Inventor
Richard W. Swanson
Inventor
San Jose, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 29 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G11Cprimary
G11CStatic stores30%
H03LAutomatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses17%
G06FElectric digital data processing9%
H03KPulse technique8%
H01LSemiconductor devices4%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication4%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation4%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution4%
G01RMeasuring electric variables2%
G04FTime-interval measuring2%
PatentTitleYear
10,957,809Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material202110,903,786Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells202110,871,796Global clock and a leaf clock divider202010,659,215Training and tracking of DDR memory interface strobe timing202010,454,418Voltage-controlled oscillator with high and low gain options201910,103,718Recalibration of source synchronous systems20189,559,704'Fractional-N phase-locked loop with reduced jitter'20179,453,870'Testing for shorts between internal nodes of a power distribution grid'20168,884,804'Time-to-digital conversion'20148,446,195'Strobe signal management to clock data into a system'20138,358,553'Input/output bank architecture for an integrated circuit'20138,270,235'Dynamic detection of a strobe signal within an integrated circuit'20128,058,905'Clock distribution to facilitate gated clocks'20117,764,129'Phase-lock loop startup circuit and voltage controlled oscillator reference generator'20107,389,451'Memory redundancy with programmable control'20087,383,376'Apparatus and methods for storing data in a magnetic random access memory (MRAM)'20087,365,593'Output equalized charge pump'20087,328,379'Look-up table for use with redundant memory'20087,269,685'Apparatus and methods for storing data in a magnetic random access memory (MRAM)'20077,038,940'Pulsed write techniques for magneto-resistive memories'20066,968,482'Memory redundancy with programmable non-volatile control'20056,862,700'Memory redundancy with programmable non-volatile control'20056,850,431'Pulsed write techniques for magneto-resistive memories'20056,724,654'Pulsed write techniques for magneto-resistive memories'20046,671,834'Memory redundancy with programmable non-volatile control'20036,670,834'Digital lock detect for dithering phase lock loops'20036,538,918'Pulsed write techniques for magneto-resistive memories'20036,532,168'Pulsed write techniques for magneto-resistive memories'20036,493,259'Pulse write techniques for magneto-resistive memories'2002Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2002–2008Patents assigned to MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC (13)· patent assignee history
2002–2008Based in Zimmerman, MN, US· patent location history
2007–2008Based in Gilroy, CA, US· patent location history
2008–2020Patents assigned to XILINX INC (13)· patent assignee history
2008–2020Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
2011–2013Patents assigned to SWANSON RICHARD W (4)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to PI TAO (2)· patent assignee history
2021Patents assigned to SUNPOWER CORP (2)· patent assignee history
2021Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
2021Based in Los Altos Hills, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 13 | 2002–2008 |
| XILINX INC | 13 | 2008–2020 |
| SWANSON RICHARD Wself | 4 | 2011–2013 |
| PI TAO | 2 | 2012–2013 |
| SUNPOWER CORP | 2 | 2021 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, California, US | 13 | 2008–2020 |
| Zimmerman, Minnesota, US | 11 | 2002–2008 |
| Gilroy, California, US | 2 | 2007–2008 |
| Los Altos, California, US | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos Hills, California, US | 1 | 2021 |