Patents by Inventor Yuji Uji
Yuji Uji 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).
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Patent number: 8144518Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory, having a memory array containing 1-bit twin cells, each composed of electrically rewritable first and second storage devices, the first and second storage devices holding binary data according to difference of their threshold voltages, and having different retention characteristics depending on difference of the binary data thereof; a read circuit for differentially amplifying complementary data output from the first and second storage devices of the twin cell selected for read, and judging information stored in the twin cell; and a control circuit. Two memory cells constituting a twin cell are arranged to hold different data. Therefore, even when the retention performance of one memory cell deteriorates, the difference between data held by the two memory cells can be maintained. Hence, differential amplification of such difference enables acquisition of proper stored information.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Masamichi Fujito, Makoto Mizuno, Takahiro Yokoyama, Kenji Kawada, Takashi Iwase, Yasunobu Aoki, Takashi Kurafuji, Tomohiro Uchiyama, Shuichi Sato, Yuji Uji
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Publication number: 20110208904Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory, having a memory array containing 1-bit twin cells, each composed of electrically rewritable first and second storage devices, the first and second storage devices holding binary data according to difference of their threshold voltages, and having different retention characteristics depending on difference of the binary data thereof; a read circuit for differentially amplifying complementary data output from the first and second storage devices of the twin cell selected for read, and judging information stored in the twin cell; and a control circuit. Two memory cells constituting a twin cell are arranged to hold different data. Therefore, even when the retention performance of one memory cell deteriorates, the difference between data held by the two memory cells can be maintained. Hence, differential amplification of such difference enables acquisition of proper stored information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Masamichi Fujito, Makoto Mizuno, Takahiro Yokoyama, Kenji Kawada, Takashi Iwase, Yasunobu Aoki, Takashi Kurafuji, Tomohiro Uchiyama, Shuichi Sato, Yuji Uji
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Patent number: 7957195Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory, having a memory array containing 1-bit twin cells, each composed of electrically rewritable first and second storage devices, the first and second storage devices holding binary data according to difference of their threshold voltages, and having different retention characteristics depending on difference of the binary data thereof; a read circuit for differentially amplifying complementary data output from the first and second storage devices of the twin cell selected for read, and judging information stored in the twin cell; and a control circuit. Two memory cells constituting a twin cell are arranged to hold different data. Therefore, even when the retention performance of one memory cell deteriorates, the difference between data held by the two memory cells can be maintained. Hence, differential amplification of such difference enables acquisition of proper stored information.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Masamichi Fujito, Makoto Mizuno, Takahiro Yokoyama, Kenji Kawada, Takashi Iwase, Yasunobu Aoki, Takashi Kurafuji, Tomohiro Uchiyama, Shuichi Sato, Yuji Uji
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Publication number: 20100080058Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory, having a memory array containing 1-bit twin cells, each composed of electrically rewritable first and second storage devices, the first and second storage devices holding binary data according to difference of their threshold voltages, and having different retention characteristics depending on difference of the binary data thereof; a read circuit for differentially amplifying complementary data output from the first and second storage devices of the twin cell selected for read, and judging information stored in the twin cell; and a control circuit. Two memory cells constituting a twin cell are arranged to hold different data. Therefore, even when the retention performance of one memory cell deteriorates, the difference between data held by the two memory cells can be maintained. Hence, differential amplification of such difference enables acquisition of proper stored information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Masamichi Fujito, Makoto Mizuno, Takahiro Yokoyama, Kenji Kawada, Takashi Iwase, Yasunobu Aoki, Takashi Kurafuji, Tomohiro Uchiyama, Shuichi Sato, Yuji Uji
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Patent number: 7646642Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory, having a memory array containing 1-bit twin cells, each composed of electrically rewritable first and second storage devices, the first and second storage devices holding binary data according to difference of their threshold voltages, and having different retention characteristics depending on difference of the binary data thereof; a read circuit for differentially amplifying complementary data output from the first and second storage devices of the twin cell selected for read, and judging information stored in the twin cell; and a control circuit. Two memory cells constituting a twin cell are arranged to hold different data. Therefore, even when the retention performance of one memory cell deteriorates, the difference between data held by the two memory cells can be maintained. Hence, differential amplification of such difference enables acquisition of proper stored information.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Masamichi Fujito, Makoto Mizuno, Takahiro Yokoyama, Kenji Kawada, Takashi Iwase, Yasunobu Aoki, Takashi Kurafuji, Tomohiro Uchiyama, Shuichi Sato, Yuji Uji
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Patent number: 7362617Abstract: The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array wherein data is stored in a nonvolatile state based on a difference in memory information between two memory cells comprising a memory cell pair, and a writing controller for writing data to the memory cell array. The writing controller is capable of individually setting memory information of each of the memory cells in the memory cell array.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Katsutoshi Urabe, Yuji Uji
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Publication number: 20080089146Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory, having a memory array containing 1-bit twin cells, each composed of electrically rewritable first and second storage devices, the first and second storage devices holding binary data according to difference of their threshold voltages, and having different retention characteristics depending on difference of the binary data thereof; a read circuit for differentially amplifying complementary data output from the first and second storage devices of the twin cell selected for read, and judging information stored in the twin cell; and a control circuit. Two memory cells constituting a twin cell are arranged to hold different data. Therefore, even when the retention performance of one memory cell deteriorates, the difference between data held by the two memory cells can be maintained. Hence, differential amplification of such difference enables acquisition of proper stored information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Inventors: Masamichi FUJITO, Makoto Mizuno, Takahiro Yokoyama, Kenji Kawada, Takashi Iwase, Yasunobu Aoki, Takashi Kurafuji, Tomohiro Uchiyama, Shuichi Sato, Yuji Uji
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Patent number: 7359249Abstract: The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array wherein data is stored in a nonvolatile state based on a difference in memory information between two memory cells comprising a memory cell pair, and a writing controller for writing data to the memory cell array. The writing controller is capable of individually setting memory information of each of the memory cells in the memory cell array.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Katsutoshi Urabe, Yuji Uji
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Publication number: 20070195606Abstract: The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array wherein data is stored in a nonvolatile state based on a difference in memory information between two memory cells comprising a memory cell pair, and a writing controller for writing data to the memory cell array. The writing controller is capable of individually setting memory information of each of the memory cells in the memory cell array.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Katsutoshi Urabe, Yuji Uji
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Publication number: 20070183217Abstract: The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array wherein data is stored in a nonvolatile state based on a difference in memory information between two memory cells comprising a memory cell pair, and a writing controller for writing data to the memory cell array. The writing controller is capable of individually setting memory information of each of the memory cells in the memory cell array.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Katsutoshi Urabe, Yuji Uji
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Patent number: 7209391Abstract: The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array wherein data is stored in a nonvolatile state based on a difference in memory information between two memory cells comprising a memory cell pair, and a writing controller for writing data to the memory cell array. The writing controller is capable of individually setting memory information of each of the memory cells in the memory cell array.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Katsutoshi Urabe, Yuji Uji
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Publication number: 20050237798Abstract: The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array wherein data is stored in a nonvolatile state based on a difference in memory information between two memory cells comprising a memory cell pair, and a writing controller for writing data to the memory cell array. The writing controller is capable of individually setting memory information of each of the memory cells in the memory cell array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Katsutoshi Urabe, Yuji Uji