Inventor · Grass Valley, CA, US

Shane Hollmer

91Patents
26h-index
58Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 1993 → Jul 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5995417A Scheme for page erase and erase verify in a non-volatile memory array Physics 236 Expired
US6215702A Method of maintaining constant erasing speeds for non-volatile memory cells Physics 165 Expired
US6222768A Auto adjusting window placement scheme for an NROM virtual ground array Physics 160 Expired
US6009014A Erase verify scheme for NAND flash Physics 155 Expired
US6201737A Apparatus and method to characterize the threshold distribution in an NROM virtual ground array Physics 129 Expired
US6175523A Precharging mechanism and method for NAND-based flash memory devices Physics 125 Expired
US6275414A Uniform bitline strapping of a non-volatile memory cell Electricity 111 Expired
US5821800A High-voltage CMOS level shifter Electricity 105 Expired
US5828601A Programmed reference Physics 96 Expired
US6240020A Method of bitline shielding in conjunction with a precharging scheme for nand-based flash memory devices Physics 91 Expired
US6272043A Apparatus and method of direct current sensing from source side in a virtual ground array Physics 86 Expired
US6510082B1 Drain side sensing scheme for virtual ground flash EPROM array with adjacent bit charge and hold Physics 67 Expired
US6504757B1 Double boosting scheme for NAND to improve program inhibit characteristics Physics 64 Expired
US6181605A Global erase/program verification apparatus and method Physics 50 Expired
US6583479B1 Sidewall NROM and method of manufacture thereof for non-volatile memory cells Electricity 49 Expired
US5511026A Boosted and regulated gate power supply with reference tracking for multi-density and low voltage supply memories Physics 48 Expired
US5638326A Parallel page buffer verify or read of cells on a word line using a signal from a reference cell in a flash memory device Physics 46 Expired
US7132873B2 Method and apparatus for avoiding gated diode breakdown in transistor circuits Electricity 46 Expired
US5973546A Charge pump circuit architecture Electricity 41 Expired
US8331128B1 Reconfigurable memory arrays having programmable impedance elements and corresponding methods Physics 40 Active
US6262469A Capacitor for use in a capacitor divider that has a floating gate transistor as a corresponding capacitor Electricity 39 Expired
US6538270B1 Staggered bitline strapping of a non-volatile memory cell Electricity 37 Expired
US6593606B1 Staggered bitline strapping of a non-volatile memory cell Electricity 35 Expired
US6269025A Memory system having a program and erase voltage modifier Physics 30 Expired
US5978267A Bit line biasing method to eliminate program disturbance in a non-volatile memory device and memory device employing the same Physics 30 Expired

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