Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090085614 | Circuits and methods for programming integrated circuit input and output impedances - An integrated circuit may include at least a first replica driver stage coupled between a reference impedance input and a first power supply node and having a first programmable driver impedance set by a first driver configuration value in the same manner as a first output driver section of the integrated circuit. At least a first replica input termination stage may be coupled between the reference impedance input and the first power supply node and having a first programmable termination impedance set by a first termination configuration value in the same manner as a first input termination section of the integrated circuit. An impedance programming circuit may generate at least the first driver configuration value and the first termination configuration value in response to a potential at the reference node. | 04-02-2009 |
20100082861 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD - In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a memory controller configured to control first and second memory components. A point-to-point data bus configured to pass data between the memory controller and the memory components may include a direct connection from each memory component to the memory controller. A daisy chained address bus configured to pass commands between the memory controller and the memory components may include a direct connection from the first memory component to the memory controller and a daisy chain connection from the first memory component to the second memory component. | 04-01-2010 |
20100103762 | Memory device and method - A memory device and method may include separating alternating read and write accesses to different banks of a memory device. | 04-29-2010 |
20120014202 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of accessing a memory device multiple times in a same time period can include, in a first sequence of accesses, starting an access operation to one of a plurality of banks in synchronism with a first part of a first clock cycle and starting an access operation to another of the plurality of banks in synchronism with a second part of the first clock cycle, each bank having separate access circuits; and the time between consecutive accesses is faster than an access speed for back-to-back accesses to a same one of the banks; wherein during the access operations, storage locations of each bank are accessed in a same time period | 01-19-2012 |
20140056093 | ACCESS METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR MEMORY DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE BANKS - A method can include storing bank addresses, if received, on at least rising and falling edges of a same clock cycle; and if addresses stored on the rising and falling edges of the same clock cycle correspond to different banks of a memory device, starting accesses to both banks after the falling edge of the clock cycle; wherein any of the banks can be accessed in response to an address stored on a rising edge of a next clock cycle. Devices and additional methods are also disclosed. | 02-27-2014 |
20140340978 | ACCESS METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR MEMORY DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE BANKS - A method can include storing a plurality of addresses within one cycle of a timing clock, each address corresponding to a storage location of a memory device; and following the one cycle, accessing a plurality of banks of the memory device in response to the stored addresses corresponding to different banks and preventing access to any one of the plurality of banks by more than one address of the one cycle; wherein each bank includes memory cells arranged into rows and columns that comprise the storage locations. | 11-20-2014 |
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20090317772 | DENTAL COMPOSITIONS WITH CALCIUM PHOSPHORUS RELEASING GLASS - The present application provides dental compositions, and methods of making and using dental compositions that include a calcium and phosphorus releasing glass. Such dental compositions can be useful for delivering ions to the oral environment. | 12-24-2009 |
20100183996 | CONTAINERS FOR PHOTOCURABLE MATERIALS - Containers for photocurable materials are made of a polymer and metallic particles. The containers are particularly useful for storing materials having dyes that are highly sensitive to light. The containers are especially useful for storing dental materials such as orthodontic adhesives, including adhesives in syringes and cartridges as well as adhesives that are precoated onto the base of an orthodontic appliance. | 07-22-2010 |
20100196840 | ORTHODONTIC SYSTEMS WITH RESILIENT APPLIANCES - Systems for moving teeth of a patient's dental arch from a first tooth arrangement to a second tooth arrangement include a plurality of resilient appliances such as positioning trays or elongated arch members that are used in sequence. Each appliance of the systems includes a row of spaced apart couplings for connection to respective teeth of the dental arch. The appliances have certain geometric characteristics that match the geometric characteristics of other appliances of the system, and at least one appliance has a stiffness that is greater than the stiffness of at least one other appliance. | 08-05-2010 |
20120070794 | FUNCTIONALIZED ADHESIVE COATED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES - Provided are methods for making adhesive coated orthodontic appliances having a silane treated metallic bonding surface, and related assemblies. Exemplary methods of making an adhesive coated orthodontic appliance include providing a metallic bonding surface on the orthodontic appliance for attachment to a tooth surface, sand blasting the bonding surface with a silica-based media, functionalizing the bonding surface in the presence of a pH-modified coupling agent solution, and applying an adhesive onto at least a portion of the bonding surface, where the adhesive is a hydrophilic adhesive having a water uptake of at least 0.5 percent of its original weight after hardening. | 03-22-2012 |
20140212827 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH DISSOLVABLE COATINGS - Orthodontic appliances and related methods are provided, including a fast-dissolving and humidity-resistant coating, containing a colorant and a binder selected from a polyamide, cellulose derivative, or homopolymer/copolymer of poly(ethylene oxide). The coating can facilitate appliance identification and serve as a reference marking to assist the practitioner in appliance placement. Advantageously, the composition of these coatings allows the color marking to be rinsed off quickly, and yet the color of the coating does not bleed during storage even in high humidity environments. The fast-dissolving nature of these coatings also allows the coating to be deposited in concave and recessed areas of the appliance, such as the archwire slot and vertical slot, since these coatings can be removed prior to archwire installation. | 07-31-2014 |
20140234528 | FUNCTIONALIZED ADHESIVE COATED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES - Provided are methods for making adhesive coated orthodontic appliances having a silane treated metallic bonding surface, and related assemblies. Exemplary methods of making an adhesive coated orthodontic appliance include providing a metallic bonding surface on the orthodontic appliance for attachment to a tooth surface, sand blasting the bonding surface with a silica-based media, functionalizing the bonding surface in the presence of a pH-modified coupling agent solution, and applying an adhesive onto at least a portion of the bonding surface, where the adhesive is a hydrophilic adhesive having a water uptake of at least 0.5 percent of its original weight after hardening. | 08-21-2014 |