Dean Liu

This inventor holds 51 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Clock Synthesis (CPC class H03L). Top assignees: Sun Microsystems, Inc., Netlogic Microsystems, Inc, Xilinx, Inc.. Active years: 2002-2014.

USPTO Granted Patents = 51

% Patents Active = 90.2

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.8

ph-index = 12

Forward Citations = 537(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 521(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Sunyvale, CA (US) (2003 - 2004)
Sunnyvale, CA (US) (2002 - 2014)

Company Filing History:

43 out of 7,642

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

patents

7 out of 456

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 2002-2014

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Areas of Expertise:

Clock Multiplier

Frequency Synthesis

Mesochronous Transmission

Data Alignment

Jitter Minimization

Delay Locked Loop

Phase Locked Loop

Calibration System

Power Supply Noise

Integrated Circuit

Temperature Sensor

Decoupling Capacitor

51 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 8638896 - Repeate architecture with single clock multiplier unit (2014-01-28),

2. 8433018 - Methods and apparatus for frequency synthesis with feedback interpolation (2013-04-30),

3. 7978802 - Method and apparatus for a mesochronous transmission system (2011-07-12),

4. 7913104 - Method and apparatus for receive channel data alignment with minimized latency variation (2011-03-22),

5. 7724815 - Method and apparatus for a programmably terminated receiver (2010-05-25),

6. 7436229 - Methods and apparatus for minimizing jitter in a clock synthesis circuit that uses feedback interpolation (2008-10-14),

7. 7432750 - Methods and apparatus for frequency synthesis with feedback interpolation (2008-10-07),

8. 7323916 - Methods and apparatus for generating multiple clocks using feedback interpolation (2008-01-29),

9. 7251305 - Method and apparatus to store delay locked loop biasing parameters (2007-07-31),

10. 7136799 - Mixed signal delay locked loop characterization engine (2006-11-14),

11. 7106113 - Adjustment and calibration system for post-fabrication treatment of phase locked loop input receiver (2006-09-12),

12. 7062688 - Updating high speed parallel I/O interfaces based on counters (2006-06-13),

13. 6882196 - Duty cycle corrector (2005-04-19),

14. 6819192 - Jitter estimation for a phase locked loop (2004-11-16),

15. 6815986 - Design-for-test technique for a delay locked loop (2004-11-09),

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