Patents by Inventor Abrahim Abedifard

Abrahim Abedifard 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).

  • Memory with row redundancy
    Patent number: 6469932
    Abstract: A flash memory device incorporating redundant rows. The memory device includes a memory array, control circuitry and a register. The control circuitry controls operations to the memory array. The register stores an address of a defect in the memory array and data indicating a type of defect associated with the address. The control circuitry increments row addresses during an erase operation based on the type of defect stored in the register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frankie F. Roohparvar, Fred Jaffin, Abrahim Abedifard