Patents by Inventor Joe Spector

Joe Spector 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 characterizing arrays using cell-based timing elements
    Patent number: 7398495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for characterizing a memory array. The method includes accessing information indicative of a transistor-level circuit design of a column of a memory array and determining at least one component of a cell representative of the column of the memory array based on the information indicative of the transistor-level circuit design and at least one timing rule for at least one signal associated with the column of the memory array. The method also includes determining at least one time delay associated with the cell based on the at least one component of at least one cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Schreiber, David M. Newmark, Joe Spector