Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Pearson

Daniel E. Pearson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Semiconductor device for providing a selectable reference voltage
    Patent number: 4278988
    Abstract: The disclosed semiconductor device is comprised of a substrate having a major surface; a channel having an elongated portion of a first predetermined length L.sub.1 and a uniform width W in the substrate near the surface; a single gate completely overlying the channel; and a conductive region in the substrate near the surface contacting the elongated portion of the channel at a predetermined length L.sub.2 from one end thereof. The conductive region picks off a reference voltage from the channel as a function of the ratio L.sub.1 /L.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1981
    Assignee: Burroughs Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Clifford, Daniel E. Pearson