Inventor · Boise, ID, US

Scott E. Schaefer

148Patents
19h-index
21Co-inventors
86Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 31, 1990 → Jun 27, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5636173A Auto-precharge during bank selection Physics 179 Expired
US5600605A Auto-activate on synchronous dynamic random access memory Physics 162 Expired
US5666321A Synchronous DRAM memory with asynchronous column decode Physics 136 Expired
US5544124A Optimization circuitry and control for a synchronous memory device with programmable latency period Physics 124 Expired
US5257233A Low power memory module using restricted RAM activation Physics 91 Expired
US5457659A Programmable dynamic random access memory (DRAM) Physics 79 Expired
US5887162A Memory device having circuitry for initializing and reprogramming a control operation feature Physics 73 Expired
US7277333B2 Power savings in active standby mode Physics 69 Expired
US6862202B2 Low power memory module using restricted device activation Physics 64 Expired
US5335201A Method for providing synchronous refresh cycles in self-refreshing interruptable DRAMs Physics 56 Expired
US6438060B1 Method of reducing standby current during power down mode Physics 46 Expired
US5751656A Synchronous DRAM memory with asynchronous column decode Physics 36 Expired
US5229970A Circuit for synchronizing refresh cycles in self-refreshing drams having timing circuit shutdown Physics 30 Expired
US6819599B2 Programmable DQS preamble Physics 29 Expired
US5208779A Circuit for providing synchronous refresh cycles in self-refreshing interruptable DRAMs Physics 28 Expired
US7480792B2 Memory modules having accurate operating parameters stored thereon and methods for fabricating and implementing such devices Physics 25 Active
US5982697A Method for initializing and reprogramming a control operation feature of a memory device Physics 22 Expired
US6836437B2 Method of reducing standby current during power down mode Physics 22 Expired
US7035159B2 Techniques for storing accurate operating current values Physics 20 Expired
US6930949B2 Power savings in active standby mode Physics 18 Expired
US5717639A Memory device having circuitry for initializing and reprogramming a control operation feature Physics 17 Expired
US6111814A Synchronous DRAM memory with asynchronous column decode Physics 17 Expired
US5229969A Method for synchronizing refresh cycles in self-refreshing DRAMs having timing circuit shutdown Physics 17 Expired
US7349269B2 Programmable DQS preamble Physics 16 Expired
US6751159B2 Memory device operable in either a high-power, full-page size mode or a low-power, reduced-page size mode Physics 14 Expired

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