Patents by Inventor Beth E. Skidmore

Beth E. Skidmore 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 device and method having banks of different sizes
    Patent number: 7483333
    Abstract: A memory device, such as a synchronous random access memory device, includes four banks of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. Different numbers of columns of memory cells are contained in each of the four banks. The bank in which an item of data are stored is determined by either the memory device, a memory controller or a processor based on one or more of several factors. For example, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined by the nature of the data or the length of data bursts written to or read from the memory device. Alternatively, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined based on the source of data written to the memory device or destination for data read from the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Beth E. Skidmore
  • Memory device and method having banks of different sizes
    Patent number: 7193927
    Abstract: A memory device, such as a synchronous random access memory device, includes four banks of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. Different numbers of columns of memory cells are contained in each of the four banks. The bank in which an item of data are stored is determined by either the memory device, a memory controller or a processor based on one or more of several factors. For example, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined by the nature of the data or the length of data bursts written to or read from the memory device. Alternatively, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined based on the source of data written to the memory device or destination for data read from the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Beth E. Skidmore
  • Memory device and method having banks of different sizes
    Patent number: 7177223
    Abstract: A memory device, such as a synchronous random access memory device, includes four banks of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. Different numbers of columns of memory cells are contained in each of the four banks. The bank in which an item of data are stored is determined by either the memory device, a memory controller or a processor based on one or more of several factors. For example, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined by the nature of the data or the length of data bursts written to or read from the memory device. Alternatively, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined based on the source of data written to the memory device or destination for data read from the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Beth E. Skidmore
  • Memory device and method having banks of different sizes
    Patent number: 7082075
    Abstract: A memory device, such as a synchronous random access memory device, includes four banks of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. Different numbers of columns of memory cells are contained in each of the four banks. The bank in which an item of data are stored is determined by either the memory device, a memory controller or a processor based on one or more of several factors. For example, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined by the nature of the data or the length of data bursts written to or read from the memory device. Alternatively, the bank in which the data are stored may be determined based on the source of data written to the memory device or destination for data read from the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Beth E. Skidmore