Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Adkins

Thomas F. Adkins 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: 5566110
    Abstract: An improved electrically erasable read only memory (EEPROM) includes a EEPROM cell and a static random access memory (SRAM) cell. Complementary pairs of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors connect the gates of transistors forming the EEPROM cell to either the corresponding data nodes of the SRAM cell or to a fixed read or nonzero test voltage. When formed into an array, it is not necessary to replicate differential sense circuitry in every cell. EEPROM transistor pairs are combined into columns which share a common sense latch. The nonsero test voltage allows for measurement of the actual threshold voltages (V.sub.T) of each EEPROM device individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric G. Soenen, Loulis J. Izzi, Thomas F. Adkins, Roman Staszewski