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MEIER NATHANIEL J
US46 patents
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
37 patentsUS11227649B2Jan 18, 2022
Apparatuses and methods for staggered timing of targeted refresh operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC16 citations94
US11158364B2Oct 26, 2021
Apparatuses and methods for tracking victim rows
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC26 citations94
US11087819B2Aug 10, 2021
Methods for row hammer mitigation and memory devices and systems employing the same
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC15 citations94
US10978132B2Apr 13, 2021
Apparatuses and methods for staggered timing of skipped refresh operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC29 citations94
US11302374B2Apr 12, 2022
Apparatuses and methods for dynamic refresh allocation
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC16 citations93
US11200942B2Dec 14, 2021
Apparatuses and methods for lossy row access counting
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US11069393B2Jul 20, 2021
Apparatuses and methods for controlling steal rates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC28 citations93
US11984148B2May 14, 2024
Apparatuses and methods for tracking victim rows
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations86
US11610622B2Mar 21, 2023
Apparatuses and methods for staggered timing of skipped refresh operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC8 citations86
US11309012B2Apr 19, 2022
Apparatuses and methods for staggered timing of targeted refresh operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC13 citations86
US11182308B2Nov 23, 2021
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC9 citations85
US11798610B2Oct 24, 2023
Apparatuses and methods for controlling steal rates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5 citations84
US11417383B2Aug 16, 2022
Apparatuses and methods for dynamic refresh allocation
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC12 citations84
US11030124B2Jun 8, 2021
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC8 citations83
US10330726B2Jun 25, 2019
Apparatuses including test segment circuits having latch circuits for testing a semiconductor die
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6 citations83
US11748276B2Sep 5, 2023
Refresh and access modes for memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US11410715B2Aug 9, 2022
Apparatus with refresh management mechanism
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations73
US10824573B1Nov 3, 2020
Refresh and access modes for memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US11520711B2Dec 6, 2022
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations72
US11132470B2Sep 28, 2021
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations72
US12333022B2Jun 17, 2025
Row access strobe (RAS) clobber and row hammer failure mitigation
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12265630B2Apr 1, 2025
Row access strobe (RAS) clobber and row hammer failures using a deterministic protocol
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12216806B2Feb 4, 2025
Semiconductor device with self-lock security and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12086270B2Sep 10, 2024
Mediating directed refresh management induced row hammer and row access strobe (RAS) clobber failures
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11886745B2Jan 30, 2024
Illegal operation reaction at a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11704255B2Jul 18, 2023
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11644981B2May 9, 2023
Semiconductor devices with security lock and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations62
US11494522B2Nov 8, 2022
Semiconductor device with self-lock security and associated methods and systems
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations62
US11054468B2Jul 6, 2021
Segmented digital die ring
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US11017834B2May 25, 2021
Refresh command management
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations62
US10663513B2May 26, 2020
Apparatuses including test segment circuits having latch circuits for testing a semiconductor die
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations62
US11074201B2Jul 27, 2021
Apparatus with a security mechanism and methods for operating the same
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations61
US11532358B2Dec 20, 2022
Memory with automatic background precondition upon powerup
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations59
US10990317B2Apr 27, 2021
Memory with automatic background precondition upon powerup
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations59
US11922050B2Mar 5, 2024
Host refresh control
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations55
US11972788B2Apr 30, 2024
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for controller directed targeted refresh operations based on sampling command
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations52
US12334138B2Jun 17, 2025
Dynamic address scramble
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations47
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC
9 patentsUS11810610B2Nov 7, 2023
Methods for row hammer mitigation and memory devices and systems employing the same
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC2 citations73
US12469539B2Nov 11, 2025
Apparatus with refresh management mechanism
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC0 citations63
US11915737B2Feb 27, 2024
Apparatus with refresh management mechanism
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC0 citations63
US12360921B2Jul 15, 2025
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC0 citations62
US12183383B2Dec 31, 2024
Methods for row hammer mitigation and memory devices and systems employing the same
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC0 citations62
US12105644B2Oct 1, 2024
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC0 citations62
US12099639B2Sep 24, 2024
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC1 citations62
US12056063B2Aug 6, 2024
Refresh and access modes for memory
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC0 citations62
US11954049B2Apr 9, 2024
Semiconductor device with secure access key and associated methods and systems
LODESTAR LICENSING GROUP LLC0 citations62