Patents by Inventor Michael Stay

Michael Stay 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for differential signal termination
    Patent number: 11238006
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a differential signaling bus, a tristate transmitter connected with the differential signaling bus, the tristate transmitter configured to provide a signal on the differential signaling bus responsive to a corresponding control signal, a receiver, a pair of differential inputs of the receiver connected with the differential signaling bus and configured to receive the signal from the differential signaling bus, and a termination circuit configured to couple a first differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a first voltage source and to couple a second differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a second voltage source, wherein the first and second voltage sources have different voltage levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Kuehlwein, Gregory King, Michael Stay
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TERMINATION
    Publication number: 20190266121
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a differential signaling bus, a tristate transmitter connected with the differential signaling bus, the tristate transmitter configured to provide a signal on the differential signaling bus responsive to a corresponding control signal, a receiver, a pair of differential inputs of the receiver connected with the differential signaling bus and configured to receive the signal from the differential signaling bus, and a termination circuit configured to couple a first differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a first voltage source and to couple a second differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a second voltage source, wherein the first and second voltage sources have different voltage levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Kuehlwein, Gregory King, Michael Stay
  • Methods and apparatuses for differential signal termination
    Patent number: 10366041
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a differential signaling bus, a tristate transmitter connected with the differential signaling bus, the tristate transmitter configured to provide a signal on the differential signaling bus responsive to a corresponding control signal, a receiver, a pair of differential inputs of the receiver connected with the differential signaling bus and configured to receive the signal from the differential signaling bus, and a termination circuit configured to couple a first differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a first voltage source and to couple a second differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a second voltage source, wherein the first and second voltage sources have different voltage levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Kuehlwein, Gregory King, Michael Stay
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TERMINATION
    Publication number: 20180217960
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a differential signaling bus, a tristate transmitter connected with the differential signaling bus, the tristate transmitter configured to provide a signal on the differential signaling bus responsive to a corresponding control signal, a receiver, a pair of differential inputs of the receiver connected with the differential signaling bus and configured to receive the signal from the differential signaling bus, and a termination circuit configured to couple a first differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a first voltage source and to couple a second differential input of the pair of differential inputs to a second voltage source, wherein the first and second voltage sources have different voltage levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Kuehlwein, Gregory King, Michael Stay