Patents by Inventor Yen-Lung Jason Li

Yen-Lung Jason Li 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: 10115440
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for three-dimensional non-volatile memory. A stack of word line layers includes word lines for a three-dimensional non-volatile memory array. A stack of word line layers may include a plurality of tiers. Word line switch transistors transfer word line bias voltages to the word lines. Word line contact regions couple word line switch transistors to word lines. A word line contact region includes a stepped structure for a tier of word line layers. A level region separates a word line contact region for a first tier from a word line contact region for a second tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Qui Nguyen, Alexander Chu, Kenneth Louie, Anirudh Amarnath, Jixin Yu, Yen-Lung Jason Li, Tai-Yuan Tseng, Jong Yuh
  • Publication number: 20180197586
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for three-dimensional non-volatile memory. A stack of word line layers includes word lines for a three-dimensional non-volatile memory array. A stack of word line layers may include a plurality of tiers. Word line switch transistors transfer word line bias voltages to the word lines. Word line contact regions couple word line switch transistors to word lines. A word line contact region includes a stepped structure for a tier of word line layers. A level region separates a word line contact region for a first tier from a word line contact region for a second tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Qui Nguyen, Alexander Chu, Kenneth Louie, Anirudh Amarnath, Jixin Yu, Yen-Lung Jason Li, Tai-Yuan Tseng, Jong Yuh
  • Patent number: 9881676
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for accessing non-volatile memory. A bit line is coupled to storage cells for a non-volatile memory element. A sense amplifier is coupled to a bit line. A sense amplifier includes a sense circuit and a bias circuit. A sense circuit senses an electrical property of a bit line for reading data from one or more storage cells, and a bias circuit applies a bias voltage to the bit line for writing data to one or more storage cells. A bias circuit and a sense circuit comprise separate parallel electrical paths within a sense amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jong Hak Yuh, Raul Adrian Cernea, Seungpil Lee, Yen-Lung Jason Li, Qui Nguyen, Tai-Yuan Tseng, Cynthia Hsu