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Catherine S. Branch

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1763
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1763
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1091
Issued Applications
874
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
151

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/661026
Magnetic memory device Jul 26, 2017 Issued
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15/659728
Program operations in memory Jul 25, 2017 Issued
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15/652962
Integrated circuits compensating for timing skew difference between signals Jul 17, 2017 Issued
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15/652986
Data output for high frequency domain Jul 17, 2017 Issued
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15/652942
Semiconductor device and method of operation Jul 17, 2017 Issued
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15/650174
Memory system Jul 13, 2017 Issued
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15/636778
Secure storage apparatus Jun 28, 2017 Issued
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15/637990
Read operation with data latch and signal termination for 1TNR memory array Jun 28, 2017 Issued
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15/637062
Memory system and operating method thereof Jun 28, 2017 Issued
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15/633454
Path isolation in a memory device Jun 25, 2017 Issued
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15/633316
Apparatus and methods to provide power management for memory devices Jun 25, 2017 Issued
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15/628931
NAND string utilizing floating body memory cell Jun 20, 2017 Issued
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15/626595
Semiconductor device and method for operating the semiconductor device Jun 18, 2017 Issued
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15/626133
Ring oscillator built from SRAM cells interconnected via standard cell-interface Jun 17, 2017 Issued
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15/625651
Semiconductor devices and semiconductor systems Jun 15, 2017 Issued
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15/623261
Memory device comprising programmable command-and-address and/or data interfaces Jun 13, 2017 Issued
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16/079436
Exchange bias utilization type magnetization rotational element, exchange bias utilization type magnetoresistance effect element, exchange bias utilization type magnetic memory, non-volatile logic circuit, and magnetic neuron element Jun 8, 2017 Issued
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15/618442
Semiconductor memory device having an electrically floating body transistor Jun 8, 2017 Issued
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15/609761
3D flash memory device having different dummy word lines and data storage devices including same May 30, 2017 Issued
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15/607784
Data storage device with rewriteable in-place memory May 29, 2017 Issued
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