Patents by Inventor Seiichi Aritome

Seiichi Aritome has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10109351
    Abstract: A trim set register for a memory device has a plurality of individual trim settings. Each trim setting has a program trim value, a step-up trim value, and a program pulse width. A trim setting may be assigned to a portion of the memory device based on a program speed of the portion of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Publication number: 20170053701
    Abstract: A trim set register for a memory device has a plurality of individual trim settings. Each trim setting has a program trim value, a step-up trim value, and a program pulse width. A trim setting may be assigned to a portion of the memory device based on a program speed of the portion of the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9508440
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting trim parameters in a memory device provides multiple trim settings that are assigned to portions of the memory device according to observed or tested programming speed and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9484099
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory array including memory blocks stacked in a plurality of layers over a substrate and an operation circuit suitable for performing a read operation and a program loop to memory cells included in the memory blocks, wherein word lines of the memory blocks are coupled to each other and a pair of the memory blocks are arranged vertically adjacent to each other and share bit lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9368219
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a channel vertically extending from a substrate, a plurality of memory cells stacked along the channel; a source region connected to a first end portion of the channel, and a bit line connected to a second end portion of the channel, wherein the first end portion of the channel that adjoins the source region is formed as an undoped semiconductor layer or a semiconductor layer doped with P-type impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Aritome, Hyun-Seung Yoo, Sung-Jin Whang
  • Publication number: 20160155511
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a channel vertically extending from a substrate, a plurality of memory cells stacked along the channel; a source region connected to a first end portion of the channel, and a bit line connected to a second end portion of the channel, wherein the first end portion of the channel that adjoins the source region is formed as an undoped semiconductor layer or a semiconductor layer doped with P-type impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Seiichi ARITOME, Hyun-Seung YOO, Sung-Jin WHANG
  • Patent number: 9349481
    Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes performing a first program operation in order to raise threshold voltages of memory cells, performing a program verification operation for detecting fast program memory cells, each having a threshold voltage risen higher than a first sub-verification voltage from a second sub-verification voltage or lower, by using a target verification voltage and the first sub-verification voltage and the second sub-verification voltage which are sequentially lower than the target verification voltage, and performing a second program operation under a condition that an increment of each of threshold voltages of memory cells, which is lower than the target verification voltage, is greater than an increment of the threshold voltage of each of the fast program memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Aritome, Soo Jin Wi, Angelo Visconti, Mattia Robustelli
  • Patent number: 9312241
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an operation circuit formed on a top surface of a semiconductor substrate, a memory array formed over the operation circuit, an inner pad group formed on an intermediate layer between the operation circuit and the memory array and coupled to the operation circuit, a first outer pad group formed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a wiring structure passing through the semiconductor substrate, and coupling the inner pad group to the first outer pad group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9286988
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a channel vertically extending from a substrate, a plurality of memory cells stacked along the channel; a source region connected to a first end portion of the channel, and a bit line connected to a second end portion of the channel, wherein the first end portion of the channel that adjoins the source region is formed as an undoped semiconductor layer or a semiconductor layer doped with P-type impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Aritome, Hyun-Seung Yoo, Sung-Jin Whang
  • Patent number: 9269441
    Abstract: A method for operating a non-volatile memory device includes performing an erase operation onto a memory block including a plurality of memory cells, and performing a first soft program operation onto all the memory cells of a string, after the erase operation, grouping word lines of the string into a plurality of word line groups, and performing a second soft program operation onto memory cells coupled with the word lines of each word line group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9236137
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of operating the same. The semiconductor device may include a plurality of memory blocks. Each of the plurality of memory blocks may include a plurality of cell strings extending substantially perpendicular to a semiconductor substrate, the plurality of cell strings sharing a plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of source lines respectively connected to the cell strings and word lines. Page buffers, connected to the bit lines, may store data. A selection switch portion may selectively transmit a voltage corresponding to data stored in the page buffers, and voltages supplied from an external source, to the bit lines and the source lines during the program operation, the read operation and the erase operation. A control circuit may control the page buffers and the selection switch portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Publication number: 20150380089
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory array including memory blocks stacked in a plurality of layers over a substrate and an operation circuit suitable for performing a read operation and a program loop to memory cells included in the memory blocks, wherein word lines of the memory blocks are coupled to each other and a pair of the memory blocks are arranged vertically adjacent to each other and share bit lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Seiichi ARITOME
  • Patent number: 9202740
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate having active regions that are defined by an isolation layer and that have first sidewalls extending upward from the isolation layer, floating gates adjoining the first sidewalls of the active regions with a tunnel dielectric layer interposed between the active regions and the floating gates and extending upward from the substrate, an intergate dielectric layer disposed over the floating gates, and control gates disposed over the intergate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Nam-Jae Lee, Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9196317
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first memory block including first vertical strings, a second memory block including second vertical strings coupled in series with the first vertical strings, wherein the second memory block is stacked on the first memory block, first bit lines located between the first memory block and the second memory block and electrically coupled to the first and second vertical strings, first source lines located under the first memory block and electrically coupled to the first vertical strings, and second source lines located above the second memory block and electrically coupled to the second vertical strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9159424
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory array including memory blocks stacked in a plurality of layers over a substrate and an operation circuit suitable for performing a read operation and a program loop to memory cells included in the memory blocks, wherein word lines of the memory blocks are coupled to each other and a pair of the memory blocks are arranged vertically adjacent to each other and share bit lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9153330
    Abstract: A semiconductor system includes a data storage unit including memory blocks, a circuit group and a control circuit, wherein the memory blocks store data therein and are arranged in a longitudinal direction and a vertical direction. The circuit group is suitable for performing a program, read or erase operation on the memory blocks, and the control circuit controls the circuit group. A memory control unit is suitable for controlling the data storage unit, wherein each of the memory blocks includes a plurality of sub-memory blocks. The sub-memory blocks arranged in the longitudinal direction share bit lines and do not share word lines and source lines. Further, the sub-memory arranged in the vertical direction share the bit lines or the source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9122568
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory array including memory blocks stacked in a plurality of layers over a substrate, first lines coupling word lines of memory blocks arranged in even-numbered layers, and second lines coupling word lines of memory blocks arranged in odd-numbered layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Patent number: 9123748
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes vertical channel layers, control gates and interlayer insulating layers stacked alternately with each other on the substrate and surrounding the vertical channel layers, floating gates interposed between the vertical channel layers and the control gates and separated from each other by the interlayer insulating layers, and charge blocking layers interposed between the floating gates and the control gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Seiichi Aritome
  • Publication number: 20150243634
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an operation circuit formed on a top surface of a semiconductor substrate, a memory array formed over the operation circuit, an inner pad group formed on an intermediate layer between the operation circuit and the memory array and coupled to the operation circuit, a first outer pad group formed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a wiring structure passing through the semiconductor substrate, and coupling the inner pad group to the first outer pad group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Seiichi ARITOME
  • Patent number: 9117700
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3-D) nonvolatile memory device includes a channel layer protruded from a substrate, a plurality of memory cells stacked along the channel layer, a source line coupled to the end of one side of the channel layer, a bit line coupled to the end of the other side of the channel layer, a first junction interposed between the end of one side of the channel layer and the source line and configured to have a P type impurity doped therein, and a second junction interposed between the end of the other side of the channel layer and the bit line and configured to have an N type impurity doped therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Oh, Seiichi Aritome, Sang Bum Lee