Patents by Inventor William J. Clausen

William J. Clausen 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).

  • Body-biased switching device
    Patent number: 9214932
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a switching device including one or more field-effect transistors (FETs). In embodiments, a body-bias circuit may derive a bias voltage based on a radio frequency signal applied to a switch field-effect transistor and apply the bias voltage to the body terminal of the switch field-effect transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Clausen, James P. Furino, Jr., Michael D. Yore
  • Radio frequency switch device with source-follower
    Patent number: 9203396
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a switching device including one or more cells. In embodiments, a cell may include a switch field-effect transistor (FET) and a source-follower FET, coupled between a gate and a body of the switch FET. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Clausen, James P. Furino, Jr.