Patents by Inventor Bob Haig

Bob Haig 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).

  • Publication number: 20250349358
    Abstract: A memory array may include a read bit line (RBL), a complimentary read bit line (RBLb), a plurality of storage cells each selectably coupled to the RBL and the RBLb such that an XNOR of a read enable (RE) signal and a content of the respective storage cell is output to the RBL in response to the RE signal and an XOR of the RE signal and the content of the respective storage cell is output to the RBLb in response to the RE signal, and a sensing circuit coupled to the RBL and the RBLb and configured to compare a signal on the RBL to a signal on the RBLb and output a comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Lee-Lean Shu, Bob Haig
  • Publication number: 20250348553
    Abstract: A system and method for single cycle binary matrix multiplication in neural network computations is disclosed. The system includes a memory array storing binary weights, an input unit for activating rows based on a binary activation vector, and per-column majority sense amplifiers. The system performs binary matrix multiplication in a single cycle, enabling efficient implementation of binary neural networks. The memory array may include sections for weights and inverse weights, with corresponding activation register sections. Differential sense amplifiers may implement the majority function. The system can be applied to convolutional neural networks, using SRAM arrays for image storage and processing. Methods for determining majority votes and counting activated bits using iterative modification of the activation vector are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Avidan Akerib, Eli Ehrman, Bob Haig, Lee-Lean Shu
  • Publication number: 20250081474
    Abstract: A semiconductor package assembly includes an interposer mounted on a package substrate, a column parallel processor mounted on and electrically connected to the interposer, and a high bandwidth memory (HBM) stack mounted on the parallel processor. The parallel processor includes a memory array with rows and columns, with operations occurring in the columns. Columns of the HBM stack are electrically connected to the columns of the parallel processor. The column parallel processor includes an associative processing unit (APU), a switch fabric for managing data routing, a local SRAM for temporary storage, and a buffer for managing data flow between the HBM stack and processing elements. The assembly is configured to process large language models and perform pattern searches within large datasets stored in the HBM stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Lee-Lean SHU, Avidan AKERIB, Bob HAIG
  • Patent number: 11409528
    Abstract: A device and method for facilitating orthogonal data transposition during data transfers to/from a processing array and a storage memory since the data words processed by the processing array (using computational memory cells) are stored orthogonally to how the data words are stored in storage memory. Thus, when data words are transferred between storage memory and the processing array, a mechanism orthogonally transposes the data words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Patrick Chuang, Chih Tseng, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 11257540
    Abstract: A write data processing method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array provides the ability to shift data between adjacent bit lines in each section of the memory/processing array or the same relative bit lines in adjacent sections of the memory/processing array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 11205476
    Abstract: A read register is provided that captures and stores the read result on a read bit line connected to a set of computational memory cells. The read register may be implemented in the set of computational memory cell to enable the logical XOR, logical AND, and/or logical OR accumulation of read results in the read register. The set of computational memory cells with the read register provides a mechanism for performing complex logical functions across multiple computational memory cells connected to the same read bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 11194519
    Abstract: A read and write data processing apparatus and method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array (having a plurality of bit line sections) provides a mechanism to logically combine the computation results across multiple bit line sections in a section and across multiple sections, and transmit the combined result as an output of the processing array and/or store the combined result into one or more of those multiple bit line sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Dan Ilan, Patrick Chuang, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 11194548
    Abstract: A processing array that performs one cycle full adder operations. The processing array may have different bit line read/write logic that permits different operations to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee-Lean Shu, Bob Haig, Chao-Hung Chang
  • Patent number: 11094374
    Abstract: A write data processing apparatus and method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array provides the ability to shift data between adjacent bit lines in each section of the memory/processing array or the same relative bit lines in adjacent sections of the memory/processing array. The memory/processing array has one or more sections and each section has its own unique set of ā€œnā€ bit lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20210216246
    Abstract: A read and write data processing apparatus and method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array (having a plurality of bit line sections) provides a mechanism to logically combine the computation results across multiple bit line sections in a section and across multiple sections, and transmit the combined result as an output of the processing array and/or store the combined result into one or more of those multiple bit line sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob HAIG, Eli EHRMAN, Dan ILAN, Patrick CHUANG, Chao-Hung CHANG, Mu-Hsiang HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210173647
    Abstract: A device and method for facilitating orthogonal data transposition during data transfers to/from a processing array and a storage memory since the data words processed by the processing array (using computational memory cells) are stored orthogonally to how the data words are stored in storage memory. Thus, when data words are transferred between storage memory and the processing array, a mechanism orthogonally transposes the data words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob HAIG, Patrick CHUANG, Chih TSENG, Mu-Hsiang HUANG
  • Patent number: 10930341
    Abstract: A processing array that performs one cycle full adder operations. The processing array may have different bit line read/write logic that permits different operations to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee-Lean Shu, Bob Haig, Chao-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20210027815
    Abstract: A processing array that performs one cycle full adder operations. The processing array may have different bit line read/write logic that permits different operations to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee-Lean SHU, Bob HAIG, Chao-Hung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20210027834
    Abstract: A write data processing method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array provides the ability to shift data between adjacent bit lines in each section of the memory/processing array or the same relative bit lines in adjacent sections of the memory/processing array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 10891076
    Abstract: A read and write data processing apparatus and method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array (having a plurality of bit line sections) provides a mechanism to logically combine the computation results across multiple bit line sections in a section and across multiple sections, and transmit the combined result as an output of the processing array and/or store the combined result into one or more of those multiple bit line sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Dan Ilan, Patrick Chuang, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 10877731
    Abstract: A processing array that performs one cycle full adder operations. The processing array may have different bit line read/write logic that permits different operations to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee-Lean Shu, Bob Haig, Chao-Hung Chang
  • Patent number: 10860320
    Abstract: A device and method for facilitating orthogonal data transposition during data transfers to/from a processing array and a storage memory since the data words processed by the processing array (using computational memory cells) are stored orthogonally to how the data words are stored in storage memory. Thus, when data words are transferred between storage memory and the processing array, a mechanism orthogonally transposes the data words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Patrick Chuang, Chih Tseng, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 10847213
    Abstract: A write data processing apparatus and method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array provides the ability to shift data between adjacent bit lines in each section of the memory/processing array or the same relative bit lines in adjacent sections of the memory/processing array. The memory/processing array has one or more sections and each section has its own unique set of ā€œnā€ bit lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 10847212
    Abstract: A read and write data processing apparatus and method associated with computational memory cells formed as a memory/processing array provides the ability for selected write data in a bit line section to be logically combined (e.g. logically ANDed) with the read result on a read bit line, as if the write data were the read data output of another computational memory cell being read during the read operation. When accumulation logic is implemented in the bit line sections, the implementation and utilization of additional read logic circuitry provides a mechanism for selected write data in a bit line section to be used as the data with which the read result on the read bit line accumulates, before the newly accumulated result is captured and stored in the bit line section's read register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 10777262
    Abstract: A read register is provided that captures and stores the read result on a read bit line connected to a set of computational memory cells. The read register may be implemented in the set of computational memory cell to enable the logical XOR, logical AND, and/or logical OR accumulation of read results in the read register. The set of computational memory cells with the read register provides a mechanism for performing complex logical functions across multiple computational memory cells connected to the same read bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: GSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Haig, Eli Ehrman, Chao-Hung Chang, Mu-Hsiang Huang