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David Scott Whitefield

Also filed as: WHITEFIELD DAVID · WHITEFIELD DAVID SCOTT

88 granted patents·22 pending applications·675 citations·filing 2001–2025

99Inventor score

Technology areasH10W H04B H01P H03K H03F

Files withSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC89 HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC12 TORRES ROB2 WHITEFIELD DAVID SCOTT2 HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS1

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110 records

0198US9806676B2Power amplification system with programmable load lineSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 31, 2017·103 cites·20 claims
0298US9774300B2Transformer-based doherty power amplifierSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 26, 2017·44 cites·14 claims
0398US9553617B2Apparatus and methods for reconfigurable directional couplers in an RF transceiver with controllable capacitive couplingSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 24, 2017·35 cites·20 claims
0498US9496902B2Apparatus and methods for reconfigurable directional couplers in an RF transceiver with selectable phase shiftersSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 15, 2016·38 cites·20 claims
0597US9990322B2Dual serial/parallel interface devices and switching componentsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·46 cites·20 claims
0697US9831192B2Cavity formation in semiconductor devicesSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·13 cites·19 claims
0797US9806094B2Non-uniform spacing in transistor stacksSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 31, 2017·15 cites·17 claims
0896US10229902B2Stack device having voltage compensationSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·22 cites·20 claims
0996US9948271B2Methods for reconfiguring directional couplers in an RF transceiverSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 17, 2018·14 cites·20 claims
1096US9866244B2Electromagnetic couplers for multi-frequency power detectionSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·20 cites·25 claims
1196US9859225B2Backside cavity formation in semiconductor devicesSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·12 cites·20 claims
1296US9721936B2Field-effect transistor stack voltage compensationSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·25 cites·14 claims
1395US10249575B2Radio-frequency isolation using cavity formed in interface layerSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 2, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
1495US9960750B2Apparatus for reconfigurable directional couplers in an RF transceiver with controllable capacitive couplingSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·11 cites·24 claims
1595US9954564B2Electromagnetic couplers with multi-band filteringSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 24, 2018·23 cites·23 claims
1695US9941856B2Apparatus for reconfigurable directional couplers in an RF transceiver with selectable phase shiftersSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 10, 2018·11 cites·21 claims
1795US9837362B2Cavity formation in interface layer in semiconductor devicesSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 5, 2017·9 cites·19 claims
1895US9614269B2RF coupler with adjustable termination impedanceSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
1994US10389350B2Stacked auxiliary field-effect transistor configurations for radio frequency applicationsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 20, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
2094US9564405B2Substrate opening formation in semiconductor devicesSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 7, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
2194US9092393B2Dual mode serial/parallel interface and use thereof in improved wireless devices and switching componentsWHITEFIELD DAVID SCOTT·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·58 cites·22 claims
2293US10410957B2Body contacts for field-effect transistorsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·7 cites·14 claims
2393US10249576B2Cavity formation using sacrificial materialSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 2, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
2493US9692103B2RF coupler with switch between coupler port and adjustable termination impedance circuitSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 27, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
2592US10755987B2Radio-frequency isolation using porous siliconSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 25, 2020·6 cites·7 claims
2692US10153306B2Transistor layout with low aspect ratioSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 11, 2018·11 cites·20 claims
2791US10840233B2Radio-frequency switch having stack of non-uniform elementsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 17, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
2891US10665552B2Radio-frequency isolation cavities and cavity formationSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 26, 2020·3 cites·21 claims
2991US10125011B2MEMS devices having discharge circuitsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 13, 2018·5 cites·15 claims
3091US9953938B2Tunable active silicon for coupler linearity improvement and reconfigurationSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 24, 2018·8 cites·26 claims
3191US9812757B2RF coupler having coupled line with adjustable lengthSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·6 cites·22 claims
3291US9793592B2RF coupler with decoupled stateSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 17, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
3390US12273100B2Main-auxiliary field-effect transistor configurationsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
3490US11329875B2Gateway diversity switchingHUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 10, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
3589US10553549B2Cavity formation in backside interface layer for radio-frequency isolationSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 4, 2020·3 cites·18 claims
3689US10256794B2Integrated switch-filter networkSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·6 cites·15 claims
3789US9960747B2Integrated filter and directional coupler assembliesSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 1, 2018·8 cites·21 claims
3888US12101169B2Carrier acquisition in satellite communicationsHUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 24, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
3988US10483918B2Doherty power amplifier for radio-frequency applicationsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 19, 2019·6 cites·19 claims
4088US10008455B2Radio frequency isolation using substrate openingSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 26, 2018·4 cites·19 claims
4187US9564937B2Devices and methods related to packaging of radio-frequency devices on ceramic substratesSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 7, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
4286US11996832B2Main-auxiliary field-effect transistor configurationsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
4386US10667264B2Maintaining and distributing state due to temporary failures in a shared bandwidth networkTORRES ROB·Filed 2018·Granted May 26, 2020·5 cites·28 claims
4484US12489036B2Field-effect transistors with interleaved finger configurationSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
4583US11026231B2Maintaining and distributing state due to temporary failures in a shared bandwidth networkTORRES ROB·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 1, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
4683US10284167B2Self-adjusting electromagnetic coupler with automatic frequency detectionSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 7, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
4781US11677395B2Switches with main-auxiliary field-effect transistor configurationsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 13, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
4881US10707826B2Self-adjusting electromagnetic coupler with automatic frequency detectionSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
4981US10229932B2Voltage distribution in transistor stacks using non-uniform transistor dimensionsSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·2 cites·16 claims
5081US9548522B2Systems, circuits and methods related to low-loss bypass of a radio-frequency filter or diplexerSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 17, 2017·5 cites·14 claims

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