Inventor

Eric Soenen

Inventor

Austin, TX, US

Overview

1994–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 87 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H03Mprimary

H03MCoding16%

H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems15%

G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables7%

H03KPulse technique6%

H03FAmplifiers6%

H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices6%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h106%

H01LSemiconductor devices5%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications4%

G01KMeasuring temperature3%

PatentTitleYear

11,075,136Heat transfer structures and methods for IC packages2021 10,998,817Auto calibration dead-time control circuit2021 10,972,062Class-D amplifier and method2021 10,931,299Analog to digital converter with VCO-based and pipelined quantizers2021 10,878,997Integrated circuit having current-sensing coil2020 10,868,557Analog to digital converter with current steering stage2020 10,825,797Modular voltage regulators2020 10,636,560Induction based current sensing2020 10,559,517Heat transfer structures and methods for IC packages2020 10,554,186Analog-to-digital converters and methods2020 10,522,509Modular voltage regulators2019 10,403,600Modular voltage regulators2019 10,355,527Wireless charging receiver with variable resonant frequency2019 10,243,461Adaptive voltage regulator2019 10,186,958Input-output circuits2019 10,163,751Heat transfer structures and methods for IC packages2018 10,158,372Analog to digital converter2018 10,151,644Combination current generator configured to selectively generate one of a PTAT and a CTAT current2018 10,103,617Regulator circuit and method of operating regulator circuit2018 10,082,811Hysteretic power converter with calibration circuit2018 10,063,144Multiphase buck converter and method for operating the same2018 9,998,131Hybrid analog-to-digital converter2018 9,996,059Variable precision thermal sensor2018 9,979,410Smart voltage regulation techniques2018 9,859,855'Class-D amplifiers and methods'2018 9,825,524'Dynamic control loop for switching regulators'2017 9,780,647'Input-output circuits'2017 9,742,384'Comparator circuit having a calibration circuit'2017 9,660,532'Package systems including passive electrical components'2017 9,654,008'Regulator circuit and method of operating regulator circuit'2017 9,627,974'Adaptive voltage regulator'2017 9,530,761'Package systems including passive electrical components'2016 9,529,336'Analog to digital converter compatible with image sensor readout'2016 9,483,034'Temperature sensor with digital trim and trimming method thereof'2016 9,479,051'Single-inductor multiple-output DC to DC converter'2016 9,319,011'Class-D amplifier having mixed signal feedback control'2016 9,312,759'Self-adjusting regulator and method of using same'2016 9,287,892'Noise shaping for digital pulse-width modulators'2016 9,236,856'Apparatus for controlling slew rate'2016 9,197,171'Multi-stage amplifier with pulse width modulation (PWM) noise shaping'2015 9,143,033'Hysteretic power converter with calibration circuit'2015 9,093,998'Method and apparatus for generating a ramp signal'2015 9,069,370'Digital low drop-out regulator'2015 9,048,791'Multi-stage amplifier with pulse width modulation (PWM) noise shaping'2015 9,013,341'Noise shaping for digital pulse-width modulators'2015 8,988,113'Comparator circuit having a calibration circuit'2015 8,971,004'Variable precision thermal sensor'2015 8,959,994'Thermal sensor with temperature control'2015 8,773,297'System and method for pulse width modulation digital-to-analog converter'2014 8,766,840'System and method for a high resolution digital input class D amplifier with feedback'2014 8,698,661'System and method for pulse width modulation digital-to-analog converter'2014 8,698,662'System and method for a high resolution digital input class D amplifier with feedback'2014 8,618,784'Regulator control circuits, switching regulators, systems, and methods for operating switching regulators'2013 8,598,854'LDO regulators for integrated applications'2013 8,547,267'Idle tone suppression circuit'2013 8,450,990'Dynamic control loop for switching regulators'2013 8,441,235'Battery charger digital control circuit and method'2013 8,324,955'Level shifter design'2012 8,305,246'Amplifier with digital input and digital PWM control loop'2012 8,299,946'Noise shaping for digital pulse-width modulators'2012 8,004,259'Digital control of power converters'2011 7,990,215'Class D amplifier control circuit and method'2011 7,834,604'Digital control of power converters'2010 6,963,122'Capacitor structure and automated design flow for incorporating same'2005 6,529,237'Complete CDS/PGA sample and hold amplifier'2003 6,501,411'System and method for optimizing power in pipelined data converters'2002 6,373,424'Method and apparatus for obtaining linearity in a pipelined analog-to-digital converter'2002 6,310,569'Skewless differential switching scheme for current-mode digital-to-analog converters'2001 6,150,968'Trimming circuitry for pipeline A/D converter'2000 6,140,949'Trimming algorithm for pipeline A/D converter using integrated non-linearity measurement'2000 6,046,680'Method of preventing unauthorized reproduction of a transmission code'2000 6,031,480'Method and apparatus for implementing a pipelined A/D converter with inter-stage amplifiers having no common mode feedback circuitry'2000 6,028,527'Decryption and encryption transmitter/receiver with self-test, learn and rolling code'2000 5,961,577'Random binary number generator'1999 5,874,909'Analog to digital video converter'1999 5,832,377'Combined transmitter/receiver integrated circuit with learn mode'1998 5,671,183'Method for programming permanent calibration information at final test without increasing pin count'1997 5,615,228'Apparatus and method to decode a pulse width modulated serial data stream'1997 5,598,475'Rolling code identification scheme for remote control applications'1997 5,572,555'Serial code format optimized for remote control applications over noisy communications channel'1996 5,565,812'Increased sensitivity signal shaper circuit to recover a data stream coming from a digitally modulated channel'1996 5,566,110'Electrically erasable programmable read only memory and method of operation'1996 5,539,237'Schottky diode with guard ring'1996 5,471,668'Combined transmitter/receiver integrated circuit with learn mode'1995 5,434,569'Methods for adjusting the coupling capacitor of a multi-stage weighted capacitor A/D converter'1995 5,418,185'Method of making schottky diode with guard ring'1995 5,327,129'Accuracy bootstrapping'1994

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1994–1996Based in Dallas, TX, US· patent location history

1995–2003Patents assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC (22)· patent assignee history

1995–2003Based in Plano, TX, US· patent location history

2005Based in Danville, CA, US· patent location history

2010–2016Patents assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG (24)· patent assignee history

2010–2021Based in Austin, TX, US· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to SOENEN ERIC (17)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to ROTH ALAN (13)· patent assignee history

2015–2021Patents assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD (39)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD	39	2015–2021
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG	24	2010–2016
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC	22	1995–2003
SOENEN ERICself	17	2012–2016
ROTH ALAN	13	2012–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Austin, Texas, US	63	2010–2021
Plano, Texas, US	20	1995–2003
Dallas, Texas, US	3	1994–1996
Danville, California, US	1	2005