Patents by Inventor William C. Waldrop

William C. Waldrop 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: 20020130690
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device is discussed that includes an data output driver having two modes of operation for driving a data bus. The output driver includes a circuits to produce a fall drive output high signal, a partial drive output high signal, a full drive output low signal and a partial drive output low signal. The output driver is protected against negative voltages on the data bus. The output driver is selectable and adaptable to drive terminated loads and unterminated loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventor: William C. Waldrop
  • Patent number: 6452431
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating a delay locked loop during a reset. The systems and methods provide for activating a reset mode signal to prevent a phase lock signal from forcing the DLL out of a reset, and deactivating the reset mode signal only after at least one shifting operation is performed to allow the phase lock signal to correctly allow the DLL to be out of the reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Waldrop
  • Patent number: 6329867
    Abstract: A circuit is designed with a delay circuit (300) coupled to receive a clock input signal (CLK) and a control signal (DFT). The control signal has a first logic state and a second logic state. The delay circuit produces a clock control signal (*CLK) at a first time in response to the first logic state and at a second time in response to the second logic state. A clock circuit (200) is coupled to receive the clock input signal and is enabled by the clock control signal. The clock circuit produces a first clock pulse signal having a predetermined width in response to a first transition of the clock input signal and produces a second clock pulse signal having the predetermined width in response to a second transition of the clock input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, William C. Waldrop, Jason M. Brown