Patents Assigned to Phison Electronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20230221863
    Abstract: A memory management method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The memory management method includes: obtaining a first weight value corresponding to a first command in a command queue, wherein the command queue is used to store at least one command to be executed; obtaining a second weight value corresponding to at least one second command being executed; and in response to a sum of the first weight value and the second weight value being greater than a base value, delaying an execution of the first command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng-Min Huang, Kuo-Hwa Ho, Shih-Ying Song
  • Publication number: 20230214150
    Abstract: A read voltage level correction method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: using a first read voltage level as an initial read voltage level to perform a first data read operation on a first physical unit among multiple physical units to obtain a second read voltage level used to successfully read the first physical unit; recording association information between the first read voltage level and the second read voltage level in a transient look-up table; and performing a second data read operation according to a read level tracking table and the association information recorded in the transient look-up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Jia Zeng, Chun-Wei Tsao, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 11687444
    Abstract: A data managing method, a memory controlling circuit unit, and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes: receiving a write command for writing a plurality of first data into a rewritable non-volatile memory module; when the plurality of first data are continuous data, writing the plurality of first data respectively into a plurality of first physical erasing units by using a single-page programming mode, and recording first management information corresponding to the plurality of first physical erasing units; and when the plurality of first data are not the continuous data, writing the plurality of first data respectively into a plurality of second physical erasing units by using the single-page programming mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chih-Kang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20230195361
    Abstract: A read disturb checking method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: updating first and second read counts of a first physical unit group according to a total read count of a read operation performed on physical programming units in the first physical unit group; scanning at least one first physical programming unit in a currently read physical erasing unit in response to determining the first read account is greater than a first read count threshold to obtain a first error bit amount; scanning all physical programming units in at least one first physical erasing unit in the first physical unit group in response to determining the second read account is greater than a second read count threshold to obtain a second error bit amount; performing a read disturb prevention operation according to the first or second error bit amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Jia Zeng, Po-Cheng Su, Chih-Wei Wang, Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20230176783
    Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The memory control method includes: receiving a read command from a host system; in response to a first physical erasing unit being a first type physical unit, sending a first operation command sequence to instruct a rewritable non-volatile memory module to read a first physical programming unit based on a first electronic configuration; and in response to the first physical erasing unit being a second type physical unit, sending a second operation command sequence to instruct the rewritable non-volatile memory module to read the first physical programming unit based on a second electronic configuration. The first electronic configuration is different from the second electronic configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Cheng Su, Chih-Wei Wang, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 11669394
    Abstract: A crossing frames encoding management method, a memory storage apparatus, and a memory control circuit unit are disclosed. The method includes: reading a tag swap information corresponding to a first physical group; encoding a first data; storing a first part of the encoded first data to at least one first physical unit corresponding to a first tag information in the first physical group; and storing a second part of the encoded first data to at least one second physical unit corresponding to a second tag information in the first physical group according to the tag swap information. The first tag information corresponds to a first crossing frames encoding group. The second tag information corresponds to a second crossing frames encoding group. The first crossing frames encoding group is different from the second crossing frames encoding group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuang-Yao Chang, Cheng-Jui Chang
  • Publication number: 20230141062
    Abstract: A switching power supply module and a memory storage device are disclosed. The switching power supply module includes a first voltage regulation circuit, a second voltage regulation circuit, a switch circuit and a control circuit. The first voltage regulation circuit is configured to regulate an original power as a first power. The second voltage regulation circuit is configured to regulate the original power as a second power. The control circuit is configured to control the switch circuit to conduct a first power supply path under a first status to provide the first power to the first power supply target. The control circuit is further configured to control the switch circuit to conduct a second power supply path under a second status to provide the second power to the second power supply target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Shu-Han Chou
  • Publication number: 20230127395
    Abstract: An overcurrent protection circuit, a memory storage device, and an overcurrent protection method are disclosed. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a load switch, a first mirror circuit, a second mirror circuit, and a control circuit. The first mirror circuit is configured to generate a first node voltage in a state that a voltage difference between two terminals of the load switch is within a first voltage region. The second mirror circuit is configured to generate a second node voltage in a state that the voltage difference between the two terminals of the load switch is within a second voltage region. The control circuit is configured to cut off the load switch according to at least one of the first node voltage and the second node voltage to perform an overcurrent protection. The first voltage region is different from the second voltage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Shu-Han Chou
  • Patent number: 11635777
    Abstract: A temperature control circuit for an electronic device is provided. The temperature control circuit includes a temperature detector, a status detection circuit and a control circuit. The temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the electronic device and generate first evaluation information. The status detection circuit is configured to detect a work status of at least one circuit module in the electronic device and generate second evaluation information. The control circuit is configured to adjust at least one electronic parameter of the electronic device according to the first evaluation parameter and the second evaluation parameter to control the temperature of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jia-Huei Yeh, Chao-Ta Huang, Yi-Feng Li, Po-Chieh Chiu, Chun-Yu Ling
  • Patent number: 11636902
    Abstract: A signal modulation apparatus, a memory storage apparatus, and a signal modulation method are disclosed. The signal modulation apparatus includes an observation circuit, a signal modulation circuit, and a phase control circuit. The signal modulation circuit is configured to generate a second signal according to a first signal and a reference clock signal. A frequency of the first signal is different from a frequency of the second signal. The phase control circuit is configured to obtain an observation information via the observation circuit. The observation information reflects a process variation of at least one electronic component in the signal modulation apparatus. The phase control circuit is further configured to control an offset between the first signal and the reference clock signal according to the observation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Guan-Wei Wu, Jen-Chu Wu, Jen-Huo Wang, Yu-Chiang Liao, Shih-Yang Sun
  • Patent number: 11614997
    Abstract: A method for managing a host memory buffer, a memory storage apparatus, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: detecting whether a system abnormality occurs; copying a first command and first data corresponding to the first command stored in a data buffer of a host system to the memory storage apparatus in response to determining that the system abnormality occurs; executing an initial operation after copying the first command and the first data, wherein the initial operation initializes a part of a hardware circuit in the memory storage apparatus and does not initialize another part of the hardware circuit in the memory storage apparatus; and re-executing the first command stored in the memory storage apparatus after initializing the part of the hardware circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chi Ho
  • Patent number: 11615848
    Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The memory control method includes: programming multiple first memory cells in a first physical erasing unit in a rewritable non-volatile memory module; and applying an electronic pulse to at least one word line in the rewritable non-volatile memory module. The at least one word line is coupled to multiple second memory cells in the first physical erasing unit. The second memory cells include the first memory cells. The electronic pulse is not configured to read, program, or erase the second memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Yu-Heng Liu, Chun-Hsi Lai, Ting-Chien Zhan
  • Patent number: 11609822
    Abstract: A data storing method, a memory control circuit unit and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes the following. When the memory storage device is powered-on, it is determined whether a power loss state of the memory storage device matches an unexpected power loss state according to a power-off instruction. Data is written into a plurality of physical programming units using a single-page programming mode and not using a multi-page programming mode when it is determined that the power loss state matches the unexpected power loss state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Kok-Yong Tan
  • Patent number: 11604586
    Abstract: A data protection method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: setting a plurality of disk array tags corresponding to a plurality of word lines and a plurality of memory planes, and the plurality of disk array tags corresponding to one of the word lines connected to one of the memory planes are at least partially identical to the plurality of disk array tags corresponding to another one of the word lines connected to another one of the memory planes; receiving a write command and data corresponding to the write command from a host system; and sequentially writing the data into the plurality of word lines and the plurality of memory planes corresponding to the plurality of disk array tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Yu-Siang Yang
  • Publication number: 20230071724
    Abstract: A memory management method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: detecting a first temperature status of a rewritable non-volatile memory module; performing a first write operation on a first physical unit under the first temperature status to store first data to the first physical unit; after performing the first write operation, detecting a second temperature status of the rewritable non-volatile memory module; in response to the first temperature status and the second temperature status meeting a first condition, performing a data refresh operation on the first physical unit under the second temperature status to re-store the first data to a second physical unit different from the first physical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jia-Fan Chien, Wei Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Yu-Siang Yang
  • Patent number: 11599457
    Abstract: A decoding circuit module, a memory control circuit unit, and a memory storage device are disclosed. The decoding circuit module is configured to decode data read from a rewritable non-volatile memory module and the decoding circuit module includes a first buffer, a second buffer, a first decoding circuit, and a second decoding circuit. The first decoding circuit is configured to decode first data read from the rewritable non-volatile memory module and stored in the first buffer. The second decoding circuit is configured to decode second data read from the rewritable non-volatile memory module and stored in the second buffer. A data decoding ability of the first decoding circuit is different from a data decoding ability of the second decoding circuit. The second data is stored in the second buffer via the first buffer and is not decoded by the first decoding circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Sheng-Min Huang
  • Publication number: 20230048903
    Abstract: A signal modulation apparatus, a memory storage apparatus, and a signal modulation method are disclosed. The signal modulation apparatus includes an observation circuit, a signal modulation circuit, and a phase control circuit. The signal modulation circuit is configured to generate a second signal according to a first signal and a reference clock signal. A frequency of the first signal is different from a frequency of the second signal. The phase control circuit is configured to obtain an observation information via the observation circuit. The observation information reflects a process variation of at least one electronic component in the signal modulation apparatus. The phase control circuit is further configured to control an offset between the first signal and the reference clock signal according to the observation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Guan-Wei Wu, Jen-Chu Wu, Jen-Huo Wang, Yu-Chiang Liao, Shih-Yang Sun
  • Publication number: 20230037782
    Abstract: A method for training an asymmetric generative adversarial network to generate an image and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes the following. A first real image belonging to a first category, a second real image belonging to a second category and a third real image belonging to a third category are input to an asymmetric generative adversarial network for training the asymmetric generative adversarial network, and the asymmetric generative adversarial network includes a first generator, a second generator, a first discriminator and a second discriminator. A fourth real image belonging to the second category is input to the first generator in the trained asymmetric generative adversarial network to generate a defect image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsiang MA, Szu-Wei Chen, Yu-Hung Lin, An-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11573704
    Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: reading a first physical unit among a plurality of physical units based on a first electrical configuration to obtain first soft information; reading the first physical unit based on a second electrical configuration which is different from the first electrical configuration to obtain second soft information; classifying a plurality of memory cells in the first physical unit according to the first soft information and the second soft information; and decoding data read from the first physical unit according to a classification result of the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Yu-Siang Yang
  • Patent number: 11575496
    Abstract: A retiming circuit module, a signal transmission system and a signal transmission method are disclosed. The retiming circuit module includes a path control circuit and a multipath signal transmission circuit. The multipath signal transmission circuit includes a plurality of parallel signal transmission paths. The path control circuit is configured to control the multipath signal transmission circuit to perform signal transmission between an upstream device and a downstream device based on a first parallel signal transmission path in the parallel signal transmission paths during a period of a handshake operation performed between the upstream device and the downstream device. The path control circuit is further configured to control the multipath signal transmission circuit to perform the signal transmission based on a second parallel signal transmission path in the parallel signal transmission paths after the handshake operation is finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jen-Chu Wu, Ching-Jui Hsiao, Chun-Wei Chang, Sheng-Wen Chen, Ching-Chung Cheng