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HOVIS WILLIAM PAUL

US64 patents
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IBM

40 patents
US7517764B2Apr 14, 2009

Bulk FinFET device

IBM55 citations98
US7227183B2Jun 5, 2007

Polysilicon conductor width measurement for 3-dimensional FETs

IBM197 citations98
US5893927AApr 13, 1999

Memory device having programmable device width, method of programming, and method of setting device width for memory device

IBM133 citations98
US7183780B2Feb 27, 2007

Electrical open/short contact alignment structure for active region vs. gate region

IBM62 citations97
US5812817ASep 22, 1998

Compression architecture for system memory application

IBM163 citations97
US6438062B1Aug 20, 2002

Multiple memory bank command for synchronous DRAMs

IBM55 citations94
US7061821B2Jun 13, 2006

Address wrap function for addressable memory devices

IBM26 citations93
US7863122B2Jan 4, 2011

Bulk FinFET device

IBM30 citations92
US7667248B2Feb 23, 2010

Bulk FinFET device

IBM14 citations92
US7309911B2Dec 18, 2007

Method and stacked memory structure for implementing enhanced cooling of memory devices

IBM19 citations92
US7241649B2Jul 10, 2007

FinFET body contact structure

IBM18 citations92
US7009905B2Mar 7, 2006

Method and apparatus to reduce bias temperature instability (BTI) effects

IBM29 citations92
US6434082B1Aug 13, 2002

Clocked memory device that includes a programming mechanism for setting write recovery time as a function of the input clock

IBM45 citations92
US7225375B2May 29, 2007

Method and apparatus for detecting array degradation and logic degradation

IBM28 citations91
US7129769B2Oct 31, 2006

Method and apparatus for protecting eFuse information

IBM19 citations91
US6879177B1Apr 12, 2005

Method and testing circuit for tracking transistor stress degradation

IBM27 citations91
US7224633B1May 29, 2007

eFuse sense circuit

IBM49 citations90
US7908443B2Mar 15, 2011

Memory controller and method for optimized read/modify/write performance

IBM11 citations84
US7533198B2May 12, 2009

Memory controller and method for handling DMA operations during a page copy

IBM10 citations84
US7328317B2Feb 5, 2008

Memory controller and method for optimized read/modify/write performance

IBM11 citations84
US7703063B2Apr 20, 2010

Implementing memory read data eye stretcher

IBM9 citations83
US7317605B2Jan 8, 2008

Method and apparatus for improving performance margin in logic paths

IBM11 citations83
US7185246B2Feb 27, 2007

Monitoring of solid state memory devices in active memory system utilizing redundant devices

IBM12 citations83
US7783793B2Aug 24, 2010

Handling DMA operations during a page copy

IBM6 citations74
US7526692B2Apr 28, 2009

Diagnostic interface architecture for memory device

IBM6 citations73
US6188627B1Feb 13, 2001

Method and system for improving DRAM subsystem performance using burst refresh control

IBM11 citations73
US7603528B2Oct 13, 2009

Memory device verification of multiple write operations

IBM7 citations72
US7130231B2Oct 31, 2006

Method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing enhanced DRAM interface checking

IBM8 citations72
US7725620B2May 25, 2010

Handling DMA requests in a virtual memory environment

IBM3 citations63
US7725762B2May 25, 2010

Implementing redundant memory access using multiple controllers on the same bank of memory

IBM6 citations63
US7707463B2Apr 27, 2010

Implementing directory organization to selectively optimize performance or reliability

IBM3 citations63
US7675949B2Mar 9, 2010

Dynamic reconfiguration of solid state memory device to replicate and time multiplex data over multiple data interfaces

IBM2 citations63
US7468993B2Dec 23, 2008

Dynamic reconfiguration of solid state memory device to replicate and time multiplex data over multiple data interfaces

IBM4 citations63
US7203876B2Apr 10, 2007

Method and apparatus for controlling AC power during scan operations in scannable latches

IBM5 citations63
US7802158B2Sep 21, 2010

Diagnostic interface architecture for memory device

IBM3 citations62
US7696565B2Apr 13, 2010

FinFET body contact structure

IBM3 citations62
US7661084B2Feb 9, 2010

Implementing memory read data eye stretcher

IBM3 citations62
US7475202B2Jan 6, 2009

Memory controller and method for optimized read/modify/write performance

IBM2 citations62
US7317217B2Jan 8, 2008

Semiconductor scheme for reduced circuit area in a simplified process

IBM2 citations62
US7032056B2Apr 18, 2006

Encoding of message onto strobe signals

IBM2 citations61

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

9 patents

BARTLEY GERALD KEITH

1 patent

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