Patents by Inventor Ngoc V. Le

Ngoc V. Le 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: 8738819
    Abstract: A diagnostic extender card is plugged into a memory module socket on a personal computer (PC) motherboard. The extender card has a test socket that receives a memory module and an intercepting decoder chip that receives the chip-select (CS) from the motherboard that selects the memory module for access. When CS is activated, the intercepting decoder chip illuminates a visual indicator on the extender card, allowing a user to locate a memory module being accessed. The exact translation or mapping from logical addresses of test programs to physical addresses of the memory modules is not needed, since the visual indicator shows which memory module is really being accessed, regardless of proprietary address mapping by north bridge chips. Operating system memory accesses are filtered out by a counter that counts accesses during a period set by a timer. When the number of accesses exceeds a threshold, the visual indicator is lit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Kingston Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Jerry N. Le, Ngoc V. Le, Tat Leung Lai, Ramon S. Co
  • Publication number: 20130151904
    Abstract: A diagnostic extender card is plugged into a memory module socket on a personal computer (PC) motherboard. The extender card has a test socket that receives a memory module and an intercepting decoder chip that receives the chip-select (CS) from the motherboard that selects the memory module for access. When CS is activated, the intercepting decoder chip illuminates a visual indicator on the extender card, allowing a user to locate a memory module being accessed. The exact translation or mapping from logical addresses of test programs to physical addresses of the memory modules is not needed, since the visual indicator shows which memory module is really being accessed, regardless of proprietary address mapping by north bridge chips. Operating system memory accesses are filtered out by a counter that counts accesses during a period set by a timer. When the number of accesses exceeds a threshold, the visual indicator is lit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Kingston Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Jerry N. Le, Ngoc V. Le, Tat Leung Lai, Ramon S. Co
  • Patent number: 8396998
    Abstract: A diagnostic extender card is plugged into a memory module socket on a personal computer (PC) motherboard. The extender card has a test socket that receives a memory module and an intercepting decoder chip that receives the chip-select (CS) from the motherboard that selects the memory module for access. When CS is activated, the intercepting decoder chip illuminates a visual indicator on the extender card, allowing a user to locate a memory module being accessed. The exact translation or mapping from logical addresses of test programs to physical addresses of the memory modules is not needed, since the visual indicator shows which memory module is really being accessed, regardless of proprietary address mapping by north bridge chips. Operating system memory accesses are filtered out by a counter that counts accesses during a period set by a timer. When the number of accesses exceeds a threshold, the visual indicator is lit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kingston Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Jerry N. Le, Ngoc V. Le, Tat Leung Lai, Ramon S. Co
  • Publication number: 20120151287
    Abstract: A diagnostic extender card is plugged into a memory module socket on a personal computer (PC) motherboard. The extender card has a test socket that receives a memory module and an intercepting decoder chip that receives the chip-select (CS) from the motherboard that selects the memory module for access. When CS is activated, the intercepting decoder chip illuminates a visual indicator on the extender card, allowing a user to locate a memory module being accessed. The exact translation or mapping from logical addresses of test programs to physical addresses of the memory modules is not needed, since the visual indicator shows which memory module is really being accessed, regardless of proprietary address mapping by north bridge chips. Operating system memory accesses are filtered out by a counter that counts accesses during a period set by a timer. When the number of accesses exceeds a threshold, the visual indicator is lit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Jerry N. Le, Ngoc V. Le, Tat Leung Lai, Ramon S. Co
  • Patent number: 7378346
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a monolithically integrated optical filter, for example, a Fabry-Perot filter, over a substrate (10). The method comprises forming a first mirror (16) over the substrate (10). A plurality of etalon material layers (32, 34, 36, 38) are formed over the mirror (16), and a plurality of etch stop layers (42, 44, 46) are formed, one each between adjacent etalon material layers (32, 34, 36, 38). A photoresist is patterned to create an opening (54) over the top etalon material layer (38) and an etch (56) is performed down to the top etch stop layer (46). An oxygen plasma (58) may be applied to convert the etch stop layer (46) within the opening (54) to silicon dioxide (57). The photoresist patterning, etching, and applying of an oxygen plasma may be repeated as desired to obtain the desired number of levels (82, 84, 86, 88). A second mirror (72) is then formed on each of the levels (82, 84, 86, 88).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Ngoc V. Le, Jeffrey H. Baker, Diana J. Convey, Paige M. Holm, Steven M. Smith
  • Patent number: 7163888
    Abstract: A direct imprinting process for Step and Flash Imprint Lithography includes providing (40) a substrate (12); forming (44) an etch barrier layer (14) on the substrate; patterning (46) the etch barrier layer with a template (16) while curing with ultraviolet light through the template, resulting in a patterned etch barrier layer and a residual layer (20) on the substrate; and performing (48) an etch to substantially remove the residual layer. Optionally, a patterning layer (52) may be formed on the substrate (12) prior to forming the etch barrier layer (14). Additionally, an adhesive layer (13) may be applied (42) between the substrate (12) and the etch barrier layer (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathy A. Gehoski, William J. Dauksher, Ngoc V. Le, Douglas J. Resnick
  • Patent number: 7125796
    Abstract: A process is provided for fabricating a via 52 between bonded wafers without undercutting an organic bonding material 32. The process for forming the via 52 in a structure including a dielectric material 14 and an organic bonding material 32, comprises forming a resist material 42 on the dielectric layer 14 and etching through the dielectric layer 14 and the organic bonding material 32 with 60CF4/20Ar/60CHF3/20N2. The resist may then be removed with an anisotropic high density oxygen plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald F. Weston, William J. Dauksher, Ngoc V. Le