Patents by Inventor Christopher D. LeBlanc

Christopher D. LeBlanc 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).

  • CMOS storage devices configurable in high performance mode or radiation tolerant mode
    Patent number: 7719887
    Abstract: A radiation tolerant circuit, structure of the circuit and method of autonomic radiation event device protection. The circuit includes a charge storage node connected to a resistor, the resistor comprising a material having an amorphous state and a crystalline state, the amorphous state having a higher resistance than the crystalline state, the material reversibly convertible between the amorphous state and the crystalline state by application of heat; an optional resistive heating element proximate to the resistor; and means for writing data to the charge storage node and means for reading data from the charge storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ethan H. Cannon, Michael S. Gordon, Christopher D. LeBlanc, Kenneth P. Rodbell
  • CMOS STORAGE DEVICES CONFIGURABLE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE MODE OR RADIATION TOLERANT MODE
    Publication number: 20090059657
    Abstract: A radiation tolerant circuit, structure of the circuit and method of autonomic radiation event device protection. The circuit includes a charge storage node connected to a resistor, the resistor comprising a material having an amorphous state and a crystalline state, the amorphous state having a higher resistance than the crystalline state, the material reversibly convertible between the amorphous state and the crystalline state by application of heat; an optional resistive heating element proximate to the resistor; and means for writing data to the charge storage node and means for reading data from the charge storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Ethan H. Cannon, Michael S. Gordon, Christopher D. LeBlanc, Kenneth P. Rodbell