Patents by Inventor Patrick Pignon

Patrick Pignon 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).

  • Method for the processing of defective elements in a memory
    Patent number: 6158016
    Abstract: A method for the repairing of defective elements of a memory in integrated circuit form, comprising redundant elements to replace defective elements, consists of the following steps:A) For each defective element detected:searching for a first non-defective redundant element by the testing of the redundant elements;assigning this first redundant element to the defective element.B) When the assigning of a redundant element to each defective element has been achieved, replacing each defective element by the assigned redundant element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Pignon