Patents by Inventor Farzad Zarrinfar

Farzad Zarrinfar 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).

  • Patent number: 5577050
    Abstract: A logic circuit and a technique for repairing faulty memory cells internally by employing on-chip testing and repairing circuits in an ASIC system. The test circuit detects column line faults, row faults, and data retention faults in a memory array. The repair circuit redirects the original address locations of the faulty memory lines to the mapped address locations of the redundant column or row lines. This repair scheme includes redundant column lines attached to each of the I/O arrays in the memory array and redundant row lines to replace detected memory faults. These testing and repairing procedures are performed within the chip without the aid of any external equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Owen S. Bair, Adam Kablanian, Charles Li, Farzad Zarrinfar