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US-7,046,563 Parallel compression test circuit of memory device
A parallel compression test circuit of a memory device operates write drivers sequentially in a parallel compression test to disperse peak current and reduce...
US-7,046,562 Integrated circuit reset circuitry
An integrated circuit includes a reset connection to reset the device in response to an externally provided signal. The reset connection is used during test...
US-7,046,561 Memory compiler redundancy
An improved redundancy architecture for embedded memories in an ASIC chip includes one or more compiler-generated embedded memory instances. Each embedded memory...
US-7,046,560 Reduction of fusible links and associated circuitry on memory dies
The number of fusible links and other circuit components required to provide memory cell redundancy are reduced by sharing physical memory locations among...
US-7,046,559 Semiconductor memory device capable of erasing or writing data in one bank while reading data from another bank
There is disclosed a semiconductor memory device including a memory cell array containing a plurality of banks each having one or more blocks, a data erase...
US-7,046,558 Method for controlling a nonvolatile memory
A block comprises physical addresses 0, 1, 2, 3. In an initial state, all the physical addresses 0, 1, 2, 3, are in an erase state. When data LA0, LA1, LA2, LA3...
US-7,046,557 Flash memory
Flash memory devices having control circuitry to decrease the magnitude of a source voltage of a first polarity during an erase period to increase the magnitude...
US-7,046,556 Twin insulator charge storage device operation and its fabrication method
The invention proposes am improved twin MONOS memory device and its fabrication. The ONO layer is self-aligned to the control gate horizontally. The vertical...
US-7,046,555 Methods for identifying non-volatile memory elements with poor subthreshold slope or weak transconductance
A number of methods for identifying cells with poor subthreshold slope and reduced transconductance. A first set of techniques focuses on the poor subthreshold...
US-7,046,554 Page buffer of flash memory device and data program method using the same
Disclosed are a page buffer of a flash memory device and data program method using the same. After two data are sequentially stored in a main register (first...
US-7,046,553 Fast program to program verify method
In the present invention a new method for program and program verify is described. The threshold voltage of the memory cell is shifted up and then measured with...
US-7,046,552 Flash memory with enhanced program and erase coupling and process of fabricating the same
Self-aligned split-gate flash memory cell array and process of fabrication in which erase and select gates are positioned on opposite sides of stacked floating...
US-7,046,551 Nonvolatile memories with asymmetric transistors, nonvolatile memories with high voltage lines extending in the...
Nonvolatile memory cells (110) are connected to a bitline (BL 170). The bitline is also connected to a source/drain region (620) of a transistor (610), a Y...
US-7,046,550 Cross-point memory architecture with improved selectivity
A cross-point memory includes a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of global word lines, a plurality of local word lines, and a plurality of global bit...
US-7,046,549 Nonvolatile memory structure
The invention is directed to a layout of nonvolatile memory device. The memory cell has a gate electrode, a first doped electrode, and a second doped electrode....
US-7,046,548 Techniques for reducing effects of coupling between storage elements of adjacent rows of memory cells
Techniques of reducing erroneous readings of the apparent charge levels stored in a number of rows of memory cells on account of capacitive coupling between the...
US-7,046,547 Magnetic non-volatile memory coil layout architecture and process integration scheme
The invention relates to methods and apparatus that allow data to be stored in a magnetic memory cell, such as a giant magneto-resistance (GMR) cell, of a...
US-7,046,546 Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a first write wiring which has first to third running portions, first and second oblique running portions, the first and...
US-7,046,545 Semiconductor integrated circuit device including magnetoresistive effect device and method of manufacturing...
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a first wiring extending in a first direction, a second wiring extending in a second direction crossing the...
US-7,046,544 SRAM cell with read-disturb immunity
Described are small, efficient SRAM cells that are insensitive to read errors. SRAM cells in accordance with one embodiment include a pair of cross-coupled...
US-7,046,543 Semiconductor memory device with improved data retention characteristics
Conductive lines constituting word lines of memory cells and conductive lines constituting memory cell plate electrodes are formed in the same interconnecting...
US-7,046,542 Semiconductor integrated circuit device
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a plurality of memory cells which have two or more layout patterns and are arranged to make different patterns...
US-7,046,541 Semiconductor integrated circuit device
There is disclosed a semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a memory cell array including a memory cell having a ferroelectric capacitor having first...
US-7,046,540 Semiconductor integrated circuit device and information storage method therefor
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a cell array having a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit which controls the cell array, and an...
US-7,046,539 Mechanical memory
A first-in-first-out (FIFO) microelectromechanical memory apparatus (also termed a mechanical memory) is disclosed. The mechanical memory utilizes a plurality of...
US-7,046,538 Memory stacking system and method
A method of forming a stacked memory module from a plurality of memory devices is provided. Each of the plurality of memory devices is modified to include a...
US-7,046,537 Reduced signal swing in bit lines in a CAM
A Content Addressable Memory device with a bit line that is driven between first and second voltage levels depending on the state of a logic signal applied...
US-7,046,536 Programable identification circuitry
An integrated circuit has been described that includes a user programmable identification code register. The register can be programmed by the user to emulate...
US-7,046,535 Architecture for power modules such as power inverters
Power converters such as power modules configured as inverters employ modularized approaches. In some aspects, semiconductor devices are thermally coupled...
US-7,046,534 DC/AC converter to convert direct electric voltage into alternating voltage or into alternating current
A DC/AC converter is disclosed having two DC voltage connections (1,2), between which are provided in a parallel circuit configuration, an intermediate energy...
US-7,046,533 DC/DC converter
In a DC/DC converter having a plurality of DC/DC converters, to prevent faults in the circuit and the circuit elements constituting it even when the balance of...
US-7,046,532 Switching power supply
A switching power supply wherein output voltage error detecting means detects the output voltage of DC-DC converters and generates an error signal, input voltage...
US-7,046,531 Transformerless static voltage inverter for battery systems
A static inverter for a battery of elementary, current sources or cells electrically in series and a number N of intermediate voltage taps along the chain of...
US-7,046,530 Method and apparatus for current limiting of an output of a DC-to-DC converter
A method for current limiting of an output of a DC-to-DC converter begins by determining a current loading duty cycle of the output of the DC-to-DC converter...
US-7,046,529 Voltage adapter capable of conserving power consumption under standby mode
A voltage adapter characterized by an advantage of reducing unnecessary power loss induced in standby mode operation and conserving the overall power consumption...
US-7,046,528 Load-dependent variable frequency voltage regulator
A pulse width modulation voltage regulator comprises a pulse width modulation circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to reduce a pulse...
US-7,046,527 Power converter with ripple current cancellation using skewed switching techniques
The invention is an electrical power converter using multiple, high frequency switching elements where the individual switching elements are operated in a...
US-7,046,526 DC-AC converter, and method for supplying AC power
First and second semiconductor switches which are activated alternately are provided between ends of a primary winding and a common potential point, wherein a DC...
US-7,046,525 Bidirectional flyback switch mode power supply (SMPS)
The present invention relates to a bidirectional flyback switch mode power supply (SMPS), such as a bidirectional flyback converter, and a method for operating...
US-7,046,524 Power supply device comprising several switched-mode power supply units that are connected in parallel
The invention relates to a power supply device having several switch-mode power supplies connected in parallel to supply at least one consuming unit, each...
US-7,046,523 Core structure and interleaved DC--DC converter topology
There is disclosed a core structure with a very low profile, high power density and lower losses. The disclosed design allows for a larger core area where the DC...
US-7,046,522 Method for scalable architectures in stackable three-dimensional integrated circuits and electronics
The design methods described enable three-dimensional integrated circuit systems in which all of the dies, in a vertically bonded stack of dies, are identical....
US-7,046,521 Enclosure with shielded power compartment and methods of shielding enclosures
Apparatus for housing electrically powered components to protect such components from damage and interference caused by lightning strikes and other externally...
US-7,046,520 Electronic assemblies having supports for circuit boards
An electronic assembly apparatus is provided which has a chassis for housing at least one circuit board. The circuit board has at least one major surface. The...
US-7,046,519 Small card adaptor and host apparatus for insertion of the same
A small card adaptor into which a small card is inserted so as to be connected to a personal computer includes a small card identifying portion for identifying...
US-7,046,518 Power module
A power module that houses components of a circuit for driving a three-phase motor. The power module includes a molded shell. A number of leads are embedded...
US-7,046,517 Electrically isolated semi-locking hinge for cooling system
A cooling system hinge mounted to a portion of an enclosure of an electronic system to which a cooling device may be releasably and pivotably attached in at...
US-7,046,516 Clip for heat sink
A clip for heat sink comprises an inverted T-shaped retaining member and an L-shaped operation member pivotably connected to the retaining member. The retaining...
US-7,046,515 Method and apparatus for cooling a circuit component
An apparatus includes a thermally conductive section with a side facing approximately parallel to an axis and adapted to be thermally coupled to a circuit...
US-7,046,514 Data center cooling
A modular data center, for housing and cooling electronic equipment, includes multiple housings, a first portion of the housings configured to hold...
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