Patents by Inventor Kouichirou Yamamura

Kouichirou Yamamura 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: 5365480
    Abstract: A device is provided for static random access memories (SRAM's), including an apparatus capable of executing more than one kind of logical operation for each memory cell, with a relatively small number of elements, and the same configuration for different types of operations. These operations include (1) the normal read-out/write-in operations; (2) inverting the contents of one sequence of memory cells and storing either the result or the result shifted one bit to the right in a second sequence of memory cells; (3) storing the result of an OR operation between two sequences of memory cells in a third sequence of memory cells; and (4) initializing each memory cell. The left or right node potential of each memory cell may also be individually accessed. Each operation between memory cells is simultaneous with the direct writing of the result into other memory cells, so no temporary holding cells are required and the operation is accomplished at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichirou Yamamura, Kenichi Toyota, Yoshihiko Kawano