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1. 发明申请

US20220262412A1 MEMORY WITH DEFERRED FRACTIONAL ROW ACTIVATION 有权
公开(公告)号：US20220262412A1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-18
申请号：US17665760
申请日：2022-02-07
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： James E. Harris , Thomas Vogelsang , Frederick A. Ware , Ian P. Shaeffer
IPC分类号： G11C7/10 , G11C7/08 , G11C5/02 , G11C11/4076 , G11C11/408 , G11C11/4091 , G11C7/06 , G11C7/12 , G11C7/22 , G11C8/08 , G11C8/10
摘要： Row activation operations within a memory component are carried out with respect to subrows instead of complete storage rows to reduce power consumption. Further, instead of activating subrows in response to row commands, subrow activation operations are deferred until receipt of column commands that specify the column operation to be performed and the subrow to be activated.

2. 发明申请

US20170324920A1 CONDITIONAL-RESET, MULTI-BIT READ-OUT IMAGE SENSOR 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20170324920A1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-09
申请号：US15497093
申请日：2017-04-25
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： Thomas Vogelsang , MIchael Guidash , Song Xue , James E. Harris
IPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H04N5/335 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/376 , H04N5/3745
CPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H04N5/3355 , H04N5/35536 , H04N5/35545 , H04N5/35554 , H04N5/3559 , H04N5/37455 , H04N5/3765 , H04N5/379
摘要： An image sensor architecture with multi-bit sampling is implemented within an image sensor system. A pixel signal produced in response to light incident upon a photosensitive element is converted to a multiple-bit digital value representative of the pixel signal. If the pixel signal exceeds a sampling threshold, the photosensitive element is reset. During an image capture period, digital values associated with pixel signals that exceed a sampling threshold are accumulated into image data.

3. 发明申请

US20170099447A1 OVERSAMPLED IMAGE SENSOR WITH CONDITIONAL PIXEL READOUT 有权
公开(公告)号：US20170099447A1
公开(公告)日：2017-04-06
申请号：US15333645
申请日：2016-10-25
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： Craig M. Smith , Michael Guidash , Jay Endsley , Thomas Vogelsang , James E. Harris
IPC分类号： H04N5/355 , H01L27/146 , H04N5/378 , H04N5/3745 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/374
CPC分类号： H04N5/3559 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14641 , H01L27/14643 , H01L27/14645 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/3741 , H04N5/37455 , H04N5/378
摘要： In a pixel array within an integrated-circuit image sensor, each of a plurality of pixels is evaluated to determine whether charge integrated within the pixel in response to incident light exceeds a first threshold. N-bit digital samples corresponding to the charge integrated within at least a subset of the plurality of pixels are generated, and then applied to a lookup table to retrieve respective M-bit digital values (M being less than N), wherein a stepwise range of charge integration levels represented by possible states of the M-bit digital values extends upward from a starting charge integration level that is determined based on the first threshold.

4. 发明授权

US09491391B2 Image sensor with threshold-based output encoding 有权
公开(公告)号：US09491391B2
公开(公告)日：2016-11-08
申请号：US14638161
申请日：2015-03-04
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： Craig M. Smith , Michael Guidash , Jay Endsley , Thomas Vogelsang , James E. Harris
IPC分类号： H04N3/14 , H04N5/335 , H04N5/378 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/3745 , H01L31/062 , H01L31/113 , H01L27/146
CPC分类号： H04N5/3559 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14641 , H01L27/14643 , H01L27/14645 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/3741 , H04N5/37455 , H04N5/378
摘要： In a pixel array within an integrated-circuit image sensor, each of a plurality of pixels is evaluated to determine whether charge integrated within the pixel in response to incident light exceeds a first threshold. N-bit digital samples corresponding to the charge integrated within at least a subset of the plurality of pixels are generated, and then applied to a lookup table to retrieve respective M-bit digital values (M being less than N), wherein a stepwise range of charge integration levels represented by possible states of the M-bit digital values extends upward from a starting charge integration level that is determined based on the first threshold.

5. 发明申请

US20160323524A1 HIGH DYNAMIC-RANGE IMAGE SENSOR 审中-公开
标题翻译：高动态范围图像传感器
公开(公告)号：US20160323524A1
公开(公告)日：2016-11-03
申请号：US15100976
申请日：2014-12-03
申请人： RAMBUS INC.
发明人： Craig M. Smith , Frank Armstrong , Jay Endsley , Thomas Vogelsang , James E. Harris , John Ladd , Michael Guidash
IPC分类号： H04N5/355 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/3745 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/361 , H04N9/04 , H04N5/235
CPC分类号： H04N5/355 , H04N5/23245 , H04N5/2355 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/35536 , H04N5/361 , H04N5/37457 , H04N9/045
摘要： A pixel array within an integrated-circuit image sensor is exposed to light representative of a scene during a first frame interval and then oversampled a first number of times within the first frame interval to generate a corresponding first number of frames of image data from which a first output image may be constructed. One or more of the first number of frames of image data are evaluated to determine whether a range of luminances in the scene warrants adjustment of an oversampling factor from the first number to a second number, if so, the oversampling factor is adjusted such that the pixel array is oversampled the second number of times within a second frame interval to generate a corresponding second number of frames of image data from which a second output image may be constructed.
摘要翻译：集成电路图像传感器内的像素阵列在第一帧间隔期间暴露于表示场景的光，然后在第一帧间隔内对第一次数进行过采样，以生成对应的第一数量的图像数据帧，可以构造第一输出图像。对图像数据的第一数量帧中的一个或多个进行评估，以确定场景中的亮度范围是否需要将过采样因子从第一数量调整到第二数量，如果是，则调整过采样因子，使得像素阵列在第二帧间隔内对第二次数进行过采样，以生成可以从其构造第二输出图像的图像数据的对应的第二数量帧。

6. 发明授权

US09007862B2 Reducing memory refresh exit time 有权
标题翻译：减少内存刷新退出时间
公开(公告)号：US09007862B2
公开(公告)日：2015-04-14
申请号：US13938130
申请日：2013-07-09
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： Frederick A. Ware , Brent Haukness , Ian P. Shaeffer , James E. Harris
IPC分类号： G11C7/00 , G11C11/406 , G11C7/10
CPC分类号： G11C7/00 , G11C7/1009 , G11C11/40611 , G11C11/40615 , G11C11/40622
摘要： Components of a memory system, such as a memory controller and a memory device, that reduce delay in exiting self-refresh mode by controlling the refresh timing of the memory device. The memory device includes a memory core. An interface circuit of the memory device receives an external refresh signal indicating an intermittent refresh event. A refresh circuit of the memory device generates an internal refresh signal indicating an internal refresh event of the memory device. A refresh control circuit of the memory device performs a refresh operation on a portion of the memory core responsive to the internal refresh event, at a time relative to the intermittent refresh event indicated by the external refresh signal.
摘要翻译：诸如存储器控制器和存储器设备的存储器系统的组件通过控制存储器件的刷新定时来减少退出自刷新模式的延迟。存储器件包括存储器核。存储装置的接口电路接收指示间歇刷新事件的外部刷新信号。存储器件的刷新电路产生指示存储器件的内部刷新事件的内部刷新信号。存储器件的刷新控制电路响应于内部刷新事件，在相对于由外部刷新信号指示的间歇刷新事件的时间，对存储器核心的一部分执行刷新操作。

7. 发明授权

US09001251B2 Oversampled image sensor with conditional pixel readout 有权
标题翻译：具有条件像素读数的过采样图像传感器
公开(公告)号：US09001251B2
公开(公告)日：2015-04-07
申请号：US14482065
申请日：2014-09-10
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： Craig M. Smith , Michael Guidash , Jay Endsley , Thomas Vogelsang , James E. Harris
IPC分类号： H04N3/14 , H04N5/335 , H04N5/378 , H01L31/062 , H01L31/113
CPC分类号： H04N5/3559 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14627 , H01L27/14641 , H01L27/14643 , H01L27/14645 , H04N5/347 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/3741 , H04N5/37455 , H04N5/378
摘要： In a pixel array within an integrated-circuit image sensor, each of a plurality of pixels is evaluated to determine whether charge integrated within the pixel in response to incident light exceeds a first threshold. N-bit digital samples corresponding to the charge integrated within at least a subset of the plurality of pixels are generated, and then applied to a lookup table to retrieve respective M-bit digital values (M being less than N), wherein a stepwise range of charge integration levels represented by possible states of the M-bit digital values extends upward from a starting charge integration level that is determined based on the first threshold.
摘要翻译：在集成电路图像传感器内的像素阵列中，评估多个像素中的每一个以确定响应于入射光在像素内积分的电荷是否超过第一阈值。产生与集成在多个像素的至少一个子集中的电荷相对应的N位数字样本，然后将其应用于查找表以检索相应的M位数字值（M小于N），其中步长范围由M位数字值的可能状态表示的电荷积分电平从基于第一阈值确定的起始电荷积分电平向上延伸。

8. 发明申请

US20140293102A1 CONDITIONAL-RESET, TEMPORALLY OVERSAMPLED IMAGE SENSOR 有权
标题翻译：条件复位，瞬时超压图像传感器
公开(公告)号：US20140293102A1
公开(公告)日：2014-10-02
申请号：US14355799
申请日：2012-11-08
申请人： RAMBUS INC.
发明人： Thomas Vogelsang , David Geoffrey Stork , John Eric Lindstadt , James E. Harris
IPC分类号： H04N5/235
CPC分类号： H04N5/235 , H04N1/00769 , H04N5/2355 , H04N5/3355 , H04N5/3535 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/35536 , H04N5/3745
摘要： Pixel circuits in an image sensor are sampled repetitively during an image frame period. At each sampling, a signal indicative of the photocharge integrated by a pixel circuit since last reset is compared to a threshold. If the integrated photocharge signal has not reached the threshold, the pixel circuit is permitted to continue integrating photocharge. If the integrated photocharge signal has reached the threshold, the pixel circuit is reset to remove integrated photocharge and photocharge integration for that pixel circuit is restarted. A corresponding pixel circuit value is recorded for the reset pixel circuit.
摘要翻译：图像传感器中的像素电路在图像帧周期期间重复采样。在每次采样时，将与上一次复位后的像素电路集成的光电荷的信号与阈值进行比较。如果集成光电荷信号尚未达到阈值，则允许像素电路继续积分光电荷。如果积分的光电荷信号已经达到阈值，则像素电路被复位以去除集成的光电荷并且该像素电路的光电荷积分被重新启动。记录复位像素电路的对应像素电路值。

9. 发明授权

US11309017B2 Memory systems and methods for improved power management 有权
公开(公告)号：US11309017B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-19
申请号：US17100850
申请日：2020-11-21
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： Frederick A. Ware , James E. Harris
IPC分类号： G11C8/12 , G11C11/4093 , G11C5/04 , G11C5/06 , G11C7/22
摘要： A memory module with multiple memory devices includes a buffer system that manages communication between a memory controller and the memory devices. Each memory device supports an access mode and a low-power mode, the latter used to save power for devices that are not immediately needed. The module provides granular power management using a chip-select decoder that decodes chip-select signals from the memory controller into power-state signals that determine which of the memory devices are in which of the modes. Devices can thus be brought out of the low-power mode in relatively small numbers, as needed, to limit power consumption.

10. 发明授权

US11270741B2 Deferred fractional memory row activation 有权
$Deferred fractional memory row activation$
公开(公告)号：US11270741B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-08
申请号：US17065278
申请日：2020-10-07
申请人： Rambus Inc.
发明人： James E. Harris , Thomas Vogelsang , Frederick A. Ware , Ian P. Shaeffer
IPC分类号： G11C7/00 , G11C7/10 , G11C7/08 , G11C5/02 , G11C11/4076 , G11C11/408 , G11C11/4091 , G11C7/06 , G11C7/12 , G11C7/22 , G11C8/08 , G11C8/10
摘要： Row activation operations within a memory component are carried out with respect to subrows instead of complete storage rows to reduce power consumption. Further, instead of activating subrows in response to row commands, subrow activation operations are deferred until receipt of column commands that specify the column operation to be performed and the subrow to be activated.

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