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STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited

429Patents
429Active
429Granted
61Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 30, 2003 → Jun 14, 2024 · 71 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9178100B2 Single photon avalanche diode for CMOS circuits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Active
US9058081B2 Application using a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Active
US9639063B2 Time to digital converter and applications thereof Physics 69 Active
US9316735B2 Proximity detection apparatus and associated methods having single photon avalanche diodes for determining a quality metric based upon the number of events Electricity 63 Active
US9026790B2 Processing packet streams Electricity 53 Active
US8134623B2 Analog-to-digital conversion in image sensors using a differential comparison Electricity 51 Active
US9939316B2 Sensing apparatus having a light sensitive detector field Physics 48 Active
US9728659B2 SPAD device with radiation blocking rings and vias and related arrays and methods Electricity 39 Active
US9535157B2 Proximity sensor including reference detector for stray radiation detection Electricity 39 Active
US9851302B2 Apparatus for use in luminescence applications Physics 39 Active
US9843757B2 Optical electronic device including enhanced global shutter pixel array and related methods Electricity 20 Active
US9313434B2 Pixel circuit with capacitor discharge indicative of number of events Physics 19 Active
US10067224B2 Time to digital converter (TDC) with synchronous output and related methods Physics 17 Active
US7541176B2 Fluorescence biosensor Physics 17 Active
US8159541B2 Image stabilization method and apparatus Electricity 16 Active
US9786701B2 Circuit and method for controlling a SPAD array based on a measured count rate Electricity 15 Active
US7880779B2 Image sensor artifact elimination Electricity 14 Active
US7739641B1 Integrated circuit having a clock tree Physics 14 Active
US8928893B2 Proximity sensor Electricity 13 Active
US8224109B2 Method and relative device for estimating white gaussian noise that corrupts a digital image Physics 13 Active
US8060732B2 Multiple purpose integrated circuit Physics 12 Active
US8610043B2 Proximity sensor having an array of single photon avalanche diodes and circuitry for switching off illumination source and associated method, computer readable medium and firmware Electricity 11 Active
US8228410B2 Image sensors including a shielded photosensitive portion for noise cancellation and associated methods Electricity 10 Active
US9171985B2 Pixel circuit with controlled capacitor discharge time of flight measurement Electricity 10 Active
US9985163B2 Single photon avalanche diode having pulse shaping filter Electricity 10 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.