ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,709, issued on June 17, was assigned to RAMBUS INC. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Multi-element memory device with power for individual elements" was invented by Deborah Lindsey Dressler (Newark, Calif.), Julia Kelly Cline (San Francisco) and Wayne Frederick Ellis (Jericho Center, Vt.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-element device includes a plurality of memory elements, each of which includes a memory array, access circuitry to control access to the memory array, and power control circuitry. The power control circuitry, which includes one or more control registers for storing first and second control values, controls distribution of p...