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Colin S. Bill
Also filed as: BILL COLIN · BILL COLIN S · BILL COLIN STEWART
66 granted patents·5 pending applications·2,646 citations·filing 1979–2019
99Inventor score
Files withADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC39SPANSION LLC18SYNOPSYS INC4KILOPASS TECH INC3VANBUSKIRK MICHAEL A2
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71 records- 0199US5712815AMultiple bits per-cell flash EEPROM capable of concurrently programming and verifying memory cells and reference cellsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 27, 1998·387 cites·20 claims
- 0297US7035141B1Diode array architecture for addressing nanoscale resistive memory arraysSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·111 cites·5 claims
- 0397US6009014AErase verify scheme for NAND flashADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 28, 1999·198 cites·15 claims
- 0497US5675537AErase method for page mode multiple bits-per-cell flash EEPROMADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 7, 1997·226 cites·14 claims
- 0596US5754475ABit line discharge method for reading a multiple bits-per-cell flash EEPROMADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 19, 1998·254 cites·9 claims
- 0695US6631086B1On-chip repair of defective address of core flash memory cellsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 7, 2003·111 cites·20 claims
- 0795US6205056B1Automated reference cell trimming verifyADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 20, 2001·115 cites·10 claims
- 0894US7145824B2Temperature compensation of thin film diode voltage threshold in memory sensing circuitSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 5, 2006·40 cites·20 claims
- 0994US7010736B1Address sequencer within BIST (Built-in-Self-Test) systemADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 7, 2006·106 cites·28 claims
- 1093US9761295B2MTP-thyristor memory cell circuits and methods of operationKILOPASS TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·7 cites·45 claims
- 1192US10714199B1PUF latch for OTP memory arrays and method of operationSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 14, 2020·11 cites·20 claims
- 1292US6449190B1Adaptive reference cells for a memory deviceADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 10, 2002·63 cites·34 claims
- 1392US5059815AHigh voltage charge pumps with series capacitorsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 22, 1991·96 cites·10 claims
- 1491US9548131B1Reduced power read sensing for one-time programmable memoriesKILOPASS TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 17, 2017·11 cites·13 claims
- 1590US6847047B2Methods that facilitate control of memory arrays utilizing zener diode-like devicesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·47 cites·40 claims
- 1688US7286388B1Resistive memory device with improved data retentionSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 23, 2007·22 cites·17 claims
- 1786US6275415B1Multiple byte channel hot electron programming using ramped gate and source bias voltageADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·63 cites·24 claims
- 1886US6122198ABit by bit APDE verify for flash memory applicationsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 19, 2000·62 cites·6 claims
- 1985US9484068B2MTP-thyristor memory cell circuits and methods of operationKILOPASS TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 1, 2016·3 cites·13 claims
- 2085US7273766B1Variable density and variable persistent organic memory devices, methods, and fabricationSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 25, 2007·11 cites·28 claims
- 2184US5724284AMultiple bits-per-cell flash shift register page bufferADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 3, 1998·63 cites·18 claims
- 2283US7355886B1Method of programming, erasing and reading memory cells in a resistive memory arraySPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2008·15 cites·25 claims
- 2383US7028240B1Diagnostic mode for testing functionality of BIST (built-in-self-test) back-end state machineADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·34 cites·24 claims
- 2483US6707718B1Generation of margining voltage on-chip during testing CAM portion of flash memory deviceADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·40 cites·25 claims
- 2582US7072781B1Architecture for generating adaptive arbitrary waveformsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 4, 2006·31 cites·30 claims
- 2681US6046932ACircuit implementation to quench bit line leakage current in programming and over-erase correction modes in flash EEPROMADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 4, 2000·46 cites·12 claims
- 2780US10103732B1Low power voltage level shifter circuitSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 16, 2018·3 cites·32 claims
- 2879US6438041B1Negative voltage regulationADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·27 cites·24 claims
- 2979US6205059B1Method for erasing flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 20, 2001·43 cites·20 claims
- 3078US7579631B2Variable breakdown characteristic diodeSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·5 cites·23 claims
- 3177US7259983B2Page buffer architecture for programming, erasing and reading nanoscale resistive memory devicesSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·10 cites·7 claims
- 3277US6147906AMethod and system for saving overhead program time in a memory deviceADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 14, 2000·38 cites·25 claims
- 3376US6960783B2Erasing and programming an organic memory device and method of fabricatingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·23 cites·23 claims
- 3475US8638609B2Partial local self boosting for NANDLIN YA-FEN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 28, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 3573US7443710B2Control of memory devices possessing variable resistance characteristicsSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 28, 2008·17 cites·11 claims
- 3673US6622274B1Method of micro-architectural implementation on bist fronted state machine utilizing ‘death logic’ state transition for area minimizationADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2003·21 cites·2 claims
- 3773US6400638B1Wordline driver for flash memory read modeADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 4, 2002·20 cites·17 claims
- 3871US6172914B1Concurrent erase verify scheme for flash memory applicationsADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 9, 2001·30 cites·11 claims
- 3970US7474579B2Use of periodic refresh in medium retention memory arraysSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 6, 2009·7 cites·20 claims
- 4070US5901090AMethod for erasing flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 4, 1999·30 cites·22 claims
- 4168US7791947B2Non-volatile memory device and methods of usingSPANSION LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 7, 2010·6 cites·20 claims
- 4268US7443712B2Memory erase management systemSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 28, 2008·6 cites·20 claims
- 4368US6943370B2Control of memory arrays utilizing zener diode-like devicesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 13, 2005·11 cites·33 claims
- 4468US6134146AWordline driver for flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 17, 2000·26 cites·28 claims
- 4565US7450416B1Utilization of memory-diode which may have each of a plurality of different memory statesSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 11, 2008·13 cites·37 claims
- 4665US6587982B1Method of micro-architectural implementation of interface between bist state machine and tester interface to enable bist cyclingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·12 cites·6 claims
- 4764US6324108B1Application of external voltage during array VT testingADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 27, 2001·13 cites·24 claims
- 4863US6430087B1Trimming method and system for wordline booster to minimize process variation of boosted wordline voltageADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·12 cites·22 claims
- 4961US5875130AMethod for programming flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memoryADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 23, 1999·20 cites·33 claims
- 5057US9514824B2Partial local self boosting for NANDCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·1 cites·16 claims
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