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US 4,701,643FET gate current limiter circuits
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended no later than Oct 20, 2007 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Oct 20, 2007Low confidence
US 4,745,082Method of making a self-aligned MESFET using a substitutional gate with side walls
Term ended
Term ended no later than May 17, 2008 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than May 17, 2008Low confidence
US 4,771,189FET gate current limiter circuit
Term ended
Term ended no later than Sep 13, 2008 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Sep 13, 2008Low confidence
US 4,825,099Feedback-controlled current output driver having reduced current surge
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended no later than Apr 25, 2009 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Apr 25, 2009Low confidence
US 4,863,879Method of manufacturing self-aligned GaAs MESFET
Term ended
Term ended no later than Sep 5, 2009 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Sep 5, 2009Low confidence
US 4,870,541Shielded bar-cap
Term ended
Term ended no later than Sep 26, 2009 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Sep 26, 2009Low confidence
US 4,954,852Sputtered metallic silicide gate for GaAs integrated circuits
Term ended
Term ended no later than Sep 4, 2010 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Sep 4, 2010Low confidence
US 4,959,705Three metal personalization of application specific monolithic microwave integrated circuit
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended no later than Sep 25, 2010 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Sep 25, 2010Low confidence
US 4,985,369Method for making self-aligned ohmic contacts
Term ended
Term ended no later than Jan 15, 2011 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Jan 15, 2011Low confidence
US 5,023,672Electrostatic discharge protection device for gallium arsenide resident integrated circuits
Formerly held
Term ended
Term ended no later than Jun 11, 2011 · Low confidence
Term endedTerm ended no later than Jun 11, 2011Low confidence
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