Patent assignee · GB · COMPANY

Wolfson Microelectronics Ltd.

117Patents
94Active
117Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 23, 1987 → Mar 10, 2014 · 67 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7781249B2 MEMS process and device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 156 Active
US7856804B2 MEMS process and device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 117 Active
US8198941B2 Amplifier circuit and method of amplifying a signal in an amplifier circuit Electricity 97 Active
US8541993B2 DC-DC converters operable in a discontinuous switching mode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Active
US8331581B2 Pattern detection circuitry Electricity 46 Active
US6856202B2 Phase/frequency detector and phase lock loop circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US8514025B2 Amplifier circuit and method of amplifying a signal in an amplifier circuit Electricity 43 Active
US8519691B2 Current limiting for DC-DC converters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US6583742B1 Digital to analogue converter with dynamic element matching Electricity 36 Expired
US7714660B2 Amplifier circuit and methods of operation thereof Electricity 31 Active
US7102557B1 Switched capacitor DAC Electricity 30 Expired
US8264273B2 Charge pump circuit and methods of operation thereof Electricity 30 Active
US8472636B2 Ambient noise reduction arrangements Electricity 29 Active
US6799889B2 Temperature sensing apparatus and methods Physics 29 Expired
US4823092A MOS transconductance amplifier for active filters Electricity 28 Expired
US7030699B2 Amplifier Electricity 27 Expired
US7626445B2 Charge pump circuit and methods of operation thereof Electricity 25 Active
US6828845B2 Analogue selector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7622984B2 Charge pump circuit and methods of operation thereof Electricity 25 Active
US7990742B2 Charge pump circuit and methods of operation thereof Electricity 23 Active
US8643129B2 MEMS device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8363856B2 Audio amplifier circuit and electronic apparatus including the same Electricity 22 Active
US7605574B2 Switching regulator circuits Electricity 22 Active
US8607036B2 Power management apparatus and methods Physics 21 Active
US7885422B2 Audio device and method Electricity 19 Active

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