Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Michael Nesheiwat
  • Method and apparatus for supporting multiple overlapping address spaces on a shared bus
    Patent number: 6412060
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting multiple overlapping address spaces on a shared bus includes both an address comparator and an address size indicator. The address comparator compares an address, corresponding to a request to be issued on the bus, to a plurality of address spaces. The address size indicator indicates a first address space of the plurality of address spaces to which the address corresponds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Peter D. MacWilliams, Stephen S. Pawlowski
  • Circuit, system and method for executing a refresh in an active memory bank
    Patent number: 6400631
    Abstract: A memory containing a plurality of memory banks and a plurality of sense amplifiers. Also, the memory device contains a multiplexer and logic. The logic receives a refresh request for one of the plurality of memory banks and instructs the multiplexer to select one of the plurality of sense amplifiers in response to the refresh request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Williams, Jim M. Dodd