit when setting current using a package control pin

 #98 | 2009-06-04 ✅ Patent 7,635,927 granted on 2009-12-22
US20090140579A1
Electricity

Relay switch including an energy detection circuit

 #99 | 2009-05-28 ✅ Patent 7,921,321 granted on 2011-04-05
US20090138742A1
Physics

Automatic clock and data alignment

 #100 | 2009-05-21
US20090130813A1
Electricity

Method and System to Provide a Polysilicon Capacitor with Improved Oxide Integrity

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