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1. 发明授权

US08587288B2 Digital interface for fast, inline, statistical characterization of process, MOS device and circuit variations 有权
标题翻译：数字接口，用于快速，在线，统计表征过程，MOS器件和电路变化
公开(公告)号：US08587288B2
公开(公告)日：2013-11-19
申请号：US12823984
申请日：2010-06-25
申请人： Azeez Jennudin Bhavnagarwala , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Carl John Radens , Kevin Geoffrey Stawiasz
发明人： Azeez Jennudin Bhavnagarwala , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Carl John Radens , Kevin Geoffrey Stawiasz
IPC分类号： G01R31/3187
CPC分类号： G01R31/3004
摘要： A Circuit architecture and a method for rapid and accurate statistical characterization of the variations in the electrical characteristics of CMOS process structures, MOS devices and Circuit parameters is provided. The proposed circuit architecture and method enables a statistical characterization throughput of
摘要翻译：提供了一种用于快速准确地统计表征CMOS工艺结构，MOS器件和电路参数的电气特性变化的电路架构和方法。所提出的电路架构和方法使得在<2mV或<1nA分辨率的测试设备的电压或电流变化的分辨率精度下<1ms / DC扫描的统计特征吞吐量。提出的电路架构的显着特征包括一个可激励被测器件的可编程斜坡电压发生器，一个双输入9-11位循环ADC，用于捕获输入和输出来自被测器件的直流电压/电流信号，一个2 Kb的锁存器存储器，以可编程粒度的直流扫描为每个测量点捕获9-11位流，以及时钟和控制方案，其能够连续测量和流出数字数据块，从该模块重新测量被测器件的模拟特性。

2. 发明授权

US08561004B2 Ring power gating with distributed currents using non-linear contact placements 有权
标题翻译：使用非线性触点放置的分布电流的环形电源门控
公开(公告)号：US08561004B2
公开(公告)日：2013-10-15
申请号：US12758525
申请日：2010-04-12
申请人： Stephen V. Kosonocky
发明人： Stephen V. Kosonocky
IPC分类号： G06F17/50 , G06F9/455
CPC分类号： H01L27/0207 , H01L23/5286 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/3011 , H01L2924/00
摘要： A power gate includes a series of electrical contacts along at least a portion of an integrated circuit and a series of power gate transistors electrically coupled to the electrical contacts on the integrated circuit to form a power gate boundary, e.g., at the integrated circuit periphery. The electrical contacts along at least a portion of a running length of the power gate boundary define a substantially non-linear profile. The non-linear profile provides increased contact density which improves current balancing across the electrical contacts and current throughput through the power gate. The non-linear profile is a sinusoidal or zigzag pattern with intermediate offset bump contacts. The contact profiles along the power gate boundary can include both linear and non-linear profiles.
摘要翻译：功率门包括沿着集成电路的至少一部分的一系列电触点和电耦合到集成电路上的电触点的一系列功率栅极晶体管，以形成例如集成电路外围的功率门边界。沿着电源栅极边界的运行长度的至少一部分的电触点限定了基本上非线性的轮廓。非线性轮廓提供增加的接触密度，其改善电触头之间的电流平衡和通过功率门的电流吞吐量。非线性轮廓是具有中间偏移碰撞触点的正弦曲线或锯齿形图案。沿着功率门边界的接触曲线可以包括线性和非线性轮廓。

3. 发明申请

US20120126847A1 POWER SUPPLY MONITOR 有权
标题翻译：电源监控
公开(公告)号：US20120126847A1
公开(公告)日：2012-05-24
申请号：US12950584
申请日：2010-11-19
申请人： Stephen V. Kosonocky , Gregory K. Chen
发明人： Stephen V. Kosonocky , Gregory K. Chen
IPC分类号： G01R31/40
CPC分类号： G01R31/40
摘要： Power supply variations and jitter are measured by monitoring the performance of a ring oscillator on a cycle-by-cycle basis. Performance is measured by counting the number of stages of the ring oscillator that are traversed during the clock cycle and mapping the number of stages traversed to a particular voltage level. Counters are used to count the number of ring oscillator revolutions and latches are used to latch the state of the ring oscillator at the end of the cycle. Based on the counters and latches, a monitor output is generated that may also incorporate an adjustment for a reset delay associated with initializing the ring oscillator and counters to a known state.
摘要翻译：通过逐周期监测环形振荡器的性能来测量电源变化和抖动。通过对在时钟周期内遍历的环形振荡器的级数进行计数来测量性能，并将遍历的级数映射到特定的电压电平。计数器用于计数环形振荡器转数，锁存器用于在循环结束时锁存环形振荡器的状态。基于计数器和锁存器，产生监视器输出，其还可以包括与初始化环形振荡器和计数器相关联的复位延迟的调整到已知状态。

4. 发明授权

US07668035B2 Memory circuits with reduced leakage power and design structures for same 有权
标题翻译：具有减少泄漏功率的存储电路和相同的设计结构
公开(公告)号：US07668035B2
公开(公告)日：2010-02-23
申请号：US12098764
申请日：2008-04-07
申请人： Sam Gat-Shang Chu , Saiful Islam , Jae-Joon Kim , Stephen V. Kosonocky
发明人： Sam Gat-Shang Chu , Saiful Islam , Jae-Joon Kim , Stephen V. Kosonocky
IPC分类号： G11C5/14
CPC分类号： G11C7/18 , G11C7/12 , G11C11/413 , G11C2207/2227
摘要： A memory circuit includes a global read bit line, a global read bit line latch, and a plurality of sub-arrays, each of which includes first and second local read bit lines, first and second local write bit lines, and first and second pluralities of memory cells interconnected, respectively, with the first and second local read bit lines and the first and second local write bit lines. The local read bit lines are decoupled from the local write bit lines. A local multiplexing block is interconnected with the first and second local read bit lines and is configured to ground the first and second local read bit lines upon assertion of a SLEEP signal, and to selectively interconnect the local read bit lines to the global read bit line. A global multiplexing block is interconnected with the global read bit line and is configured to maintain the global read bit line in a substantially discharged state upon assertion of the SLEEP signal and to interconnect the global read bit line to the global read bit line latch. Also included are design structures for circuits of the kind described.
摘要翻译：存储器电路包括全局读位线，全局读位线锁存器和多个子阵列，每个子阵列包括第一和第二本地读位线，第一和第二本地写位线以及第一和第二多个数组分别与第一和第二本地读取位线以及第一和第二本地写入位线相互连接的存储器单元。本地读位线与本地写位线分离。本地多路复用块与第一和第二本地读位线互连，并且被配置为在断言SLEEP信号时对第一和第二本地读位线进行接地，并且选择性地将本地读位线互连到全局读位线。全局复用块与全局读位线互连，并且被配置为在断言SLEEP信号时将全局读位线保持在基本放电状态，并将全局读位线互连到全局读位线锁存器。还包括所述类型的电路的设计结构。

5. 发明申请

US20070300131A1 Register file cell with soft error detection and circuits and methods using the cell 失效
标题翻译：使用软件错误检测注册文件单元，使用单元格的电路和方法
公开(公告)号：US20070300131A1
公开(公告)日：2007-12-27
申请号：US11446348
申请日：2006-06-02
申请人： Sam Gat-Shang Chu , Daniel R. Knebel , Stephen V. Kosonocky
发明人： Sam Gat-Shang Chu , Daniel R. Knebel , Stephen V. Kosonocky
IPC分类号： G11C29/00
CPC分类号： G11C29/52 , G11C29/32 , G11C2029/3202
摘要： Techniques are provided for a register file cell that includes a primary storage portion configured to store a first value, and a secondary storage portion that is coupled to the primary storage portion. The secondary storage portion is configured to function as a scan latch during a test operation, and is further configured to store a second value during normal operation. The second value is a duplicate of the first value. The cell further includes an error detection portion that is coupled to the primary storage portion and the secondary storage portion and is configured to indicate a difference between the first value and the second value, caused by a soft error.
摘要翻译：为包括被配置为存储第一值的主存储部分和耦合到主存储部分的辅助存储部分的寄存器文件单元提供技术。次存储部分被配置为在测试操作期间用作扫描锁存器，并且还被配置为在正常操作期间存储第二值。第二个值是第一个值的副本。小区还包括错误检测部分，其耦合到主存储部分和辅助存储部分，并且被配置为指示由软错误引起的第一值和第二值之间的差异。

6. 发明授权

US07259986B2 Circuits and methods for providing low voltage, high performance register files 失效
标题翻译：提供低电压，高性能寄存器文件的电路和方法
公开(公告)号：US07259986B2
公开(公告)日：2007-08-21
申请号：US11089941
申请日：2005-03-25
申请人： Azeez J. Bhavnagarwala , Stephen V. Kosonocky
发明人： Azeez J. Bhavnagarwala , Stephen V. Kosonocky
IPC分类号： G11C11/34
CPC分类号： G11C11/412 , G11C8/08
摘要： Circuits and methods are provided to implement low voltage, higher performance semiconductor memory devices such as CMOS static random access memory (SRAM) or multi-port register files. For example, circuits and methods are provided for dynamically adjusting power supply and/or ground line voltages that are applied to the memory cells during different modes of memory operation to enable low voltage, high performance operation of the memory devices.
摘要翻译：提供了电路和方法来实现诸如CMOS静态随机存取存储器（SRAM）或多端口寄存器文件的低电压，更高性能的半导体存储器件。例如，电路和方法被提供用于在存储器操作的不同模式期间动态调整施加到存储器单元的电源和/或接地线电压，以实现存储器件的低电压，高性能的操作。

7. 发明授权

US07057180B2 Detector for alpha particle or cosmic ray 失效
标题翻译： α粒子或宇宙射线探测器
公开(公告)号：US07057180B2
公开(公告)日：2006-06-06
申请号：US10604416
申请日：2003-07-18
申请人： John A. Fifield , Paul D. Kartschoke , William A. Klaasen , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Randy W. Mann , Jeffery H. Oppold , Norman J. Rohrer
发明人： John A. Fifield , Paul D. Kartschoke , William A. Klaasen , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Randy W. Mann , Jeffery H. Oppold , Norman J. Rohrer
IPC分类号： G01T1/24
CPC分类号： G11C11/4125
摘要： A detector circuit and method for detecting a silicon well voltage or current to indicate an alpha particle or cosmic ray strike of the silicon well. One significant application for the detection circuit of the present invention is for the redundancy repair latches that are used in SRAMs. The redundancy repair latches are normally written once at power-up to record failed latch data and are not normally written again. If one of the latches changes states due to an SER (Soft Error Rate-such as a strike by an alpha particle or cosmic ray) event, the repair data in the redundancy latches of the SRAM would now be incorrectly mapped. The detector circuit and method monitors the latches for the occurrence of an SER event, and responsive thereto issues a reload of the repair data to the redundancy repair latches. A first embodiment of the detector circuit differentially detects the floating voltages of first and second silicon wells during periods of non-operation of the circuits fabricated in the first and second silicon wells. In a second embodiment, a detector circuit monitors the background voltage level of a single silicon well over first and second consecutive periods of time. A second application for the detection circuit is for traditional logic circuits.
摘要翻译：一种用于检测硅阱电压或电流以指示硅阱的α粒子或宇宙射线冲击的检测器电路和方法。本发明的检测电路的一个重要应用是用于SRAM中的冗余修复锁存器。冗余修复锁存器在上电时通常写入一次，以记录失败的锁存数据，并且通常不会再次写入。如果其中一个锁存器由于SER（软错误率（例如α粒子或宇宙射线的击穿））事件而改变状态，则SRAM的冗余锁存器中的修复数据现在将被错误地映射。检测器电路和方法监视锁存器以发生SER事件，并且响应于此，将修复数据重新加载到冗余修复锁存器。检测器电路的第一实施例在第一和第二硅阱中制造的电路的非操作期间差分地检测第一和第二硅阱的浮置电压。在第二实施例中，检测器电路在第一和第二连续时间段内监测单个硅阱的背景电压电平。检测电路的第二个应用是传统的逻辑电路。

8. 发明授权

US06891419B2 Methods and apparatus for employing feedback body control in cross-coupled inverters 失效
标题翻译：在交叉耦合逆变器中采用反馈体控制的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US06891419B2
公开(公告)日：2005-05-10
申请号：US10604554
申请日：2003-07-30
申请人： Paul D. Kartschoke , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Randy W. Mann , Norman J. Rohrer
发明人： Paul D. Kartschoke , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Randy W. Mann , Norman J. Rohrer
IPC分类号： H03K3/037 , H03K3/356
CPC分类号： H03K3/356104 , H03K3/0375
摘要： In a first aspect, a cross-coupled inverter is provided that includes a first inverter circuit having a first NFET coupled to a first PFET and a second inverter circuit having a second NFET coupled to a second PFET. The second inverter circuit is cross-coupled with the first inverter circuit at a plurality of nodes. The body of at least one of the first NFET, the second NFET, the first PFET and the second PFET is coupled so as to form a feedback path that reduces discharging at one or more of the plurality of nodes in response to a soft error event at the cross-coupled inverter.
摘要翻译：在第一方面，提供一种交叉耦合的反相器，其包括具有耦合到第一PFET的第一NFET的第一反相器电路和具有耦合到第二PFET的第二NFET的第二反相器电路。第二逆变器电路在多个节点处与第一反相器电路交叉耦合。第一NFET，第二NFET，第一PFET和第二PFET中的至少一个的主体被耦合以形成反馈路径，其减少响应于软错误事件的多个节点中的一个或多个的放电在交叉耦合的逆变器。

9. 发明授权

US08456945B2 10T SRAM for graphics processing 有权
标题翻译： 10T SRAM用于图形处理
公开(公告)号：US08456945B2
公开(公告)日：2013-06-04
申请号：US12766403
申请日：2010-04-23
申请人： Spencer Gold , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Samuel Naffziger
发明人： Spencer Gold , Stephen V. Kosonocky , Samuel Naffziger
IPC分类号： G11C8/00
CPC分类号： G11C11/412 , G11C11/413 , G11C15/00
摘要： A method, apparatus, computer chip, circuit board, computer and system are provided in which data is stored in a low-voltage, maskable memory. Also provided is a computer readable storage device encoded with data for adapting a manufacturing facility to create an apparatus. The method includes storing a data value in a memory cell in a storage device if a first access parameter associated with the memory cell matches a first pre-determined value and if a second access parameter associated with the memory cell matches a second pre-determined value. The method also includes maintaining a data value in the memory cell in the storage device if the first access parameter differs from the first pre-determined value. The apparatus includes a first and second pair of access parameter ports operatively coupled together and associated with a first and second access parameter respectively. The first and second pair of access parameter ports may be adapted to allow access through the first and second pair of access parameter ports if the first access parameter matches a first pre-determined value, and if the second access parameter matches a second pre-determined value.
摘要翻译：提供了一种方法，装置，计算机芯片，电路板，计算机和系统，其中数据存储在低电压，可屏蔽的存储器中。还提供了一种用数据编码的计算机可读存储设备，用于使制造设备适配以创建设备。如果与存储器单元相关联的第一访问参数与第一预定值相匹配，并且如果与存储单元相关联的第二访问参数与第二预定值匹配，则该方法包括将存储单元中的数据值存储在存储设备中。如果第一访问参数不同于第一预定值，则该方法还包括在存储设备中的存储单元中维护数据值。该装置包括分别可操作地耦合在一起并与第一和第二访问参数相关联的第一和第二对访问参数端口。如果第一访问参数与第一预定值相匹配，则第一和第二对访问参数端口可以被适配为允许通过第一和第二对访问参数端口访问，并且如果第二访问参数与第二预定值值。

10. 发明申请

US20120002334A1 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CIRCUIT 有权
标题翻译：静电放电电路
公开(公告)号：US20120002334A1
公开(公告)日：2012-01-05
申请号：US12827017
申请日：2010-06-30
申请人： Stephen V. Kosonocky , Warren R. Anderson
发明人： Stephen V. Kosonocky , Warren R. Anderson
IPC分类号： H02H9/00 , G06F19/00
CPC分类号： H03K19/00315 , H01L27/0292 , H03K19/0013
摘要： An integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed. The IC includes a first global voltage node and a second global voltage node. The IC further includes two or more power domains each coupled to the first global voltage node. Each of the two or more power domains includes a functional unit and a local voltage node coupled to the functional unit. Each of the plurality of power domains further includes a power-gating transistor coupled between the local voltage node and the second global voltage node, and an ESD (electrostatic discharge) circuit configured to detect an occurrence of an ESD event and further configured to cause activation of the transistor responsive to detecting the ESD event.
摘要翻译：公开了一种集成电路（IC）。 IC包括第一全局电压节点和第二全局电压节点。 IC还包括两个或更多个功率域，每个功率域耦合到第一全局电压节点。两个或多个功率域中的每一个包括耦合到功能单元的功能单元和局部电压节点。多个功率域中的每个还包括耦合在本地电压节点和第二全局电压节点之间的功率门控晶体管，以及被配置为检测ESD事件的发生并进一步被配置为引起激活的ESD（静电放电）电路响应于检测到ESD事件。

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