Patents by Inventor Livia Zien

Livia Zien 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: 6181641
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns. The memory cells are divided into a plurality of sub-arrays. The memory cell further includes a plurality of word lines connecting rows of the memory cells, and a plurality of bit line pairs connecting columns of the memory cells. An address transition detect (ATD) circuit detects an address transition for a selected memory cell and generates an ATD pulse in response thereto. A respective bit line precharge circuit is associated with each of the plurality of sub-arrays. An ATD pulse distribution circuit distributes the ATD pulse to only a selected sub-array containing the selected memory cell to activate only the bit line precharge circuit of the selected sub-array and not activate precharge circuits of other non-selected sub-arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Dongho Lee, Tri Minh Hoang, Livia Zien, Scott Doyle, David Lawson
  • Patent number: 6169702
    Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of address on-chip receivers (OCRs), an address decoder coupled to the address OCRs, a plurality of first delay circuits coupled between the address OCRs and the address decoder, and a plurality of chip select bypass circuits. Each chip select bypass circuit is respectively coupled to one of the plurality of first delay circuits for initially reducing a delay therein responsive to a control signal. The chip select bypass circuit includes a second delay circuit having a delay less than the first delay circuit, and a disable circuit. The disable circuit disables the first delay circuit and selectively couples the second delay circuit in place of the first delay circuit responsive to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Tri Minh Hoang, Livia Zien, Scott Doyle, David Lawson