Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Darlene Hamilton

69Patents
22h-index
96Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 12, 1995 → Aug 8, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7440333B2 Method of determining voltage compensation for flash memory devices Physics 226 Active
US7038950B1 Multi bit program algorithm Physics 121 Expired
US7130210B2 Multi-level ONO flash program algorithm for threshold width control Physics 98 Expired
US6631086B1 On-chip repair of defective address of core flash memory cells Physics 94 Expired
US7010736B1 Address sequencer within BIST (Built-in-Self-Test) system Physics 86 Expired
US6567303B1 Charge injection Physics 76 Expired
US6442074B1 Tailored erase method using higher program VT and higher negative gate erase Physics 73 Expired
US6590811B1 Higher program VT and faster programming rates based on improved erase methods Physics 68 Expired
US6307784A Negative gate erase Electricity 62 Expired
US6512701B1 Erase method for dual bit virtual ground flash Physics 52 Expired
US6456533B1 Higher program VT and faster programming rates based on improved erase methods Physics 50 Expired
US8000127B2 Method for resetting a resistive change memory element Physics 50 Active
US6493266B1 Soft program and soft program verify of the core cells in flash memory array Physics 48 Expired
US6331951A Method and system for embedded chip erase verification Physics 39 Expired
US6735114B1 Method of improving dynamic reference tracking for flash memory unit Physics 37 Expired
US6344994B1 Data retention characteristics as a result of high temperature bake Physics 34 Expired
US6967873B2 Memory device and method using positive gate stress to recover overerased cell Physics 34 Expired
US6791880B1 Non-volatile memory read circuit with end of life simulation Physics 26 Expired
US6707078B1 Dummy wordline for erase and bitline leakage Physics 24 Expired
US6799256B2 System and method for multi-bit flash reads using dual dynamic references Physics 24 Expired
US7113431B1 Quad bit using hot-hole erase for CBD control Physics 24 Expired
US8391070B2 Moving program verify level for programming of memory Physics 22 Active
US8938655B2 Extending flash memory data retension via rewrite refresh Physics 21 Active
US6822909B1 Method of controlling program threshold voltage distribution of a dual cell memory device Physics 16 Expired
US6778442B1 Method of dual cell memory device operation for improved end-of-life read margin Physics 16 Expired

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