Patents by Inventor Francis Anthony Creed

Francis Anthony Creed 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).

  • High performance redundancy in an integrated memory system
    Patent number: 5708613
    Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a memory system for use in a computer system that improves the performance of a bit redundancy steering mechanism. The preferred embodiment provides a timing signal path to the bit steering mechanism with a delay shorter than that to the memory data array. Additionally, the required address signals are provided to the bit steering mechanism before the addresses are provided to the memory data array. This is preferably accomplished by bypassing the buffers and providing the address signals directly to the bit steering mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francis Anthony Creed, Mark Beiley, Charles Edward Drake, Peter Joel Jenkins