Inventor
HOVIS WILLIAM PAUL
US64 patents
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IBM
40 patentsUS7517764B2Apr 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 patentsUS10755020B1Aug 25, 2020
Thermal arrangement of modules in server assemblies
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations71
US10310572B2Jun 4, 2019
Voltage based thermal control of processing device
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC3 citations70
US11710726B2Jul 25, 2023
Through-board power control arrangements for integrated circuit devices
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations69
US11209886B2Dec 28, 2021
Clock frequency adjustment for workload changes in integrated circuit devices
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC5 citations69
US11093019B2Aug 17, 2021
Integrated circuit power domains segregated among power supply phases
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations60
US12530072B2Jan 20, 2026
Load adjusted populations of integrated circuit decoupling capacitors
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations59
US11921565B2Mar 5, 2024
Load adjusted populations of integrated circuit decoupling capacitors
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations59
US11105844B2Aug 31, 2021
Predictive voltage transient reduction in integrated circuits
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations59
US11016551B2May 25, 2021
Thermal rotation of power supply phases
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations59
BARTLEY GERALD KEITH
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