Patents by Inventor Russell C. McMullan

Russell C. McMullan 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).

  • Smart well assisted SRAM read and write
    Patent number: 8379435
    Abstract: An integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with NMOS drivers and passgates, and an n-well bias control circuit which biases n-wells in each SRAM column independently. An integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with PMOS drivers and passgates, and a p-well bias control circuit which biases p-wells in each SRAM column independently. A process of operating an integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with NMOS drivers and passgates, and an n-well bias control circuit which biases n-wells in each SRAM column independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Russell C. McMullan, Theodore W. Houston
  • Smart Well Assisted SRAM Read and Write
    Publication number: 20110019464
    Abstract: An integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with NMOS drivers and passgates, and an n-well bias control circuit which biases n-wells in each SRAM column independently. An integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with PMOS drivers and passgates, and a p-well bias control circuit which biases p-wells in each SRAM column independently. A process of operating an integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with NMOS drivers and passgates, and an n-well bias control circuit which biases n-wells in each SRAM column independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Russell C. McMullan, Theodore W. Houston