Patents by Inventor Brandon R. Bartz

Brandon R. Bartz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SRAM process monitor cell
    Patent number: 6734744
    Abstract: A process monitor circuit useful for integrated circuit designs to provide manufacturing process tests for SRAM circuit structures incorporated in an integrated circuit design. In one aspect of the invention, the process monitor cell includes a plurality of SRAM circuit cells chained together in a manner to permit testing of a desired range of SRAM transistor power and a desired range of associated propagation delays. The process monitor cell thereby provides an accurate estimate of the quality of the fabrication process used to generate other functional SRAM cells within the integrated circuit design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Carl A. Monzel, Brandon R. Bartz
  • SRAM PROCESS MONITOR CELL
    Publication number: 20040061561
    Abstract: A process monitor circuit useful for integrated circuit designs to provide manufacturing process tests for SRAM circuit structures incorporated in an integrated circuit design. In one aspect of the invention, the process monitor cell includes a plurality of SRAM circuit cells chained together in a manner to permit testing of a desired range of SRAM transistor power and a desired range of associated propagation delays. The process monitor cell thereby provides an accurate estimate of the quality of the fabrication process used to generate other functional SRAM cells within the integrated circuit design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Carl A. Monzel, Brandon R. Bartz