Patents by Inventor Robert N. Schenck

Robert N. Schenck 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).

  • Publication number: 20160172336
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed to allow independent control of stacked memory modules. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise first, second, and third modules, each of the first, second and third modules having a plurality of stacked memory dice, at least some of the plurality of stacked memory dice including a Chip Enable (CE) signal electrically accessible from a bottom surface of a corresponding module of the first, second and third modules. The apparatus may comprise a Package-on-Package (PoP) structure where the first, second and third modules are attached to one another such that an individual access to each CE signal associated with the PoP structure is provided from the bottom surface of the corresponding module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Robert N. Schenck, Steven R. Eskildsen
  • Patent number: 9269403
    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatuses are disclosed to allow independent control of stacked modules. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a plurality of stacked memory dice, with at least some of the plurality of stacked memory dice include a Chip Enable (CE) signal connection electrically accessible from a surface of a corresponding one of the dice. Each of the stacked dice having the CE signal connection is controllable individually by a unique CE signal applied to the CE signal connection. Other apparatuses are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert N Schenck, Steven R. Eskildsen
  • Publication number: 20150155011
    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatuses are disclosed to allow independent control of stacked modules. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a plurality of stacked memory dice, with at least some of the plurality of stacked memory dice include a Chip Enable (CE) signal connection electrically accessible from a surface of a corresponding one of the dice. Each of the stacked dice having the CE signal connection is controllable individually by a unique CE signal applied to the CE signal connection. Other apparatuses are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Robert N. Schenck, Steven R. Eskildsen