Inventor
COWLES TIMOTHY B
US144 patents
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
48 patentsUS5959929ASep 28, 1999
Method for writing to multiple banks of a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC144 citations99
US5729504AMar 17, 1998
Continuous burst edo memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC146 citations99
US10297307B1May 21, 2019
Methods for independent memory bank maintenance and memory devices and systems employing the same
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC40 citations98
US6556497B2Apr 29, 2003
Refresh controller and address remapping circuit and method for dual mode full/reduced density DRAMs
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC79 citations98
US6128237AOct 3, 2000
Method and apparatus for enhancing the performance of semiconductor memory devices
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC92 citations98
US5946265AAug 31, 1999
Continuous burst EDO memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC104 citations98
US5508638AApr 16, 1996
Low current redundancy fuse assembly
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC140 citations97
US6552596B2Apr 22, 2003
Current saving mode for input buffers
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC62 citations96
US6449203B1Sep 10, 2002
Refresh controller and address remapping circuit and method for dual mode full/reduced density DRAMs
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC55 citations96
US6278648B1Aug 21, 2001
Method for writing to multiple banks of a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC36 citations96
US6212114B1Apr 3, 2001
Methods of identifying defects in an array of memory cells and related integrated circuitry
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC43 citations96
US6104651AAug 15, 2000
Testing parameters of an electronic device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC46 citations96
US6049502AApr 11, 2000
Method for writing to multiple banks of a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC45 citations96
US5999481ADec 7, 1999
Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an integrated circuit responsive to out-of-synchronism control signals
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC62 citations96
US6864725B2Mar 8, 2005
Low current wide VREF range input buffer
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC39 citations95
US6269035B1Jul 31, 2001
Circuit and method for a multiplexed redundancy scheme in a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC46 citations95
US6144593ANov 7, 2000
Circuit and method for a multiplexed redundancy scheme in a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC54 citations95
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
US11069393B2Jul 20, 2021
Apparatuses and methods for controlling steal rates
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC28 citations93
US7622986B2Nov 24, 2009
High performance input receiver circuit for reduced-swing inputs
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US7206234B2Apr 17, 2007
Input buffer for low voltage operation
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC19 citations93
US7079439B2Jul 18, 2006
Low power auto-refresh circuit and method for dynamic random access memories
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC20 citations93
US6904552B2Jun 7, 2005
Circuit and method for test and repair
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC29 citations93
US6816994B2Nov 9, 2004
Low power buffer implementation
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC16 citations93
US6809974B2Oct 26, 2004
Controller for delay locked loop circuits
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC18 citations93
US6801061B2Oct 5, 2004
Reduced current input buffer circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC29 citations93
US6771553B2Aug 3, 2004
Low power auto-refresh circuit and method for dynamic random access memories
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC30 citations93
US6754118B2Jun 22, 2004
Method for writing to multiple banks of a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC16 citations93
US6650584B2Nov 18, 2003
Full stress open digit line memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC34 citations93
US6545510B1Apr 8, 2003
Input buffer and method for voltage level detection
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC35 citations93
US6535439B2Mar 18, 2003
Full stress open digit line memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC38 citations93
US6529429B2Mar 4, 2003
Method for writing to multiple banks of a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US6525982B1Feb 25, 2003
Methods of programming and circuitry for a programmable element
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations93
US6519201B2Feb 11, 2003
Refresh controller and address remapping circuit and method for dual mode full/reduced density DRAMs
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC26 citations93
US6310819B1Oct 30, 2001
Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an integrated circuit responsive to out-of-synchronism control signals
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC25 citations93
US6289476B1Sep 11, 2001
Method and apparatus for testing the timing of integrated circuits
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC27 citations93
US6229749B1May 8, 2001
Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an integrated circuit responsive to out-of-synchronism control signals
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC23 citations93
US6141290AOct 31, 2000
Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an integrated circuit responsive to out-of-synchronism control signals
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC24 citations93
US6094388AJul 25, 2000
Methods of identifying defects in an array of memory cells and related integrated circuitry
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC27 citations93
US5940315AAug 17, 1999
Strapped wordline architecture for semiconductor memory
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC53 citations93
US5936901AAug 10, 1999
Shared data lines for memory write and memory test operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC22 citations93
US7835207B2Nov 16, 2010
Stacked device remapping and repair
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC26 citations92
US7509543B2Mar 24, 2009
Circuit and method for error test, recordation, and repair
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC21 citations92
US7378290B2May 27, 2008
Isolation circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC15 citations92
US7026646B2Apr 11, 2006
Isolation circuit
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC20 citations92
US6967348B2Nov 22, 2005
Signal sharing circuit with microelectric die isolation features
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC24 citations92
US6918072B2Jul 12, 2005
Circuit and method for time-efficient memory repair
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC17 citations92
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR INC
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