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Derek C. Tao
Also filed as: TAO DEREK · TAO DEREK C
63 granted patents·603 citations·filing 2000–2021
98Inventor score
Files withTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG19TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD18TAO DEREK C5CHANG JACKLYN3LUM ANNIE3
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63 records- 0198US8760948B2Multiple bitcells tracking scheme semiconductor memory arrayTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 24, 2014·169 cites·20 claims
- 0298US8605523B2Tracking capacitive loadsTAO DEREK C·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 10, 2013·175 cites·20 claims
- 0397US8964492B2Tracking mechanism for writing to a memory cellHSU KUOYUAN PETER·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·70 cites·20 claims
- 0490US9368443B1Memory metal schemeTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 0589US8450778B2Method and apparatus for memory cell layoutCHANG JACKLYN·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·13 cites·17 claims
- 0689US7898875B2Write assist circuit for improving write margins of SRAM cellsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 1, 2011·21 cites·37 claims
- 0788US8619477B2Two-port SRAM write tracking schemeWANG BING·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·10 cites·20 claims
- 0888US8300491B2Multiple bitcells tracking scheme for semiconductor memoriesTAO DEREK C·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·13 cites·20 claims
- 0987US8400804B2Memory devices having break cellsTANG YUKIT·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 19, 2013·13 cites·20 claims
- 1086US8743581B2Memory devices having break cellsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 3, 2014·8 cites·18 claims
- 1186US8576611B2Memory with regulated ground nodesHSU KUOYUAN PETER·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·8 cites·16 claims
- 1284US9218857B2Method of memory with regulated ground nodesTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 22, 2015·6 cites·21 claims
- 1383US8913440B2Tracking mechanismsTAO DEREK C·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 16, 2014·7 cites·21 claims
- 1481US8159862B2Recycling chargesKIM YOUNG SEOG·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 17, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 1578US9208841B2Tracking circuitTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 8, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 1678US8976614B2Tracking scheme for memoryZHANG YONG·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 10, 2015·7 cites·16 claims
- 1777US9418717B2Tracking mechanism for writing to a memory cellTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 16, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 1875US9779801B2Method and control circuit for memory macroTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 3, 2017·4 cites·17 claims
- 1974US9852249B2Modified design rules to improve device performanceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 26, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2074US8935641B2Semiconductor circuit design method, memory compiler and computer program productTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 13, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 2173US8619478B2System and method for generating a clockLUM ANNIE-LI-KEOW·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·5 cites·20 claims
- 2273US8395960B2Memory circuits having a plurality of keepersLUM ANNIE·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 12, 2013·5 cites·20 claims
- 2372US11138359B2Method of fabricating a semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 5, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2472US9478269B2Tracking mechanismsTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 2571US9530487B2Method of writing memory with regulated ground nodesTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 27, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2667US12132041B2Semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 29, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2767US9343125B2Memory macro with a voltage keeperTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2015·Granted May 17, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2867US9099201B2Multiple bitcells tracking scheme semiconductor memory arrayTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 4, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 2966US8929154B2Layout of memory cellsCHANG JACKLYN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 6, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3065US10176282B2Timing delay characterization method, memory compiler and computer program productTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 3165US8270241B2Y-decode controlled dual rail memoryTAO DEREK·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 18, 2012·4 cites·20 claims
- 3264US10762269B2Method of fabricating a semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3363US8988948B2Memory macro with a voltage keeperTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 24, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3463US8817568B2Dual rail memoryTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 26, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 3562US9087565B2Pre-charging a data lineLUM ANNIE-LI-KEOW·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 21, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3661US10339248B2Modified design rules to improve device performanceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3761US8305827B2Dual rail memoryTAO DEREK C·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 3860US8223571B2Generating and amplifying differential signalsLU CHUNG-JI·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 17, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 3959US8643422B1Slicer and method of operating the sameHUANG MING-CHIEH·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 4, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 4057US10424587B2Memory metal schemeTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4157US9978446B2Memory with regulated ground nodes and method of retaining data thereinTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4256US9576622B2Reading data from a memory cellTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4356US9298875B2Semiconductor circuit design method, memory compiler and computer program productTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4456US6285590B1Low power consumption semiconductor ROM, EPROM, EEPROM and like circuitNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 4, 2001·10 cites·28 claims
- 4555US11031383B2Semiconductor deviceTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4654US9818752B2Memory metal schemeTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 14, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4753US10031982B2Rule based data normalization utilizing multi-key sortingTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 24, 2018·0 cites·21 claims
- 4852US8997031B2Timing delay characterization method, memory compiler and computer program productTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 4951US7663959B2Power up/down sequence scheme for memory devicesTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 16, 2010·3 cites·20 claims
- 5050US8878585B2Slicer and method of operating the sameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 4, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
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