Patents by Inventor Hoann Huu Nguyen

Hoann Huu Nguyen 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).

  • Publication number: 20160247555
    Abstract: P-type Field-effect Transistor (PFET)-based sense amplifiers for reading PFET pass-gate memory bit cells (“bit cells”) are disclosed. Related methods and systems are also disclosed. Sense amplifiers are provided in a memory system to sense bit line voltage(s) of the bit cells for reading the data stored in the bit cells. It has been observed that as node technology is scaled down in size, PFET drive current (i.e., drive strength) exceeds N-type Field-effect Transistor (NFET) drive current due for like-dimensioned FETs. In this regard, in one aspect, PFET-based sense amplifiers are provided in a memory system to increase memory read times to the bit cells, and thus improve memory read performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Hoann Huu Nguyen, Francois Ibrahim Atallah, Keith Alan Bowman, David Joseph Winston Hansquine, Jihoon Jeong