Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm J.V. Myers & Associates, P.C.
  • Patent number: 6477104
    Abstract: A plurality of memory tiles (22) are arranged to form a tiled memory array (12) in an integrated circuit device (400). In accordance with the present invention, each of the memory tiles (22) in the tiled memory array (12) has charge source circuitry (24) to provided the sufficient reference voltages for proper operation of the memory tile (22). In addition, each memory tile (22) may include local error detection and correction circuitry (36b). To facilitate reliable operation, each memory tile may also include redundant rows and/or columns, and appropriate redundancy control circuitry (32c′, 32c41 ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignees: Madrone Solutions, Inc., Motorola Inc.
    Inventors: William Daune Atwell, Michael L. Longwell, Jeffrey Van Myers