Patents by Inventor Jay Shiau

Jay Shiau 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: 7009891
    Abstract: A one-time programming memory element, capable of being manufactured in a 0.13 ?m or below CMOS technology, having a capacitor, or transistor configured as a capacitor, with an oxide layer capable of passing direct gate tunneling current. Also included is a write switch, having first and second switches coupled to the capacitor, and a read switch also coupled to the capacitor. The capacitor/transistor is one-time programmable as an anti-fuse by application of a program voltage across the oxide layer via the write switch to cause direct gate tunneling current to rupture the oxide layer to form a conductive path having resistance of approximately hundreds of ohms or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Chen, Henry Chen, Liming Tsau, Jay Shiau, Surya Battacharya, Akira Ito
  • Patent number: 6985387
    Abstract: A one-time programming memory element, capable of being manufactured in a 0.13 ?m or below CMOS technology, having a capacitor, or transistor configured as a capacitor, with an oxide layer capable of passing direct gate tunneling current. Also included is a write circuit, having first and second switches coupled to the capacitor, and a read circuit also coupled to the capacitor. The capacitor/transistor is one-time programmable as an anti-fuse by application of a program voltage across the oxide layer via the write circuit to cause direct gate tunneling current to rupture the oxide layer to form a conductive path having resistance of approximately hundreds of ohms or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Chen, Henry Chen, Liming Tsau, Jay Shiau, Surya Battacharya, Akira Ito
  • Patent number: 6960819
    Abstract: A one-time programming memory element, capable of being manufactured in a 0.13 ?m or below CMOS technology, having a capacitor, or transistor configured as a capacitor, with an oxide layer capable of passing direct gate tunneling current, and a switch having a voltage tolerance higher than that of the capacitor/transistor, wherein the capacitor/transistor is one-time programmable as an anti-fuse by application of a voltage across the oxide layer via the switch to cause direct gate tunneling current to thereby rupture the oxide layer to form a conductive path having resistance of approximately hundreds of ohms or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Chen, Henry Chen, Liming Tsau, Jay Shiau, Surya Battacharya, Akira Ito
  • Publication number: 20050219889
    Abstract: A one-time programming memory element, capable of being manufactured in a 0.13 ?m or below CMOS technology, having a capacitor, or transistor configured as a capacitor, with an oxide layer capable of passing direct gate tunneling current. Also included is a write switch, having first and second switches coupled to the capacitor, and a read switch also coupled to the capacitor. The capacitor/transistor is one-time programmable as an anti-fuse by application of a program voltage across the oxide layer via the write switch to cause direct gate tunneling current to rupture the oxide layer to form a conductive path having resistance of approximately hundreds of ohms or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Chen, Henry Chen, Liming Tsau, Jay Shiau, Surya Battacharya, Akira Ito
  • Publication number: 20040212037
    Abstract: A one-time programming memory element, capable of being manufactured in a 0.13 &mgr;m or below CMOS technology, having a capacitor, or transistor configured as a capacitor, with an oxide layer capable of passing direct gate tunneling current. Also included is a write circuit, having first and second switches coupled to the capacitor, and a read circuit also coupled to the capacitor. The capacitor/transistor is one-time programmable as an anti-fuse by application of a program voltage across the oxide layer via the write circuit to cause direct gate tunneling current to rupture the oxide layer to form a conductive path having resistance of approximately hundreds of ohms or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Chen, Henry Chen, Liming Tsau, Jay Shiau, Surya Battacharya, Akira Ito
  • Publication number: 20020074616
    Abstract: A one-time programing memory element, capable of being manufactured in a 0.13 &mgr;m or below CMOS technology, having a capacitor, or transistor configured as a capacitor, with an oxide layer capable of passing direct gate tunneling current, and a switch having a voltage tolerance higher than that of the capacitor/transistor, wherein the capacitor/transistor is one-time programmable as an anti-fuse by application of a voltage across the oxide layer via the switch to cause direct gate tunneling current to thereby rupture the oxide layer to form a conductive path having resistance of approximately hundreds of ohms or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Vincent Chen, Henry Chen, Liming Tsau, Jay Shiau, Surya Battacharya, Akira Ito