Patents by Inventor Stephen Paul Robb

Stephen Paul Robb 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).

  • Method of forming an ESD detector and structure therefor
    Patent number: 8681458
    Abstract: In one embodiment, and electro-static discharge detector is formed with a plurality of channels and is configured to detect a positive electro-static discharge and a negative electro-static discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Robb, David M. Heminger, Alejandro Lara-Ascorra
  • METHOD OF FORMING AN ESD DETECTOR AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20090052100
    Abstract: In one embodiment, and electro-static discharge detector is formed with a plurality of channels and is configured to detect a positive electro-static discharge and a negative electro-static discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Robb, David M. Heminger, Alejandro Lara-Ascorra
  • Power semiconductor device and method for increasing turn-on time of the power semiconductor device
    Patent number: 5945868
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device (10) and a method for increasing the turn-on time of the power semiconductor device (10). The power semiconductor device (10) has a first stage (13) and a second stage (14), where the transconductance of the first stage (13) is less than the transconductance of the second stage (14). The turn-on time of the power semiconductor device (10) is increased by turning on the first stage (13) before turning on the second stage (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Robb, Zheng Shen, Kim Roger Gauen