Patents by Inventor Herman Reyes

Herman Reyes 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).

  • Method and apparatus for array redundancy repair detection
    Patent number: 6327680
    Abstract: An apparatus receives a series of locations containing a row address and a column address of a fault detected within an array. A row replacement priority circuit within the apparatus logs the row address of the first fault detected, and thereafter marks a column of any subsequent faults detected in rows other than the row of the first detected fault. Concurrently, a column replacement priority circuit within the apparatus logs the column address of the first fault detected, and thereafter marks a row of any subsequent faults detected in columns other than the column of the first detected fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gilles Gervais, Herman Reyes