Patents by Inventor Shinji Furumi

Shinji Furumi 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).

  • Publication number: 20140322830
    Abstract: Such a device is disclosed that includes: redundancy circuits for replacing defective memory cells included in a memory cell array; an electrical fuse circuit that stores addresses of the defective memory cells; a data determination circuit that generates a determination signal by determining whether test data read from the memory cell array is correct or incorrect; and an analysis circuit that supplies, in a first operation mode, the electrical fuse circuit with an address signal supplied when the determination signal is activated, and supplies, in a second operation mode, the electrical fuse circuit with an address signal supplied when a data mask signal supplied from outside is activated irrespective of the determination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: PS4 Luxco S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Akira IDE, Shinji FURUMI
  • Patent number: 8817559
    Abstract: Such a device is disclosed that includes: redundancy circuits for replacing defective memory cells included in a memory cell array; an electrical fuse circuit that stores addresses of the defective memory cells; a data determination circuit that generates a determination signal by determining whether test data read from the memory cell array is correct or incorrect; and an analysis circuit that supplies, in a first operation mode, the electrical fuse circuit with an address signal supplied when the determination signal is activated, and supplies, in a second operation mode, the electrical fuse circuit with an address signal supplied when a data mask signal supplied from outside is activated irrespective of the determination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: PS4 Luxco S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Akira Ide, Shinji Furumi
  • Publication number: 20120195144
    Abstract: Such a device is disclosed that includes: redundancy circuits for replacing defective memory cells included in a memory cell array; an electrical fuse circuit that stores addresses of the defective memory cells; a data determination circuit that generates a determination signal by determining whether test data read from the memory cell array is correct or incorrect; and an analysis circuit that supplies, in a first operation mode, the electrical fuse circuit with an address signal supplied when the determination signal is activated, and supplies, in a second operation mode, the electrical fuse circuit with an address signal supplied when a data mask signal supplied from outside is activated irrespective of the determination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Akira IDE, Shinji FURUMI
  • Patent number: 7228475
    Abstract: A recording medium has a program recorded to operate a testing apparatus for testing an electronic device. The program causes the testing apparatus to perform functions as a comparing unit for comparing an output signal from the electronic device with an expected value, a timing generating unit for generating a rate signal and providing the comparing unit with the rate signal, wherein the rate signal determines timing at which the comparing unit compares the output signal with the expected value, a fail memory for saving the comparison results obtained by comparing the output signal with the expected value successively according to the rate signal to different addresses, and a period calculating unit for calculating a period of the output signal based on the comparison results stored successively in the fail memory, when executing a test for measuring the period of the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Furumi
  • Publication number: 20060085712
    Abstract: A recording medium, on which a program is recorded to operate a testing apparatus for testing an electronic device, is provided, wherein the program makes the testing apparatus perform functions as a comparing unit for comparing the output signal from the electronic device with an expected value signal to be applied, a timing generating unit for generating a rate signal and providing the comparing unit with the rate signal, wherein the rate signal determines timing at which the comparing unit compares the output signal with the expected value signal, a fail memory for saving the comparison results obtained by comparing the output signal with the expected value signal successively according to the rate signal to different addresses successively, and a period calculating unit for calculating the period of the output signal based on the comparison results stored successively in the fail memory, in case of executing a test for measuring the period of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Furumi