Patents by Inventor Alan R. Wheeler

Alan R. Wheeler 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).

  • Testing method for permanent electrical removal of an integrated circuit output
    Patent number: 7627796
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of disconnecting or disabling an input/output terminal of an integrated circuit after packaging. Each input/output terminal of the integrated circuit includes a disabling device coupled thereto between the input/output terminal and the output driver of the respective input/output terminal. A DRAM module is disclosed having a plurality of partially good DRAM devices wherein the known bad input/output terminals are permanently disconnected using a disabling device, both the known good and known bad input/output terminals being coupled to conductive traces of a carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R. Wheeler
  • Testing method for permanent electrical removal of an intergrated circuit output after packaging
    Patent number: 7237155
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of disconnecting or disabling an input/output terminal of an integrated circuit after packaging. Each input/output terminal of the integrated circuit includes a disabling device coupled thereto between the input/output terminal and the output driver of the respective input/output terminal. A DRAM module is disclosed having a plurality of partially good DRAM devices wherein the known bad input/output terminals are permanently disconnected using a disabling device, both the known good and known bad input/output terminals being coupled to conductive traces of a carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R. Wheeler
  • Method and apparatus for permanent electrical removal of an integrated circuit output after packaging
    Patent number: 6912170
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of disconnecting or disabling an input/output terminal of an integrated circuit after packaging. Each input/output terminal of the integrated circuit includes a disabling device coupled thereto between the input/output terminal and the output driver of the respective input/output terminal. A DRAM module is disclosed having a plurality of partially good DRAM devices wherein the known bad input/output terminals are permanently disconnected using a disabling device, both the known good and known bad input/output terminals being coupled to conductive traces of a carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R. Wheeler
  • Testing method for permanent electrical removal of an integrated circuit output after packaging
    Patent number: 6901545
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of disconnecting or disabling an input/output terminal of an integrated circuit after packaging. Each input/output terminal of the integrated circuit includes a disabling device coupled thereto between the input/output terminal and the output driver of the respective input/output terminal. A DRAM module is disclosed having a plurality of partially good DRAM devices wherein the known bad input/output terminals are permanently disconnected using a disabling device, both the known good and known bad input/output terminals being coupled to conductive traces of a carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Micron Technlology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R. Wheeler
  • Testing method for permanent electrical removal of an integrated circuit output after packaging
    Publication number: 20030145262
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of disconnecting or disabling an input/output terminal of an integrated circuit after packaging. Each input/output terminal of the integrated circuit includes a disabling device coupled thereto between the input/output terminal and the output driver of the respective input/output terminal. A DRAM module is disclosed having a plurality of partially good DRAM devices wherein the known bad input/output terminals are permanently disconnected using a disabling device, both the known good and known bad input/output terminals being coupled to conductive traces of a carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Alan R. Wheeler