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Brian M. Shirley
Also filed as: SHIRLEY BRIAN · SHIRLEY BRIAN M
79 granted patents·1 pending application·1,413 citations·filing 1995–2010
99Inventor score
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80 records- 0195US7760532B2Multi-bank memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 20, 2010·28 cites·25 claims
- 0294US6061290AMethod and apparatus for simultaneous memory subarray testingMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 9, 2000·102 cites·50 claims
- 0393US6128237AMethod and apparatus for enhancing the performance of semiconductor memory devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 3, 2000·92 cites·22 claims
- 0493US5552739AIntegrated circuit power supply having piecewise linearityMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 3, 1996·78 cites·5 claims
- 0589US6445636B1Method and system for hiding refreshes in a dynamic random access memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·51 cites·50 claims
- 0689US6233190B1Method of storing a temperature threshold in an integrated circuit, method of modifying operation of dynamic random access memory in response to temperature, programmable temperature sensing circuit and memory integrated circuitMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·57 cites·41 claims
- 0786US6778453B2Method of storing a temperature threshold in an integrated circuit, method of modifying operation of dynamic random access memory in response to temperature, programmable temperature sensing circuit and memory integrated circuitMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 17, 2004·32 cites·54 claims
- 0885US6552945B2Method for storing a temperature threshold in an integrated circuit, method for storing a temperature threshold in a dynamic random access memory, method of modifying dynamic random access memory operation in response to temperature, programmable temperature sensing circuit and memory integrated circuitMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·30 cites·32 claims
- 0985US6301175B1Memory device with single-ended sensing and low voltage pre-chargeMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 9, 2001·38 cites·31 claims
- 1084US6779076B1Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·33 cites·23 claims
- 1184US6771553B2Low power auto-refresh circuit and method for dynamic random access memoriesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·30 cites·110 claims
- 1282US6078538AMethod and apparatus for reducing bleed currents within a DRAM array having row-to-column shortsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 20, 2000·29 cites·23 claims
- 1381US6026042AMethod and apparatus for enhancing the performance of semiconductor memory devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 15, 2000·41 cites·39 claims
- 1479US6690606B2Asynchronous interface circuit and method for a pseudo-static memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 10, 2004·23 cites·42 claims
- 1579US5657277AMemory device tracking circuitMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 12, 1997·33 cites·20 claims
- 1678US5812468AProgrammable device for redundant element cancel in a memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·42 cites·15 claims
- 1777US7079439B2Low power auto-refresh circuit and method for dynamic random access memoriesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·20 cites·21 claims
- 1877US6097644ARedundant row topology circuit, and memory device and test system using sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 1, 2000·34 cites·27 claims
- 1975US7155561B2Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·6 cites·50 claims
- 2075US6366509B2Method and apparatus for repairing defective columns of memory cellsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 2, 2002·23 cites·19 claims
- 2174US6965536B2Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 15, 2005·17 cites·1 claims
- 2274US6790663B2Methods of contacting lines and methods of forming an electrical contact in a semiconductor deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·16 cites·20 claims
- 2373US5875141ACircuit and method for a memory device with P-channel isolation gatesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 23, 1999·26 cites·20 claims
- 2473US5774408ADRAM architecture with combined sense amplifier pitchMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 30, 1998·32 cites·15 claims
- 2573US5663919AMemory device with regulated power supply controlMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 2, 1997·26 cites·16 claims
- 2672US5949698ATwisted global column decoderMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 7, 1999·23 cites·8 claims
- 2771US6324105B1Redundant row topology circuit, and memory device and test system using sameMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 27, 2001·16 cites·19 claims
- 2871US6310802B1Method and apparatus for reducing bleed currents within a DRAM array having row-to-column shortsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 30, 2001·10 cites·23 claims
- 2971US5739576AIntegrated chip multilayer decoupling capacitorsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 14, 1998·24 cites·1 claims
- 3070US7088604B2Multi-bank memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 8, 2006·12 cites·59 claims
- 3169US6317370B2Timing fuse option for row repairMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 13, 2001·21 cites·29 claims
- 3269US5883849AMethod and apparatus for simultaneous memory subarray testingMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·23 cites·17 claims
- 3368US6124163AIntegrated chip multiplayer decoupling capacitorsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 26, 2000·20 cites·12 claims
- 3468US5677878AMethod and apparatus for quickly restoring digit I/O linesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 14, 1997·23 cites·19 claims
- 3565USRE38955EMemory device having a relatively wide data busMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·12 cites·77 claims
- 3663US6226221B1Method and apparatus for reducing bleed currents within a DRAM array having row-to-column shortsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 1, 2001·7 cites·6 claims
- 3762US6034900AMemory device having a relatively wide data busMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·18 cites·25 claims
- 3862US5831909AMemory device tracking circuitMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 3, 1998·16 cites·29 claims
- 3960US7917692B2Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memoryROUND ROCK RES LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2011·2 cites·15 claims
- 4060US6569727B1Method of making a single-deposition-layer-metal dynamic random access memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 27, 2003·18 cites·39 claims
- 4159US6862654B1Method and system for using dynamic random access memory as cache memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 1, 2005·4 cites·27 claims
- 4259US6643206B2Timing fuse method for delaying signals in a memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 4, 2003·7 cites·25 claims
- 4359US6335892B1Method to electrically program antifusesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·9 cites·24 claims
- 4459US5949730AMethod and apparatus for quickly restoring digit I/O linesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 7, 1999·17 cites·29 claims
- 4556US6081461ACircuit and method for a memory device with p-channel isolation gatesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 27, 2000·11 cites·19 claims
- 4655US7106637B2Asynchronous interface circuit and method for a pseudo-static memory deviceMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 12, 2006·7 cites·23 claims
- 4754US6185136B1Method and apparatus for repairing defective columns of memory cellsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 6, 2001·15 cites·40 claims
- 4854US6111774ATwisted global column decoderMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 29, 2000·10 cites·22 claims
- 4954US6015729AIntegrated chip multilayer decoupling capcitorsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 18, 2000·11 cites·8 claims
- 5053US5907166ASingle deposition layer metal dynamic random access memoryMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·13 cites·18 claims
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