Inventor

Dennis L. Wendell

Inventor

Pleasanton, CA, US

Overview

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Patents

1991–2017

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 33 as inventor

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

H03Kprimary

H03KPulse technique38%

G11CStatic stores35%

H03LAutomatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses13%

G06FElectric digital data processing10%

G01RMeasuring electric variables2%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use2%

PatentTitleYear

9,627,038'Multiport memory cell having improved density area'2017 7,952,910'Memory device with split power switch'2011 7,869,263'Elastic power for read margin'2011 7,834,663'NAND/NOR registers'2010 7,672,187'Elastic power for read and write margins'2010 7,254,746'Method and apparatus for using a fault tolerant memory in processor testing and design'2007 7,134,057'Off-pitch column redundancy using dynamic shifters'2006 7,084,671'Sense amplifier and method for making the same'2006 7,075,840'Low impedance memory bitline eliminating precharge'2006 6,058,447'Handshake circuit and operating method for self-resetting circuits'2000 6,018,253'Register with current-steering input network'2000 5,986,490'Amplifier-based flip-flop elements'1999 5,983,346'Power-up initialization circuit that operates robustly over a wide range of power-up rates'1999 5,959,468'Buffer for static in/static out dynamic speed'1999 5,958,075'Efficient on-pitch scannable sense amplifier'1999 5,936,892'Memory cell DC characterization apparatus and method'1999 5,930,185'Data retention test for static memory cell'1999 5,923,601'Memory array sense amplifier test and characterization'1999 5,920,515'Register-based redundancy circuit and method for built-in self-repair in a semiconductor memory device'1999 5,920,517'Memory array test and characterization using isolated memory cell power supply'1999 5,915,084'Scannable sense amplifier circuit'1999 5,883,826'Memory block select using multiple word lines to address a single memory cell row'1999 5,883,841'Selective bit line recovery in a memory array'1999 5,841,712'Dual comparator circuit and method for selecting between normal and redundant decode logic in a semiconductor memory device'1998 5,430,399'Reset logic circuit and method'1995 5,208,838'Clock signal multiplier'1993 5,160,859'Synchronous internal clock distribution'1992 5,155,391'Synchronous internal clock distribution'1992 5,130,576'Synchronous ECL to CMOS translator'1992 5,122,681'Synchronous BiCMOS logic gate'1992 5,103,121'Input buffer regenerative latch for ECL levels'1992 5,075,578'Input buffer regenerative latch'1991 5,036,224'Single ended MOS to ECL output buffer'1991

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1991–1993Patents assigned to NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP (8)· patent assignee history

1991–2000Based in Pleasanton, CA, US· patent location history

1991–1993Based in Puyallup, WA, US· patent location history

1992Based in Pleasonton, CA, US· patent location history

1995–2010Patents assigned to SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC (6)· patent assignee history

1998–2000Patents assigned to ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (14)· patent assignee history

2006–2011Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history

2010–2011Patents assigned to ORACLE AMERICA INC (3)· patent assignee history

2017Patents assigned to INTEL CORP (1)· patent assignee history

2017Based in Boulder Creek, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	14	1998–2000
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	8	1991–1993
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC	6	1995–2010
ORACLE AMERICA INC	3	2010–2011
INTEL CORP	1	2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Pleasanton, California, US	20	1991–2000
Sunnyvale, California, US	8	2006–2011
Puyallup, Washington, US	2	1991–1993
Pleasonton, California, US	2	1992
Boulder Creek, California, US	1	2017