Patents by Inventor Zer Liang

Zer Liang 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).

  • Data bus power-reduced semiconductor storage apparatus
    Patent number: 8004909
    Abstract: In one or more of the disclosed embodiments, the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission in a semiconductor storage apparatus is reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption. For example, a semiconductor storage apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a DRF bus, a DR11F bus, a GDRF bus and a GDR11F bus. The DRF bus and DR11F bus, and the GDRF bus and GDR11F bus, are placed in parallel for the purpose of reducing the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission. The DR11F bus is added to make the DRF11F bus perform a toggle operation only when the DRF buses on both sides are made to perform a toggle operation if the data transmission were performed in a conventional system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nakanishi, Zer Liang
  • DATA BUS POWER-REDUCED SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100265776
    Abstract: In one or more of the disclosed embodiments, the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission in a semiconductor storage apparatus is reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption. For example, a semiconductor storage apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a DRF bus, a DR11F bus, a GDRF bus and a GDR11F bus. The DRF bus and DR11F bus, and the GDRF bus and GDR11F bus, are placed in parallel for the purpose of reducing the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission. The DR11F bus is added to make the DRF11F bus perform a toggle operation only when the DRF buses on both sides are made to perform a toggle operation if the data transmission were performed in a conventional system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nakanishi, Zer Liang
  • Data bus power-reduced semiconductor storage apparatus
    Patent number: 7746710
    Abstract: In one or more of the disclosed embodiments, the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission in a semiconductor storage apparatus is reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption. For example, a semiconductor storage apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a DRF bus, a DR11F bus, a GDRF bus and a GDR11F bus. The DRF bus and DR11F bus, and the GDRF bus and GDR11F bus, are placed in parallel for the purpose of reducing the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission. The DR11F bus is added to make the DRF11F bus perform a toggle operation only when the DRF buses on both sides are made to perform a toggle operation if the data transmission were performed in a conventional system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nakanishi, Zer Liang
  • Data bus power-reduced semiconductor storage apparatus
    Publication number: 20090180337
    Abstract: In one or more of the disclosed embodiments, the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission in a semiconductor storage apparatus is reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption. For example, a semiconductor storage apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a DRF bus, a DR11F bus, a GDRF bus and a GDR11F bus. The DRF bus and DR11F bus, and the GDRF bus and GDR11F bus, are placed in parallel for the purpose of reducing the number of times toggle operations of a data bus are performed at the time of a data transmission. The DR11F bus is added to make the DRF11F bus perform a toggle operation only when the DRF buses on both sides are made to perform a toggle operation if the data transmission were performed in a conventional system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nakanishi, Zer Liang