Patents by Inventor Dan Penney

Dan Penney 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).

  • Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a content addressable memory cell and associated comparison operation
    Patent number: 11600326
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses and methods for content addressable memory (CAM) cells. Each CAM cell may include a comparator portion which stores a bit of information. Each CAM cell may also include a comparator portion, which compares an external bit to the stored bit. A group of CAM cells may be organized into a CAM register, with each CAM cell coupled in common to a signal line. Any of the CAM cells may change a voltage on the signal line if the external bit does not match the stored bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Schreck, Dan Penney
  • Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a content addressable memory cell with latch and comparator circuits
    Patent number: 11264096
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses and methods for content addressable memory (CAM) cells. Each CAM cell may include a comparator portion which stores a bit of information. Each CAM cell may also include a comparator portion, which compares an external bit to the stored bit. A group of CAM cells may be organized into a CAM register, with each CAM cell coupled in common to a signal line. Any of the CAM cells may change a voltage on the signal line if the external bit does not match the stored bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Schreck, Dan Penney
  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY CELL
    Publication number: 20210142852
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses and methods for content addressable memory (CAM) cells. Each CAM cell may include a comparator portion which stores a bit of information. Each CAM cell may also include a comparator portion, which compares an external bit to the stored bit. A group of CAM cells may be organized into a CAM register, with each CAM cell coupled in common to a signal line. Any of the CAM cells may change a voltage on the signal line if the external bit does not match the stored bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: John Schreck, Dan Penney
  • Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a content addressable memory cell with latch and comparator circuits
    Patent number: 10930349
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses and methods for content addressable memory (CAM) cells. Each CAM cell may include a comparator portion which stores a bit of information. Each CAM cell may also include a comparator portion, which compares an external bit to the stored bit. A group of CAM cells may be organized into a CAM register, with each CAM cell coupled in common to a signal line. Any of the CAM cells may change a voltage on the signal line if the external bit does not match the stored bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Schreck, Dan Penney
  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY CELL
    Publication number: 20200365208
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses and methods for content addressable memory (CAM) cells. Each CAM cell may include a comparator portion which stores a bit of information. Each CAM cell may also include a comparator portion, which compares an external bit to the stored bit. A group of CAM cells may be organized into a CAM register, with each CAM cell coupled in common to a signal line. Any of the CAM cells may change a voltage on the signal line if the external bit does not match the stored bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: John Schreck, Dan Penney