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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178388 | Programmable resistive RAM and manufacturing method Integrated circuit nonvolatile memory uses programmable resistive elements. In some examples, conductive structures such as electrodes are prepared, and the programmable resistive elements are laid upon the prepared electrodes. This prevents contamination of the pro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8077516 | Method and apparatus for accessing memory with read error by changing comparison In response to a disagreement between a previously generated check code associated with previously programmed data bits and a more recently generated check code generated in response to a read command, the comparison process is changed, between i) a value representi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8009482 | High temperature methods for enhancing retention characteristics of memory devices Methods are described for improving the retention of a memory device by execution of a retention improvement procedure. The retention improvement procedure comprises a baking process of the memory device in a high temperature environment, a verifying process of the ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7948799 | Structure and method of sub-gate NAND memory with bandgap engineered SONOS devices A bandgap engineered SONOS device structure for design with various AND architectures. The BE-SONOS device structure comprises a spacer oxide disposed between a control gate overlaying an oxide-nitride-oxide-nitride-oxide stack and a sub-gate overlaying a gate oxide... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7348108 | Design and layout of phase shifting photolithographic masks A method for defining a full phase layout for defining a layer of material in an integrated circuit is described. The method can be used to define, arrange, and refine phase shifters to substantially define the layer using phase shifting. Through the process, comput... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323671 | Method and apparatus for varying a CMOS sensor control voltage An improved CMOS sensor integrated circuit is disclosed, along with methods of making the circuit and computer readable descriptions of the circuit. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7286409 | Method and apparatus to improve nonvolatile memory data retention Disclosed are apparatuses, methods, and manufacturing methods relating to improving data retention in nonvolatile memory. In many embodiments, reference memory corresponding to the data memory is used to determine whether to refresh the data memory. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 6996790 | System and method for generating a two-dimensional yield map for a full layout A two-dimensional yield map for a device, such as an integrated circuit, in a fabrication facility is computed and associated with layout data for the device in a hierarchical and/or instance-based layout file. The device has a layout including a pattern characteriz... | 02/07/2006 |
