Patents by Inventor Alex Neduva

Alex Neduva 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 bypass mode
    Patent number: 5612916
    Abstract: A bypass mode for an SRAM permitting data to be coupled from the write drivers to the sense amplifier without being written into the cells. The bypass mode is used during testing and is implemented by simultaneously activating the write drivers and sense amplifiers while inhibiting selection of any of the cells in the array. In effect the bitlines in the array are used as bus lines for directly coupling data through the array. The bypass mode eliminates the need for the lines used to couple a bit pattern to a compare circuit during testing thereby saving substrate cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Alex Neduva
  • Method and apparatus for testing a memory where data is passed through the memory for comparison with data read from the memory
    Patent number: 5592425
    Abstract: A bypass mode for an SRAM permitting data to be coupled from the write drivers to the sense amplifier without being written into the cells. The bypass mode is used during testing and is implemented by simultaneously activating the write drivers and sense amplifiers while inhibiting selection of any of the cells in the array. In effect the bitlines in the array are used as bus lines for directly coupling data through the array. The bypass mode eliminates the need for the lines used to couple a bit pattern to a compare circuit during testing thereby saving substrate cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Alex Neduva