Patents by Inventor Fredric Cherpantier

Fredric Cherpantier 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: 8201258
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods that facilitate programming content to a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices are presented. A wafer program component facilitates programming content to a plurality of memory devices contained on a wafer. The wafer program component can interface with the wafer and can employ parallel processes to program the memory devices on the wafer at substantially the same time. The content programmed to the memory devices can be the same content or different content. A portion of the content can be access-restricted where authentication information is to be provided in order to be granted access to such content, where access-restricted content can include content associated with subscriptions or personal information of a user(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventor: Fredric Cherpantier
  • Patent number: 7945792
    Abstract: Systems and methods that can facilitate securing data associated with a memory from tampering are presented. A counter tamper component can detect tamper attacks or tamper attempts associated with a memory and/or data stored therein or associated therewith and reacts to such tamper attacks/attempts, as the counter tamper component can provide evidence of, provide a response to, and/or resist tamper attacks/attempts. The counter tamper component can be associated with a memory module that includes a memory device(s) module and is contained in an electronic device and the memory module can change a color state to provide evidence of tampering. A window component is positioned on the casing of the electronic device so that the memory module is visible to the user so the user can perceive that a tamper attack associated with the module has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventor: Fredric Cherpantier
  • Patent number: 7921322
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods that facilitate expediently transmitting and programming data to an electronic device that contains nonvolatile memory are presented. A host component facilitates the determination of different clock frequencies that an electronic device(s) can accommodate for transmitting data to and receiving data from the electronic device. The host component can facilitate transmitting data to the electronic device at a higher clock frequency than the clock frequency utilized to transmit data from the electronic device to the host component in order to facilitate programming large amounts of data to the electronic device efficiently. The host component can select a downlink and/or uplink clock frequency based in part on the type of electronic device(s), the size of a memory buffer associated with the nonvolatile memory device, and/or a type of protocol associated with the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Cherpantier, Nicolas Prawitz
  • Publication number: 20090106563
    Abstract: Systems and methods that can facilitate securing data associated with a memory from tampering are presented. A counter tamper component can detect tamper attacks or tamper attempts associated with a memory and/or data stored therein or associated therewith and reacts to such tamper attacks/attempts, as the counter tamper component can provide evidence of, provide a response to, and/or resist tamper attacks/attempts. The counter tamper component can be associated with a memory module that includes a memory device(s) module and is contained in an electronic device and the memory module can change a color state to provide evidence of tampering. A window component is positioned on the casing of the electronic device so that the memory module is visible to the user so the user can perceive that a tamper attack associated with the module has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: SPANSION LLC
    Inventor: Fredric Cherpantier
  • Publication number: 20090106483
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods that facilitate programming content to a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices are presented. A wafer program component facilitates programming content to a plurality of memory devices contained on a wafer. The wafer program component can interface with the wafer and can employ parallel processes to program the memory devices on the wafer at substantially the same time. The content programmed to the memory devices can be the same content or different content. A portion of the content can be access-restricted where authentication information is to be provided in order to be granted access to such content, where access-restricted content can include content associated with subscriptions or personal information of a user(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: SPANSION LLC
    Inventor: Fredric Cherpantier