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Richard B. Merrill
Also filed as: MERRILL RICHARD B · MERRILL RICHARD BILLINGS
109 granted patents·5 pending applications·6,790 citations·filing 1977–2010
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114 records- 0199US5965875AColor separation in an active pixel cell imaging array using a triple-well structureFOVEON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 12, 1999·872 cites·11 claims
- 0298US6727521B2Vertical color filter detector group and arrayFOVEON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·134 cites·22 claims
- 0398US6632701B2Vertical color filter detector group and arrayFOVEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 14, 2003·113 cites·13 claims
- 0498US5614744ACMOS-based, low leakage active pixel array with anti-blooming isolationNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 25, 1997·243 cites·4 claims
- 0597US7132724B1Complete-charge-transfer vertical color filter detectorFOVEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·88 cites·46 claims
- 0696US6930336B1Vertical-color-filter detector group with trench isolationFOVEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 16, 2005·114 cites·37 claims
- 0796US5889315ASemiconductor structure having two levels of buried regionsNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 30, 1999·231 cites·114 claims
- 0895US7110028B1Electronic shutter using buried layers and active pixel sensor and array employing sameFOVEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 19, 2006·80 cites·22 claims
- 0995US6841816B2Vertical color filter sensor group with non-sensor filter and method for fabricating such a sensor groupFOVEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 11, 2005·103 cites·99 claims
- 1095US6741283B1Intra-pixel frame storage element, array, and electronic shutter method suitable for electronic still camera applicationsFOVEON INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 25, 2004·86 cites·8 claims
- 1195US6512544B1Storage pixel sensor and array with compressionFOVEON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 28, 2003·226 cites·18 claims
- 1295US6410899B1Active pixel sensor with bootstrap amplification and reduced leakage during readoutFOVEON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·99 cites·6 claims
- 1395US5899714AFabrication of semiconductor structure having two levels of buried regionsNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted May 4, 1999·207 cites·57 claims
- 1494US5786617AHigh voltage charge pump using low voltage type transistorsNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 28, 1998·126 cites·6 claims
- 1594US5610433AMulti-turn, multi-level IC inductor with crossoversNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 11, 1997·185 cites·4 claims
- 1694US5239440AElectrostatic discharge protection for integrated circuitsNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 24, 1993·111 cites·13 claims
- 1793US6934050B2Method for storing and retrieving data from an imaging array of vertical-color-filter detector groupsFOVEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·57 cites·36 claims
- 1893US6476372B2CMOS active pixel sensor using native transistorsFOVEON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 5, 2002·63 cites·4 claims
- 1993US6211510B1Active pixel sensor with bootstrap amplificationFOVEON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 3, 2001·56 cites·6 claims
- 2093US6160282ACMOS image sensor employing silicide exclusion mask to reduce leakage and improve performanceFOVEON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·122 cites·23 claims
- 2193US5319259ALow voltage input and output circuits with overvoltage protectionNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·74 cites·49 claims
- 2291US7745773B1Multi-color CMOS pixel sensor with shared row wiring and dual output linesFOVEON INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 29, 2010·12 cites·4 claims
- 2391US7339216B1Vertical color filter sensor group array with full-resolution top layer and lower-resolution lower layerFOVEON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 4, 2008·21 cites·17 claims
- 2491US6833871B1Exposure control in electronic cameras by detecting overflow from active pixelsFOVEON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 21, 2004·41 cites·3 claims
- 2591US5886393ABonding wire inductor for use in an integrated circuit package and methodNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·119 cites·29 claims
- 2691US5276582AESD protection using npn bipolar transistorNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 4, 1994·106 cites·4 claims
- 2790US6369853B1Intra-pixel frame storage element, array, and electronic shutter method suitable for electronic still camera applicationsFOVEON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 9, 2002·115 cites·22 claims
- 2890US6150683ACMOS-based color pixel with reduced noise in the blue signalFOVEON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 21, 2000·102 cites·20 claims
- 2989US6750489B1Isolated high voltage PMOS transistorFOVEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 15, 2004·53 cites·7 claims
- 3089US6525304B1Circuitry for converting analog signals from pixel sensor to a digital and for storing the digital signalFOVEON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 25, 2003·44 cites·24 claims
- 3189US5962844AActive pixel image cell with embedded memory and pixel level signal processing capabilityFOVEON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·121 cites·14 claims
- 3289US5892541AImaging system and method for increasing the dynamic range of an array of active pixel sensor cellsFOVEONICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 6, 1999·101 cites·13 claims
- 3389US5705846ACMOS-compatible active pixel image array using vertical pnp cellNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 6, 1998·97 cites·4 claims
- 3489US5397934AApparatus and method for adjusting the threshold voltage of MOS transistorsNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 14, 1995·85 cites·39 claims
- 3588US7166880B2Vertical color filter sensor group with carrier-collection elements of different size and method for fabricating such a sensor groupFOVEON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 23, 2007·38 cites·14 claims
- 3688US6960757B2Simplified wiring schemes for vertical color filter pixel sensorsFOVEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·48 cites·19 claims
- 3788US6894265B2Vertical color filter sensor group and semiconductor integrated circuit fabrication method for fabricating sameFOVEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·41 cites·26 claims
- 3888US6864557B2Vertical color filter detector group and arrayFOVEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 8, 2005·56 cites·16 claims
- 3988US6452633B1Exposure control in electronic cameras by detecting overflow from active pixelsFOVEON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 17, 2002·83 cites·20 claims
- 4087US6809768B1Double slope pixel sensor and arrayFOVEON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 26, 2004·32 cites·5 claims
- 4187US6760070B1High-sensitivity storage pixel sensor array having auto-exposure detectionFOVEON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 6, 2004·32 cites·27 claims
- 4285US6636261B1Driven capacitor storage pixel sensor and arrayFOVEON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 21, 2003·26 cites·29 claims
- 4385US6297689B1Low temperature coefficient low power programmable CMOS voltage referenceNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·42 cites·40 claims
- 4485US6130713ACMOS active pixel cell with self reset for improved dynamic rangeFOVEONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 10, 2000·89 cites·20 claims
- 4584US6998660B2Vertical color filter sensor group array that emulates a pattern of single-layer sensors with efficient use of each sensor group's sensorsFOVEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·31 cites·43 claims
- 4684US6914314B2Vertical color filter sensor group including semiconductor other than crystalline silicon and method for fabricating sameFOVEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·33 cites·21 claims
- 4784US6731397B1Method for storing and retrieving digital image data from an imaging arrayFOVEON INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 4, 2004·67 cites·28 claims
- 4884US6246043B1Method and apparatus for biasing a CMOS active pixel sensor above the nominal voltage maximums for an IC processFOVEON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 12, 2001·83 cites·12 claims
- 4984US5844299AIntegrated inductorNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·59 cites·11 claims
- 5084US5747840APhotodiode with improved photoresponse behaviorFOVEONICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 5, 1998·61 cites·13 claims
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