Jon Morris

Title: Jon Morris: Semiconductor Memory and Standby Power Reduction

Introduction

Jon Morris is an inventor based in Plano, Texas, with 4 patents. His patent work includes semiconductor memory technology and methods for reducing standby power in semiconductor devices. He is associated with Micron Technology Incorporated.

Latest Patents

Morris’s listed patent, “Method and Apparatus for Standby Power Reduction in Semiconductor Devices,” concerns a word-line driver circuit for semiconductor memory. The design reduces standby leakage by maintaining a local supply node below the global power-supply voltage when the circuit is not driving a word line.

In one embodiment, a decoupling transistor and a threshold-voltage-connected transistor help regulate the local supply node while the decoupling transistor is off. Before word-line operation begins, the decoupling transistor switches on, allowing the local node to rise to the global supply voltage. The approach uses control signals that may also serve purposes beyond controlling the decoupling transistor.

Career Highlights

Morris’s listed invention addresses power consumption in semiconductor memory circuits, with a focus on limiting gate-induced diode leakage during standby conditions. His work is associated with Micron Technology Incorporated, a company known for semiconductor and memory products.

Collaborations

Rishad Omer and John Frederic Schreck are identified as Morris’s coworkers. The supplied information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated with him on this invention.

Conclusion

Jon Morris’s patent work focuses on reducing standby power in semiconductor memory through supply-node control, reflecting an engineering approach to improving circuit efficiency.