Patents by Inventor Mario Fulam Au

Mario Fulam Au 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: 7586343
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a driver circuit is described that permits a single thin gate oxide process to be utilized where a dual oxide process may normally be necessary. Circuits employing only thin gate oxide devices are used as the design basis for a single product with a single set of tooling and manufacturing process to operate within the same timing specifications for a core voltage output drive as well as for a higher system drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc
    Inventors: David Pilling, Kar-chung Leo Lee, Mario Fulam Au
  • Patent number: 7554379
    Abstract: A level shifter is presented that allows fast switching while requiring low power. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, the level shifter is a two stage level shifting circuit with p-channel and n-channel transistors biased so as to limit the potential between the source to gate or drain to gate of any of the transistors. Pull-up transistors are placed in a transition state so that spikes resulting from an increasing or decreasing input voltage turn on or off the pull up transistors to assist in the switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Pilling, Mario Fulam Au
  • Publication number: 20080204109
    Abstract: A level shifter is presented that allows fast switching while requiring low power. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, the level shifter is a two stage level shifting circuit with p-channel and n-channel transistors biased so as to limit the potential between the source to gate or drain to gate of any of the transistors. Pull-up transistors are placed in a transition state so that spikes resulting from an increasing or decreasing input voltage turn on or off the pull up transistors to assist in the switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: David J. Pilling, Mario Fulam Au
  • Patent number: 7224195
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a driver circuit is described that permits a single thin gate oxide process to be utilized where a dual oxide process may normally be necessary. Circuits employing only thin gate oxide devices are used as the design basis for a single product with a single set of tooling and manufacturing process to operate within the same timing specifications for a core voltage output drive as well as for a higher system drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Pilling, Kar-chung Leo Lee, Mario Fulam Au
  • Patent number: 7158440
    Abstract: First-in first-out (FIFO) memory devices are configured to support all four of the following FIFO memory modes: (1) DDR write with DDR read, (2) DDR write with SDR read, (3) SDR write with DDR read and (4) SDR write with SDR read. These FIFO memory devices provide flexible x4N, x2N and xN bus matching on both read and write ports and enable data to be written and read on both rising and falling edges of the write and read clock signals. Custom flag generation and retransmit circuitry is also provided that can efficiently handle any width DDR write mode with any width SDR read mode or any width SDR write mode with any width DDR read mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiann-Jeng Duh, Mario Fulam Au
  • Patent number: 6795360
    Abstract: First-in first-out (FIFO) memory devices include a plurality of memory devices that are configured to support any combination of dual data rate (DDR) or single data rate (SDR) write modes that operate in-sync with a write clock signal (WCLK) and DDR or SDR read modes that operate in-sync with a read clock signal (RCLK). These FIFO memory devices provide flexible x4N, x2N and xN bus matching on both read and write ports and enable data to be written and read on both rising and falling edges of the write and read clock signals. Custom flag generation and retransmit circuitry is also provided that can efficiently handle any width DDR write mode with any width SDR read mode or any width SDR write mode with any width DDR read mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiann-Jeng Duh, Mario Fulam Au
  • Patent number: 6778454
    Abstract: First-in first-out (FIFO) memory devices are configured to support all four of the following FIFO memory modes: (1) DDR write with DDR read, (2) DDR write with SDR read, (3) SDR write with DDR read and (4) SDR write with SDR read. These FIFO memory devices provide flexible ×4N, ×2N and ×N bus matching on both read and write ports and enable data to be written and read on both rising and falling edges of the write and read clock signals. Custom flag generation and retransmit circuitry is also provided that can efficiently handle any width DDR write mode with any width SDR read mode or any width SDR write mode with any width DDR read mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiann-Jeng Duh, Mario Fulam Au
  • Publication number: 20030206475
    Abstract: First-in first-out (FIFO) memory devices are configured to support all four of the following FIFO memory modes: (1) DDR write with DDR read, (2) DDR write with SDR read, (3) SDR write with DDR read and (4) SDR write with SDR read. These FIFO memory devices provide flexible ×4N, ×2N and ×N bus matching on both read and write ports and enable data to be written and read on both rising and falling edges of the write and read clock signals. Custom flag generation and retransmit circuitry is also provided that can efficiently handle any width DDR write mode with any width SDR read mode or any width SDR write mode with any width DDR read mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jiann-Jeng Duh, Mario Fulam Au
  • Publication number: 20030112685
    Abstract: First-in first-out (FIFO) memory devices include a plurality of memory devices that are configured to support any combination of dual data rate (DDR) or single data rate (SDR) write modes that operate in-sync with a write clock signal (WCLK) and DDR or SDR read modes that operate in-sync with a read clock signal (RCLK). These FIFO memory devices provide flexible x4N, x2N and xN bus matching on both read and write ports and enable data to be written and read on both rising and falling edges of the write and read clock signals. Custom flag generation and retransmit circuitry is also provided that can efficiently handle any width DDR write mode with any width SDR read mode or any width SDR write mode with any width DDR read mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Jiann-Jeng Duh, Mario Fulam Au