Inventor
SHIRLEY BRIAN M
US56 patents
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
49 patentsUS6061290AMay 9, 2000
Method and apparatus for simultaneous memory subarray testing
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC102 citations98
US6233190B1May 15, 2001
Method of storing a temperature threshold in an integrated circuit, method of modifying operation of dynamic random access memory in response to temperature, programmable temperature sensing circuit and memory integrated circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC57 citations96
US5552739ASep 3, 1996
Integrated circuit power supply having piecewise linearity
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC78 citations96
US7760532B2Jul 20, 2010
Multi-bank memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC28 citations93
US7079439B2Jul 18, 2006
Low power auto-refresh circuit and method for dynamic random access memories
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC20 citations93
US6965536B2Nov 15, 2005
Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC17 citations93
US6779076B1Aug 17, 2004
Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC33 citations93
US6771553B2Aug 3, 2004
Low power auto-refresh circuit and method for dynamic random access memories
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC30 citations93
US6690606B2Feb 10, 2004
Asynchronous interface circuit and method for a pseudo-static memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US6569727B1May 27, 2003
Method of making a single-deposition-layer-metal dynamic random access memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC18 citations93
US6445636B1Sep 3, 2002
Method and system for hiding refreshes in a dynamic random access memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC51 citations93
US6366509B2Apr 2, 2002
Method and apparatus for repairing defective columns of memory cells
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US6317370B2Nov 13, 2001
Timing fuse option for row repair
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US6301175B1Oct 9, 2001
Memory device with single-ended sensing and low voltage pre-charge
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC38 citations93
US6124163ASep 26, 2000
Integrated chip multiplayer decoupling capacitors
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC20 citations93
US5949698ASep 7, 1999
Twisted global column decoder
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US5883849AMar 16, 1999
Method and apparatus for simultaneous memory subarray testing
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US5875141AFeb 23, 1999
Circuit and method for a memory device with P-channel isolation gates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC26 citations93
US5774408AJun 30, 1998
DRAM architecture with combined sense amplifier pitch
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC32 citations93
US5739576AApr 14, 1998
Integrated chip multilayer decoupling capacitors
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC24 citations93
US5677878AOct 14, 1997
Method and apparatus for quickly restoring digit I/O lines
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US5657277AAug 12, 1997
Memory device tracking circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC33 citations93
US6778453B2Aug 17, 2004
Method of storing a temperature threshold in an integrated circuit, method of modifying operation of dynamic random access memory in response to temperature, programmable temperature sensing circuit and memory integrated circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC32 citations92
US6552945B2Apr 22, 2003
Method for storing a temperature threshold in an integrated circuit, method for storing a temperature threshold in a dynamic random access memory, method of modifying dynamic random access memory operation in response to temperature, programmable temperature sensing circuit and memory integrated circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC30 citations92
US5663919ASep 2, 1997
Memory device with regulated power supply control
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC26 citations92
US7088604B2Aug 8, 2006
Multi-bank memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC12 citations84
US6185136B1Feb 6, 2001
Method and apparatus for repairing defective columns of memory cells
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC15 citations84
US5949730ASep 7, 1999
Method and apparatus for quickly restoring digit I/O lines
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC17 citations84
US5907166AMay 25, 1999
Single deposition layer metal dynamic random access memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC13 citations82
US5831909ANov 3, 1998
Memory device tracking circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC16 citations82
US7155561B2Dec 26, 2006
Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations74
US7106637B2Sep 12, 2006
Asynchronous interface circuit and method for a pseudo-static memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7 citations74
US6862654B1Mar 1, 2005
Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations74
US6643206B2Nov 4, 2003
Timing fuse method for delaying signals in a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7 citations74
US6274928B1Aug 14, 2001
Single deposition layer metal dynamic random access memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations74
US6242782B1Jun 5, 2001
Circuit for providing isolation of integrated circuit active areas
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations74
US6111806AAug 29, 2000
Memory device with regulated power supply control
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC9 citations74
US6111774AAug 29, 2000
Twisted global column decoder
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations74
US6081461AJun 27, 2000
Circuit and method for a memory device with p-channel isolation gates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC11 citations74
US6015729AJan 18, 2000
Integrated chip multilayer decoupling capcitors
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC11 citations74
US5940339AAug 17, 1999
Circuit and method for a memory device with p-channel isolation gates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC8 citations74
US5936895AAug 10, 1999
Memory device tracking circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7 citations74
US5907518AMay 25, 1999
Memory device with regulated power supply control
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations74
US5834820ANov 10, 1998
Circuit for providing isolation of integrated circuit active areas
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7 citations74
US5796666AAug 18, 1998
Method and apparatus for quickly restoring digit I/O lines
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC10 citations74
US7292497B2Nov 6, 2007
Multi-bank memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations63
US6937536B2Aug 30, 2005
Antifuse option for row repair
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations63
US6480408B1Nov 12, 2002
Twisted global column decoder
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations63
US6475851B1Nov 5, 2002
Circuit for providing isolation of integrated circuit active areas
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations63
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