PixArt Imaging Assigned Patent

PixArt Imaging Inc., Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (11863209) developed by Chun, Ee Wen, and Kong, Shang Chan, Penang, Malaysia, for “integrated circuit and method capable of minimizing circuit area of non-volatile memory circuit.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method of integrated circuit includes: providing a non-volatile memory circuit for securely and permanently recording and protecting key data content having Y bits, providing a programmable memory circuit for storing user configuration data content having X bits greater than Y bits, converting the user configuration data content having X bits into user configuration key content having Y bits, comparing the user configuration key content having Y bits with the key data content having Y bits, selecting fallback configuration data content having X bits as output data when the user configuration key content does not match the key data content, selecting the user configuration data content having X bits as the output data when the user configuration key content matches the key data content, and receiving the output data of the decision circuit and performing at least one corresponding capability operation according to the output data.”

The patent application was filed on 2021-08-18 (17/405051).