Patents by Inventor Steven Frederick Schicht

Steven Frederick Schicht 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: 10592367
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for efficiently increasing reliability of memory accesses are described. In various embodiments, write data and write mask data are shifted by redundancy logic in a memory. The redundancy logic receives write data bits, which are segmented into one or more write groups in addition to one or more mask bits and one or more shift bits per write group. If the redundancy logic detects a first shift bit assigned to a first write group is asserted, then the redundancy logic selects a second mask bit assigned to a second write group different from the first write group. Otherwise, a first mask bit assigned to the first write group is selected. Following, the redundancy logic combines the selected mask bit with the first data bit of the first write group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Frederick Schicht, William R. Weier
  • Patent number: 10535400
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for efficiently driving level shifted write data are described. In various embodiments, a level-shifting write driver combines a write data bit and a write mask bit that each use a first supply voltage to indicate a logic high level. During a write operation, the driver generates complementary values on two output nodes based on the write data bit. The output nodes use a second supply voltage greater than the first supply voltage. Before a write operation, the driver precharges each of the two output nodes to the second supply voltage. When the write clock enables a write operation and the write mask bit disables the write operation, the level-shifting write driver puts the two output nodes in a tri-state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Weier, Steven Frederick Schicht
  • Publication number: 20190087291
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for efficiently increasing reliability of memory accesses are described. In various embodiments, write data and write mask data are shifted by redundancy logic in a memory. The redundancy logic receives write data bits, which are segmented into one or more write groups in addition to one or more mask bits and one or more shift bits per write group. If the redundancy logic detects a first shift bit assigned to a first write group is asserted, then the redundancy logic selects a second mask bit assigned to a second write group different from the first write group. Otherwise, a first mask bit assigned to the first write group is selected. Following, the redundancy logic combines the selected mask bit with the first data bit of the first write group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Frederick Schicht, William R. Weier
  • Publication number: 20190080748
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for efficiently driving level shifted write data are described. In various embodiments, a level-shifting write driver combines a write data bit and a write mask bit that each use a first supply voltage to indicate a logic high level. During a write operation, the driver generates complementary values on two output nodes based on the write data bit. The output nodes use a second supply voltage greater than the first supply voltage. Before a write operation, the driver precharges each of the two output nodes to the second supply voltage. When the write clock enables a write operation and the write mask bit disables the write operation, the level-shifting write driver puts the two output nodes in a tri-state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: William R. Weier, Steven Frederick Schicht