Patents by Inventor Jeremy Hirst

Jeremy Hirst 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: 9747981
    Abstract: Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hirst, Hernan Castro, Stephen Tang
  • Publication number: 20160365141
    Abstract: Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremy Hirst, Hernan Castro, Stephen Tang
  • Patent number: 9390768
    Abstract: Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hirst, Hernan Castro, Stephen Tang
  • Publication number: 20140334237
    Abstract: Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jeremy Hirst, Hernan Castro, Stephen Tang
  • Patent number: 8767482
    Abstract: Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hirst, Hernan Castro, Stephen Tang
  • Publication number: 20130044539
    Abstract: Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hirst, Hernan Castro, Stephen Tang
  • Patent number: 8374022
    Abstract: A phase change memory using an ovonic threshold switch selection device may be programmed from one state to another by first turning on the ovonic threshold switch. After the voltage across the cell has fallen, the cell may then be biased to program the cell to the desired state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy C. Langtry, Richard Dodge, Hernan Castro, Derchang Kau, Stephen Tang, Jeremy Hirst
  • Patent number: 8320172
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to controlling a discharge of a capacitive element coupled to a phase change memory cell to produce a specified state in the phase change memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hernan A. Castro, Jeremy Hirst, Stephen Tang
  • Publication number: 20120026786
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to controlling a discharge of a capacitive element coupled to a phase change memory cell to produce a specified state in the phase change memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Hernan A. Castro, Jeremy Hirst, Stephen Tang
  • Publication number: 20110149628
    Abstract: A phase change memory using an ovonic threshold switch selection device may be programmed from one state to another by first turning on the ovonic threshold switch. After the voltage across the cell has fallen, the cell may then be biased to program the cell to the desired state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy C. Langtry, Richard Dodge, Hernan Castro, Derchang Kau, Stephen Tang, Jeremy Hirst