Inventor

Francois Ibrahim Atallah

Inventor

Raleigh, NC, US

Overview

1989–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 44 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G11Cprimary

G11CStatic stores32%

H03KPulse technique16%

G06FElectric digital data processing13%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use6%

F04DNon-positive-displacement pumps5%

H10BElectronic memory devices5%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications5%

G01RMeasuring electric variables3%

H01LSemiconductor devices3%

H03LAutomatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses3%

PatentTitleYear

11,031,075High bandwidth register file circuit with high port counts for reduced bitline delay2021 10,978,139Dual-mode high-bandwidth SRAM with self-timed clock circuit2021 10,658,029High bandwidth double-pumped memory2020 10,622,043Multi-pump memory system access circuits for sequentially executing parallel memory operations2020 10,424,392Read-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type field-effect transistor (PFET) read port(s), and related memory systems and methods2019 10,394,471Adaptive power regulation methods and systems2019 10,224,084Wordline negative boost write-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type field-effect transistor (PFET) write port(s), and related systems and methods2019 10,163,490P-type field-effect transistor (PFET)-based sense amplifiers for reading PFET pass-gate memory bit cells, and related memory systems and methods2018 10,115,481Read-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type field-effect transistor (PFET) read port(s), and related memory systems and methods2018 10,026,456Bitline positive boost write-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type Field-Effect transistor (PFET) write port(s), and related systems and methods2018 9,984,730Negative supply rail positive boost write-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type field-effect transistor (PFET) write port(s), and related systems and methods2018 9,947,406Dynamic tag compare circuits employing P-type field-effect transistor (PFET)-dominant evaluation circuits for reduced evaluation time, and related systems and methods2018 9,940,992Leakage-aware activation control of a delayed keeper circuit for a dynamic read operation in a memory bit cell2018 9,842,634'Wordline negative boost write-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type field-effect transistor (PFET) write port(s), and related systems and methods'2017 9,741,452'Read-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type field-effect transistor (PFET) read port(s), and related memory systems and methods'2017 9,627,064'Dynamic tag compare circuits employing P-type field-effect transistor (PFET)-dominant evaluation circuits for reduced evaluation time, and related systems and methods'2017 9,625,924'Leakage current supply circuit for reducing low drop-out voltage regulator headroom'2017 9,429,982'Configurable last level clock driver for improved energy efficiency of a resonant clock'2016 9,413,344'Automatic calibration circuits for operational calibration of critical-path time delays in adaptive clock distribution systems, and related methods and systems'2016 9,330,785'Read operation based aging sensor for static random access memory (SRAM)'2016 9,251,875'Register file circuit and method for improving the minimum operating supply voltage'2016 8,615,767'Using IR drop data for instruction thread direction'2013 8,515,590'Fan speed control from adaptive voltage supply'2013 8,219,261'Fan speed control from thermal diode measurement'2012 8,022,685'Temperature dependent voltage source compensation'2011 7,971,035'Using temperature data for instruction thread direction'2011 7,936,153'On-chip adaptive voltage compensation'2011 7,865,750'Fan speed control from adaptive voltage supply'2011 7,797,131'On-chip frequency response measurement'2010 7,779,235'Using performance data for instruction thread direction'2010 7,714,635'Digital adaptive voltage supply'2010 6,961,276'Random access memory having an adaptable latency'2005 6,798,858'Lock detector for delay or phase locked loops'2004 6,735,145'Method and circuit for optimizing power consumption and performance of driver circuits'2004 6,603,339'Precision aligned multiple concurrent duty cycles from a programmable duty cycle generator'2003 6,593,789'Precise and programmable duty cycle generator'2003 6,577,202'Multiple duty cycle tap points for a precise and programmable duty cycle generator'2003 6,509,771'Enhanced operational frequency for a precise and programmable duty cycle generator'2003 6,441,600'Apparatus for measuring the duty cycle of a high speed clocking signal'2002 6,330,296'Delay-locked loop which includes a monitor to allow for proper alignment of signals'2001 5,453,705'Reduced power VLSI chip and driver circuit'1995 5,396,449'Fast content addressable memory with reduced power consumption'1995 5,111,081'Process compensated input switching threshold of a CMOS receiver'1992 4,823,095'Remote connection of termination network'1989

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1989–2013Patents assigned to IBM (23)· patent assignee history

1989–2021Based in Raleigh, NC, US· patent location history

1992Based in Releigh, NC, US· patent location history

2012–2013Patents assigned to ATALLAH FRANCOIS IBRAHIM (3)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to SINGH DEEPAK K (3)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to ALLEN DAVID HOWARD (2)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Patents assigned to QUALCOMM INC (20)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	23	1989–2013
QUALCOMM INC	20	2016–2021
ATALLAH FRANCOIS IBRAHIMself	3	2012–2013
SINGH DEEPAK K	3	2012–2013
ALLEN DAVID HOWARD	2	2012–2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Raleigh, NC, US	43	1989–2021
Releigh, NC, US	1	1992