Patents by Inventor Ronald Paxton Preston

Ronald Paxton Preston 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: 11967551
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a device having a switch structure having an input and an output. The device may have a first thru-silicon via that couples a first backside signal to the input of the switch structure. The device may have a second thru-silicon via that couples a second backside signal to the output of the switch structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Paxton Preston, Sharath Koodali Edathil
  • Publication number: 20220328399
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a device having a switch structure having an input and an output. The device may have a first thru-silicon via that couples a first backside signal to the input of the switch structure. The device may have a second thru-silicon via that couples a second backside signal to the output of the switch structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald Paxton Preston, Sharath Koodali Edathil
  • Patent number: 11068639
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein refer to a method. The method may include providing a metal layout for an integrated circuit, wherein the metal layout includes multiple lines associated with bitlines. The method may include inserting at least one additional line between the multiple lines and the bitlines. The method may include arranging the at least one additional line with respect to the multiple lines and the bitlines so as to reduce capacitance associated with the bitlines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr., Ettore Amirante, Ronald Paxton Preston, Andy Wangkun Chen, Sriram Thyagarajan, Yew Keong Chong
  • Patent number: 11011222
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein refer to an integrated circuit having an array of bitcells coupled between at least one pair of bitlines including a first bitline and a second bitline that is a complement of the first bitline. The integrated circuit may include at least one pair of ancillary lines disposed adjacent to the at least one pair of bitlines, and the at least one pair of ancillary lines include a first ancillary line disposed adjacent to the first bitline and a second ancillary line disposed adjacent to the second bitline. The integrated circuit may include multiple pairs of passgates coupled between the at least one pair of bitlines and the at least one pair of ancillary lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr., Ronald Paxton Preston, Andy Wangkun Chen, Yew Keong Chong
  • Publication number: 20200286548
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein refer to an integrated circuit having an array of bitcells coupled between at least one pair of bitlines including a first bitline and a second bitline that is a complement of the first bitline. The integrated circuit may include at least one pair of ancillary lines disposed adjacent to the at least one pair of bitlines, and the at least one pair of ancillary lines include a first ancillary line disposed adjacent to the first bitline and a second ancillary line disposed adjacent to the second bitline. The integrated circuit may include multiple pairs of passgates coupled between the at least one pair of bitlines and the at least one pair of ancillary lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Marlin Wayne Frederick, JR., Ronald Paxton Preston, Andy Wangkun Chen, Yew Keong Chong
  • Publication number: 20200125693
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein refer to a method. The method may include providing a metal layout for an integrated circuit, wherein the metal layout includes multiple lines associated with bitlines. The method may include inserting at least one additional line between the multiple lines and the bitlines. The method may include arranging the at least one additional line with respect to the multiple lines and the bitlines so as to reduce capacitance associated with the bitlines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr., Ettore Amirante, Ronald Paxton Preston, Andy Wangkun Chen, Sriram Thyagarajan, Yew Keong Chong
  • Patent number: 10083833
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. The method may include defining multiple lithographic regions for the integrated circuit, and the multiple lithographic regions may include a first lithographic region and a second lithographic region. The method may include defining an anchor in the first lithographic region and defining a target in the second lithographic region. The method may include defining a spacing interval between the anchor and the target. The method may include inserting an integration fill in the spacing interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Paxton Preston, Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr.