Inventor
BILL COLIN
US19 patents
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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
14 patentsUS6009014ADec 28, 1999
Erase verify scheme for NAND flash
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC198 citations98
US5754475AMay 19, 1998
Bit line discharge method for reading a multiple bits-per-cell flash EEPROM
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC254 citations97
US7010736B1Mar 7, 2006
Address sequencer within BIST (Built-in-Self-Test) system
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC106 citations96
US6631086B1Oct 7, 2003
On-chip repair of defective address of core flash memory cells
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC111 citations96
US6847047B2Jan 25, 2005
Methods that facilitate control of memory arrays utilizing zener diode-like devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC47 citations95
US6275415B1Aug 14, 2001
Multiple byte channel hot electron programming using ramped gate and source bias voltage
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC63 citations95
US7028240B1Apr 11, 2006
Diagnostic mode for testing functionality of BIST (built-in-self-test) back-end state machine
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC34 citations92
US6960783B2Nov 1, 2005
Erasing and programming an organic memory device and method of fabricating
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC23 citations92
US6172914B1Jan 9, 2001
Concurrent erase verify scheme for flash memory applications
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC30 citations92
US6122198ASep 19, 2000
Bit by bit APDE verify for flash memory applications
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC62 citations92
US6046932AApr 4, 2000
Circuit implementation to quench bit line leakage current in programming and over-erase correction modes in flash EEPROM
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC46 citations91
US6707718B1Mar 16, 2004
Generation of margining voltage on-chip during testing CAM portion of flash memory device
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC40 citations90
US6943370B2Sep 13, 2005
Control of memory arrays utilizing zener diode-like devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC11 citations73
US6370065B1Apr 9, 2002
Serial sequencing of automatic program disturb erase verify during a fast erase mode
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC1 citations52
SPANSION LLC
4 patentsUS7273766B1Sep 25, 2007
Variable density and variable persistent organic memory devices, methods, and fabrication
SPANSION LLC11 citations81
US7259039B2Aug 21, 2007
Memory device and methods of using and making the device
SPANSION LLC7 citations74
US7443712B2Oct 28, 2008
Memory erase management system
SPANSION LLC6 citations70
US7499309B1Mar 3, 2009
Using organic semiconductor memory in conjunction with a MEMS actuator for an ultra high density memory
SPANSION LLC1 citations52