Patents by Inventor Kian-Chin Alex Yap

Kian-Chin Alex Yap 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).

  • Asynchronous FIFO buffer for memory access
    Patent number: 9411722
    Abstract: An asynchronous FIFO buffer that provides data in response to requests to read a memory array is disclosed. The asynchronous FIFO buffer provides the data output within a latency tolerance. The asynchronous FIFO has a read clock input and a write clock input. The read clock input receives a read enable signal that defines how data should be clocked out. The write clock input receives a write clock that is asynchronous from the read enable signal. The asynchronous FIFO inputs data from the memory array in accordance with the write clock signal. The asynchronous FIFO outputs data in accordance with the read enable signal. Control logic may pre-fetch data from the memory array into the asynchronous FIFO prior to the read enable signal first being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Kian-Chin Alex Yap
  • ASYNCHRONOUS FIFO BUFFER FOR MEMORY ACCESS
    Publication number: 20140250260
    Abstract: An asynchronous FIFO buffer that provides data in response to requests to read a memory array is disclosed. The asynchronous FIFO buffer provides the data output within a latency tolerance. The asynchronous FIFO has a read clock input and a write clock input. The read clock input receives a read enable signal that defines how data should be clocked out. The write clock input receives a write clock that is asynchronous from the read enable signal. The asynchronous FIFO inputs data from the memory array in accordance with the write clock signal. The asynchronous FIFO outputs data in accordance with the read enable signal. Control logic may pre-fetch data from the memory array into the asynchronous FIFO prior to the read enable signal first being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SanDisk 3D LLC
    Inventor: Kian-Chin Alex Yap