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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Kenneth K. Smith, Boise, ID (US);
Richard L. Hilton, Boise, ID (US);
Corbin L. Champion, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth K. Smith, Boise, ID (US);
Richard L. Hilton, Boise, ID (US);
Corbin L. Champion, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining memory element values may include: selecting a column of interest containing a desired memory element, disabling the desired memory element, measuring a first current provided to the column of interest, adjusting measurement circuitry to compensate for skew introduced by undesired memory elements, enabling the desired memory element, and measuring a second current provided to the column of interest.