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
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.