Inventor
HOVIS WILLIAM P
US37 patents
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IBM
30 patentsUS5134616AJul 28, 1992
Dynamic ram with on-chip ecc and optimized bit and word redundancy
IBM173 citations97
US6334167B1Dec 25, 2001
System and method for memory self-timed refresh for reduced power consumption
IBM52 citations93
US7496711B2Feb 24, 2009
Multi-level memory architecture with data prioritization
IBM26 citations92
US5036495AJul 30, 1991
Multiple mode-set for IC chip
IBM22 citations91
US7974141B2Jul 5, 2011
Setting memory device VREF in a memory controller and memory device interface in a communication bus
IBM11 citations84
US7848175B2Dec 7, 2010
Calibration of memory driver with offset in a memory controller and memory device interface in a communication bus
IBM10 citations84
US7707379B2Apr 27, 2010
Dynamic latency map for memory optimization
IBM14 citations84
US7645645B2Jan 12, 2010
Electrically programmable fuse structures with terminal portions residing at different heights, and methods of fabrication thereof
IBM8 citations84
US7613870B2Nov 3, 2009
Efficient memory usage in systems including volatile and high-density memories
IBM10 citations84
US9568940B2Feb 14, 2017
Multiple active vertically aligned cores for three-dimensional chip stack
IBM2 citations73
US9310827B2Apr 12, 2016
Multiple active vertically aligned cores for three-dimensional chip stack
IBM3 citations73
US5297091AMar 22, 1994
Early row address strobe (RAS) precharge
IBM11 citations72
US9250645B2Feb 2, 2016
Circuit design for balanced logic stress
IBM3 citations71
US9281261B2Mar 8, 2016
Intelligent chip placement within a three-dimensional chip stack
IBM2 citations63
US9207275B2Dec 8, 2015
Interconnect solder bumps for die testing
IBM3 citations63
US7492662B2Feb 17, 2009
Structure and method of implementing power savings during addressing of DRAM architectures
IBM2 citations63
US7124213B2Oct 17, 2006
Device having spare I/O and method of using a device having spare I/O
IBM5 citations63
US7990768B2Aug 2, 2011
Setting memory controller driver to memory device termination value in a communication bus
IBM5 citations62
US7978538B2Jul 12, 2011
Setting memory device termination in a memory device and memory controller interface in a communication bus
IBM3 citations62
US4999815AMar 12, 1991
Low power addressing systems
IBM3 citations61
US9312199B2Apr 12, 2016
Intelligent chip placement within a three-dimensional chip stack
IBM0 citations52
US7791978B2Sep 7, 2010
Design structure of implementing power savings during addressing of DRAM architectures
IBM1 citations52
US7672105B2Mar 2, 2010
Production of limited lifetime devices achieved through E-fuses
IBM0 citations52
US7368787B2May 6, 2008
Fin field effect transistors (FinFETs) and methods for making the same
IBM1 citations52
US9383767B2Jul 5, 2016
Circuit design for balanced logic stress
IBM0 citations50
US8943458B1Jan 27, 2015
Determining chip burn-in workload using emulated application condition
IBM0 citations50
US9612988B2Apr 4, 2017
Donor cores to improve integrated circuit yield
IBM0 citations42
US7650455B2Jan 19, 2010
Spider web interconnect topology utilizing multiple port connection
IBM0 citations42
US10096353B2Oct 9, 2018
System and memory controller for interruptible memory refresh
IBM0 citations41
US9972376B2May 15, 2018
Memory device for interruptible memory refresh
IBM0 citations41
FOX BENJAMIN A
5 patentsUS8681571B2Mar 25, 2014
Training a memory controller and a memory device using multiple read and write operations
FOX BENJAMIN A11 citations83
US8289784B2Oct 16, 2012
Setting a reference voltage in a memory controller trained to a memory device
FOX BENJAMIN A10 citations83
US8102724B2Jan 24, 2012
Setting controller VREF in a memory controller and memory device interface in a communication bus
FOX BENJAMIN A6 citations72
US8111564B2Feb 7, 2012
Setting controller termination in a memory controller and memory device interface in a communication bus
FOX BENJAMIN A3 citations62
US8902681B2Dec 2, 2014
Setting a reference voltage in a memory controller trained to a memory device
FOX BENJAMIN A0 citations51