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SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES L L C	5005 EAST MCDOWELL ROAD PHOENIX AS 85008

International Classification(s)

• G05F:SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIAB....

• 2005 Application Filing Year
• G05F Class
• 1100 Applications Filed
• 716 Patents Issued To-Date
• 65.10 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Lhermite, Francois	Lasserre, FR	6	84
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 84
Matyas, Ladislav	Horni Becva, CZ	3	58
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 58

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• 36 Citation Count
• G05F Class

• 88.70 % this patent is cited more than
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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
May 18, 2010	US,7719249,B2   US7719249B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
October 09, 2008	US,20080246450,A1   US20080246450A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 7719249

Soft-start circuit and method therefor

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In one embodiment, a soft-start circuit is configured to form drive pulses that increase in width independently of the current through the power switch during a first portion of the soft-start operation period.

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