Patents by Inventor Mark D. McCoy

Mark D. McCoy 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).

  • Flash memory device and method
    Patent number: 7958430
    Abstract: An improved flash memory device and method for improving the performance and reliability of a flash memory device is provided. According to one embodiment, a method for writing data to a memory device may include writing the data to a temporary storage location within the memory device before the data is copied to another location within the memory device, incrementing a count value to indicate that the data has been copied, and repeating the step of writing, if the count value is less than a threshold value. If the count value is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the method may write the data to an external memory controller, where the data is checked for errors and corrected if an error is found, before the data is copied to the other location within the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Steve H. Kolokowsky, Mark D. McCoy