Patents Examined by Sazzad Hossain
  • Patent number: 11973518
    Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to rate matching techniques for block encoding. In some aspects, a decision regarding whether to use repetition-based rate matching or puncture-based rate matching is made based on a block size of information being encoded. In some aspects, repetition-based rate matching uses a bit-reversal permutation technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Changlong Xu, Jian Li, Chao Wei, Jilei Hou
  • Patent number: 11961575
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes first and scan latches that are enabled to load data during a first part of a clock period. A clocking circuit outputs latch clocks with one latch clock driven to an active state during a second part of the clock period dependent on a first address input. A set of storage elements have inputs coupled to the output of the first scan latch and are respectively coupled to a latch clock to load data during a time that their respective latch clock is in an active state. A selector circuit is coupled to outputs of the first set of storage elements and outputs a value from one output based on a second address input. The second scan latch then loads data from the selector's output during the first part of the input clock period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SambaNova Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Ziaja, Uma Durairajan, Dinesh R. Amirtharaj
  • Patent number: 11953988
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a memory device with an error correction memory device with fast data access are described. For example, during a read operation, a memory device may be configured to output the data indicated by the read operation concurrent with performing an error correction operation. If the memory device detects an error, the memory device may indicate the error to a host device and, in some cases, output the corrected data to the host device. During a write operation, the memory device may store error detection or correction information associated with data to be stored at the memory device. The memory device may, in some cases, store error detection or correction information generated by the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E Schaefer, Aaron P. Boehm
  • Patent number: 11943051
    Abstract: Aspects present herein relate to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. The apparatus may encode a plurality of bits associated with QAM, the plurality of bits corresponding to a circular buffer associated with at least one RV, the plurality of bits including a plurality of systematic bits. The apparatus may also transfer the plurality of bits from the circular buffer associated with the at least one RV to a first buffer and a second buffer. Additionally, the apparatus may map the plurality of bits from the first buffer and the second buffer to a plurality of modulation symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jun Ma, Xiaoxia Zhang, Morteza Soltani, Raviteja Patchava, Elyes Balti, Tao Luo, Iyab Issam Sakhnini, Zhifei Fan, Dung Ngoc Doan
  • Patent number: 11940491
    Abstract: A system includes a first integrated circuit including a first interface circuit with a first transmit pin and a first receive pin, and a first test circuit. The system also includes a second integrated circuit including a second interface circuit with a second receive pin coupled to the first transmit pin, and a second transmit pin coupled to the first receive pin. The second integrated circuit further includes a second test circuit configured to route signals from the second receive pin to the second transmit pin, such that the sent test signal is received by the second receive pin, bypasses the second test circuit, and is routed to the second transmit pin. The first test circuit is further configured to receive the routed test signal on the first receive pin via the second conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fabien S. Faure, Arnaud J. Forestier, Vikram Mehta
  • Patent number: 11927631
    Abstract: Provided test method and apparatus of communication chip, device and medium. The test method of communication chip includes receiving end test method and transmitting end test method. The receiving end test method of the communication chip includes: an idle time slot of the receiving end of the communication chip is detected in a running process of the communication chip; a test vector is generated, and a standard result corresponding to the test vector is generated; a data frame containing the test vector is constructed, and the data frame is sent to the receiving end of the communication chip in the idle time slot to enable the receiving end of the communication chip to process the data frame; and a chip processing result uploaded by the receiving end of the communication chip is received, and the standard result is compared with the chip processing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MORNINGCORE TECHNOLOGY CO., CHINA
    Inventors: Shanzhi Chen, Guobin Su, Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 11927630
    Abstract: An approach is proposed to support schedule-based I/O multiplexing for scan testing of an IC. A plurality of I/Os are assigned to a plurality of blocks in the IC for scan testing based on a set of slots under a set of schedules. Each of the set of slots includes a fixed number of scan input pins/pads and scan output pins/pads of the IC. Each slot is then assigned to a specific block on the IC for the scan test until all of the slots available are utilized. The group of assigned blocks is referred to as a schedule, and all of these blocks belonging to this schedule are scan tested in parallel at the same time. The remaining blocks on the IC are also assigned to the slots until all blocks on the IC are assigned to a schedule to be scan tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventor: Sounil Biswas
  • Patent number: 11909419
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to generate a low density parity check (LDPC) codeword by performing LDPC encoding; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to modulate the interleaved LDPC codeword according to a modulation method to generate a modulation symbol. The interleaver is formed of a plurality of columns each including a plurality of rows and includes a block interleaver configured to divide each of the plurality of columns into a first part and a second part and interleave the LDPC codeword, the number of rows constituting each column divided into the first part is determined differently depending upon the modulation method, wherein the number of rows constituting each column divided into the second part is determined depending upon the number of rows constituting each column divided into the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Ho Myung, Hong-Sil Jeong, Kyung-joong Kim
  • Patent number: 11901033
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array including normal memory cells and redundant memory cells; first page buffers connected to the normal memory cells through first bit lines including a first bit line group and a second bit line group and arranged in a first area corresponding to the first bit lines in a line in a first direction; and second page buffers connected to the redundant memory cells through second bit lines including a third bit line group and a fourth bit line group and arranged in a second area corresponding to the second bit lines in a line in the first direction, wherein, when at least one normal memory cell connected to the first bit line group is determined as a defective cell, normal memory cells connected to the first bit line group are replaced with redundant memory cells connected to the third bit line group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jooyong Park, Minsu Kim, Daeseok Byeon, Pansuk Kwak
  • Patent number: 11888613
    Abstract: An optical transmitter includes a first encoder, a first interleaver, a second encoder, a mapper, a second interleaver, and a frame generator. The first encoder is configured to encode data using a staircase code to generate first codewords. The first interleaver is configured to interleave the first codewords using convolutional interleaving to spread a transmission order of the first codewords. The second encoder is configured to encode the interleaved first codewords using a second code to generate second codewords. The mapper is configured to map the second codewords to transmit symbols. The second interleaver is configured to interleave the transmit symbols to distribute the transmit symbols between pilot symbols. The frame generator is configured to generate a transmit frame including the interleaved transmit symbols and the pilot symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD
    Inventors: Benjamin Smith, Jamal Riani, Arash Farhoodfar, Sudeep Bhoja
  • Patent number: 11867758
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a test method and apparatus for a control chip, and an electronic device, which relate to the field of semiconductor device test technologies. The control chip includes a built-in self-test BIST circuit. The method is performed by the BIST circuit. The method includes: reading first test vectors stored in a first target memory chip; sending the first test vectors to the control chip; receiving first output information returned by the control chip in response to the first test vectors; and acquiring a first test result of the control chip based on the first output information and the first test vectors corresponding to the first output information. By means of the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, so that a storage space for test vectors can be enlarged, and the test efficiency can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chuanqi Shi, Heng-Chia Chang, Li Ding, Jie Liu, Jun He, Zhan Ying
  • Patent number: 11831429
    Abstract: A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes: a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder which encodes input bits including outer encoded bits to generate an LDPC codeword including the input bits and parity bits to be transmitted to a receiver in a current frame; a puncturer which punctures a part of the parity bits which is not transmitted in the current frame; and an additional parity generator which selects at least a part of the parity bits to generate additional parity bits transmitted to the receiver in a previous frame of the current frame, wherein a number of the additional parity bits is determined based on a number of the outer encoded bits and a number of the parity bits left after the puncturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-sil Jeong, Kyung-joong Kim, Se-ho Myung
  • Patent number: 11821946
    Abstract: Testing clock division circuitry includes generating pseudo random test pattern bits for scan chain logic in programmable clock division logic circuitry and divided clock counter circuitry. A shift clock is used to shift the test pattern bits into the scan chain logic. A capture clock signal is used in the programmable clock division logic during a non-test mode of operation. The shift clock is used to provide output shift bits from the scan chain logic to a multi-input shift register (MISR). Once all the output shift bits for the test pattern bits are provided to the MISR, a final test signature from the MISR is compared to an expected test signature to determine whether the programmable clock division logic circuitry and divided clock counter circuitry are free of faults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Arturo Corso Sarmiento, Anurag Jindal
  • Patent number: 11817953
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to generate a low density parity check (LDPC) codeword by performing LDPC encoding; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to modulate the interleaved LDPC codeword according to a modulation method to generate a modulation symbol. The interleaver includes a block interleaver formed of a plurality of columns each comprising a plurality of rows, and the block interleaver is configured to divide the plurality of columns into at least two parts and interleave the LDPC codeword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-sil Jeong, Se-ho Myung, Kyung-joong Kim
  • Patent number: 11817881
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to generate a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword by LDPC encoding based on a parity check matrix; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to map the interleaved LDPC codeword onto a modulation symbol, wherein the modulator is further configured to map a bit included in a predetermined bit group from among a plurality of bit groups constituting the LDPC codeword onto a predetermined bit of the modulation symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-ho Myung, Hong-sil Jeong, Kyung-joong Kim
  • Patent number: 11817124
    Abstract: A method of recovering data from one or more failed data sectors includes estimating a reader offset position from a first or a second read attempt of the one or more failed data sectors at a current set of channel parameters and basing the estimated reader offset position on, at least in part, a position error signal generated during the first or second read attempt. At least one read is performed on the one or more failed data sectors at the estimated reader offset position to obtain one or more samples. The one or more samples are processed to obtain a processed sample. Iterative outer code recovery is performed on the processed sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ara Patapoutian, Jason Charles Jury
  • Patent number: 11811528
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and discloses an encoding method and apparatus, to improve accuracy of reliability calculation and ordering for polarized channels. The method includes: obtaining a first sequence used to encode K to-be-encoded bits, where the first sequence includes sequence numbers of N polarized channels, the first sequence is same as a second sequence or a subset of the second sequence, the second sequence comprises sequence numbers of Nmax polarized channels, and the second sequence is the sequence shown in Sequence Q11 or Table Q11, K is a positive integer, N is a positive integer power of 2, n is equal to or greater than 5, K?N, Nmax=1024; selecting sequence numbers of K polarized channels from the first sequence; and performing polar code encoding on K the to-be-encoded bits based on the selected sequence numbers of the K polarized channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Gongzheng Zhang, Huazi Zhang, Chen Xu, Lingchen Huang, Shengchen Dai, Hejia Luo, Yunfei Qiao, Rong Li, Jian Wang, Ying Chen, Nikita Polianskii, Mikhail Kamenev, Zukang Shen, Yourui HuangFu, Yinggang Du
  • Patent number: 11804279
    Abstract: A program method of a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory cells, each storing at least two bits of data, includes performing a first program operation based on a plurality of program voltages having a first pulse width to program first page data into selected memory cells connected to a selected word line among the plurality of memory cells; and performing a second program operation based on a plurality of program voltages having a second pulse width different from the first pulse width to program second page data into the selected memory cells in which the first page data is programmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Boh-Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 11789073
    Abstract: A scan test device includes a scan flip flop circuit and a clock gating circuit. The scan flip flop circuit is configured to receive a scan input signal according to a scan clock signal, and to output the received scan input signal to be a test signal. The clock gating circuit is configured to selectively mask the scan clock signal according to a predetermined bit of the test signal and a scan enable signal, in order to generate a test clock signal for testing at least one core circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Po-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11791009
    Abstract: An error correction system includes M decoding units, each configured to perform decoding on the X first operation codes and the Y second operation codes; the decoding unit includes: a decoder, configured to receive the X first operation codes and output N first decoded signals, each corresponding to a respective one bit of the N data; a first AND gate unit, configured to receive and perform a logical AND operation on Z selected operation codes; an NOR gate unit, configured to receive and perform a logical NOR operation on (Y?Z) unselected operation codes; and N second AND gate units, each having an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the first AND gate unit, an output terminal of the NOR gate unit and one of the first decoded signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Kangling Ji