Patents by Inventor J. W. Thompson

J. W. Thompson 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).

  • DRAM sense amplifier active matching fill features for gap equivalence systems and methods
    Patent number: 10607690
    Abstract: A memory device may include a memory array with multiple memory cells and one or more sense amplifiers connected to the memory array. Each sense amplifier may include a matched pair of transistors. An active matching fill feature may also be included proximate to at least one transistor of the matched pair of transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve V. Cole, Benjamin A. Millemon, Toby D. Robbs, J. W. Thompson
  • DRAM SENSE AMPLIFIER ACTIVE MATCHING FILL FEATURES FOR GAP EQUIVALENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200075083
    Abstract: A memory device may include a memory array with multiple memory cells and one or more sense amplifiers connected to the memory array. Each sense amplifier may include a matched pair of transistors. An active matching fill feature may also be included proximate to at least one transistor of the matched pair of transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Steve V. Cole, Benjamin A. Millemon, Toby D. Robbs, J. W. Thompson
  • DRAM sense amplifier active matching fill features for gap equivalence systems and methods
    Patent number: 10418093
    Abstract: A memory device may include a memory array with multiple memory cells and one or more sense amplifiers connected to the memory array. Each sense amplifier may include a matched pair of transistors. An active matching fill feature may also be included proximate to at least one transistor of the matched pair of transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve V. Cole, Benjamin A. Millemon, Toby D. Robbs, J. W. Thompson