Patents by Inventor Donald S. Moran

Donald S. Moran 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).

  • Patent number: 6347287
    Abstract: A method of and system for determining calibration offsets to account for delays introduced “downstream” of the reference driver (24) of a tester system (18) to test electronic components such as SRAM semiconductor memory devices. Such delays are created by, among other elements, receiver channels (30) of the tester system. A plurality of calibration modules (100) are provided, one for each receiver channel. Each calibration modules has a transmission line (110) with a known delay, a first contact 102′ and a second contact 102″. The tester system includes a socket (52) having a plurality of contactors (54) for contacting the reference clock contact and data output contacts of the electronic components undergoing test. The first contact of each calibration module is positioned to engage the contactor that engages the reference clock contact of the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Beckett, Christopher J. Ford, Donald S. Moran, Gene T. Patrick, Sami M. Shaaban, George W. Twombly, Jr.