Patents by Inventor Mehdi F. Soltan

Mehdi F. Soltan 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).

  • High-efficiency high-power amplifier
    Patent number: 6583679
    Abstract: An inexpensive method and means for generating high power envelope-modulated radio frequency signals is disclosed. Embodiments provide EER amplification and separate modulation of information encoded as phase angle and as amplitude. An envelope modulated signal generation apparatus comprising a source of carrier signal, a source of a binary data stream, a pulse deletion logic and a current switch is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Donald C. Cox, Mehdi F. Soltan, Thomas H. Lee
  • Compact layout for a semiconductor device
    Publication number: 20030011045
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an electrode disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, and a transistor element disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. The transistor element continuously surrounds the electrode and includes a plurality of contacts that are electrically connected to the electrode. Additionally, the transistor element compactly surrounds the electrode with a threshold distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Tavanza, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Kleel, Mehdi F. Soltan, Ali Rajaei, Hamid R. Rategh