Patents by Inventor Phillip Mu-Lee Kwong

Phillip Mu-Lee Kwong 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).

  • Dynamic single bit per cell to multiple bit per cell memory
    Patent number: 6097637
    Abstract: A memory system having memory cells for storing one of a plurality of threshold levels to store more than a single bit per cell is disclosed. The memory system contains a switch control to permit selection of an operating mode including a multi-level cell mode and a standard cell mode. The memory system further includes a reading circuit to read a single bit per cell when operating in the standard cell mode, and to read multiple bits of data per memory cell when operating in the multi-level cell mode. A program circuit programs a single bit of data per memory cell for addressed memory cells when operating in the standard cell mode, and programs multiple bits of data per memory cell for addressed memory cells when operating in the multi-level cell mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Bauer, Sanjay S. Talreja, Phillip Mu-Lee Kwong, Duane R. Mills, Rodney R. Rozman