Patents Examined by Huan Hoang
  • Patent number: 11881259
    Abstract: A neuromorphic device including an electrode including a first terminal connected to a bit line through a write drive transistor and a second terminal connected to a source line, a plurality of unit weighting elements having different resistance values, each of the unit weighting elements including a free layer arranged on the top of the electrode, a tunnel barrier layer arranged on the top of the free layer, and a fixed layer arranged on the top of the tunnel barrier layer, and corresponding to each bit of a synapse weight, and a plurality of control electrodes connected to the bit line through a plurality of read drive transistors, respectively, a control voltage being applied between the free layer and the fixed layer of each of the plurality of unit weighting elements through each of the plurality of control electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Seung Heon Baek
  • Patent number: 11881270
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a detection circuit includes a first filter circuit configured to output a first voltage, a ramp circuit configured to output a ramp voltage, a comparator configured to output a first result of comparison between the first voltage and the ramp voltage and a second result of comparison between a second voltage and the ramp voltage, and a controller, wherein the controller determines a first period of time between a time when the ramp voltage output is started and a time when a magnitude correlation between the first voltage and the ramp voltage is inverted, and determines a second period of time between a time when the ramp voltage output is started and a time when a magnitude correlation between the second voltage and the ramp voltage is inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yousuke Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11877439
    Abstract: An unified IC system includes a base memory chip, a plurality of stacked memory chips, and a logic chip. The base memory chip includes a memory region and a bridge area, the memory region includes a plurality of memory cells, and the bridge area includes a plurality of memory input/output (I/O) pads and a plurality of third transistors. The plurality of stacked memory chips is positioned above the base memory chip. The logic chip includes a logic bridge area and a plurality of second transistors, the logic bridge includes a plurality of logic I/O pads, wherein the plurality of memory I/O pads are electrically coupled to the plurality of logic I/O pads, and a voltage level of an I/O signal of the third transistor is the same or substantially the same as a voltage level of an I/O signal of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Etron Technology, Inc., Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: 11875041
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a seed generator circuit configured to generate a seed from inputted data by using first random number sequence data generated by an XorShift circuit; and a random number generator circuit configured to receive the seed as input to generate second random number sequence data by a second XorShift circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Atsumi, Yasuhiko Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 11875847
    Abstract: Memory devices such as phase change memory (PCM) devices utilizing Ovonic Threshold Switching (OTS) selectors may be used to fill the gap between dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and mass storage and may be incorporated in high-end microcontrollers. Since the programming efficiency and reading phase efficiency of such devices is directly linked to the leakage current of the OTS selector as well as sneak-path management, a sense amplifier disclosed herein generates an auto-reference that takes into account the leakage currents of unselected cells and includes a regulation loop to compensate for voltage drop due to read current sensing. This auto-referenced sense amplifier, built utilizing the principle of charge-sharing, may be designed on a 28 nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) technology, provides robust performance for a wide range of sneak-path currents and consequently for a large range of memory array sizes, and is therefore suitable for use in embedded memory in high-end microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Universite D'Aix Marseille, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, STMicroelectro (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Portal, Vincenzo Della Marca, Jean-Pierre Walder, Julien Gasquez, Philippe Boivin
  • Patent number: 11868665
    Abstract: Examples herein relate to a solid state drive that includes a media, first circuitry, and second circuitry. In some examples, the first circuitry is to execute one or more commands. In some examples, the second circuitry is to receive a configuration of at one type of command, where the configuration is to define an amount of media bandwidth allocated for the at one type of command; receive a command; and assign the received command to the first circuitry for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nilesh N. Shah, Chetan Chauhan, Shigeki Tomishima, Nahid Hassan, Andrew Chaang Ling
  • Patent number: 11869577
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a decoding architecture for memory devices are described. Word line plates of a memory array may each include a sheet of conductive material that includes a first portion extending in a first direction within a plane along with multiple fingers extending in a second direction within the plane. Two word line plates in a same plane may be activated via a shared electrode. Memory cells coupled with the two word line plates sharing the electrode, or a subset thereof, may represent a logical page for accessing memory cells. A memory cell may be accessed via a first voltage applied to a word line plate coupled with the memory cell and a second voltage applied to a pillar electrode coupled with the memory cell. Parallel or simultaneous access operations may be performed for two or more memory cells within a same page of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Fantini, Enrico Varesi, Lorenzo Fratin, Fabio Pellizzer
  • Patent number: 11869621
    Abstract: A storage device having multiple storage dies is disclosed. The storage device comprises: a printed circuit board having a main surface, a plurality of universal input/output pins, placed on the main surface of the printed circuit board, and a plurality of random access storage dies, corresponding to the plurality of universal input/output pins, placed on the plurality of universal input/output pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gaoxiang Zou
  • Patent number: 11869565
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a read algorithm for a memory device are described. When performing a read operation, the memory device may access a memory cell to retrieve a value stored by the memory cell. The memory device may compare a set of reference voltages with a signal output by the memory cell based on accessing the memory cell. Thus, the memory device may determine a set of candidate values stored by the memory cell, where each candidate value is associated with one of the reference voltages. The memory device may determine and output the value stored by the memory cell based on determining the set of candidate values. In some cases, the memory device may determine the value stored by the memory cell based on performing an error control operation on each of the set of candidate values to detect a quantity of errors within each candidate value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ferdinando Bedeschi, Umberto Di Vincenzo, Riccardo Muzzetto
  • Patent number: 11869622
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for memory with fine grain architectures are described. An apparatus may include a memory device, a first organic substrate, and a second organic substrate. The first organic substrate may include a plurality of first conductive lines arranged with a first pitch that may power one or more components of the memory device. The second organic substrate may be coupled with the memory device and the first organic substrate. The second organic substrate may include a plurality of second conductive lines arranged with a second pitch smaller than the first pitch and may be configured to route signals between the memory device with a host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Brent Keeth
  • Patent number: 11862231
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The first transistor is coupled to a first word line at a first node. The second transistor is coupled to a second word line different from the first word line at a second node. A control terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a control terminal of the second transistor. The third transistor is coupled between a ground and a third node which is coupled to each of the first node and the second node. In a layout view, each of the first transistor and the second transistor has a first length along a direction. The first transistor, the third transistor and second transistor are arranged in order along the direction. A method is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD, TSMC NANJING COMPANY LIMITED, TSMC CHINA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: He-Zhou Wan, Xiu-Li Yang, Mu-Yang Ye, Yan-Bo Song
  • Patent number: 11862282
    Abstract: A memory performing logic functions has two single transistor static ram memory (STSRAM) with drain, source, and gate terminal which can be written, read, and when read, generates an output current. The STSRAMs have drain and source connected in parallel, and when read, generate a current provided to a current comparator amplifier (CCA) which is compared to a reference current Iref to generate an output which is at least one of a logical AND, logical NAND, logical OR, logical NOR, or logical exclusive OR (XOR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ceremorphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Neelam Surana, Robert F. Wiser
  • Patent number: 11862264
    Abstract: A memory circuit includes a sense amplifier coupled to a non-volatile memory cell, and a detection circuit coupled to the sense amplifier and the non-volatile memory cell. The sense amplifier includes a comparator. The comparator includes a first input terminal coupled to the non-volatile memory cell by a first node, and configured to receive a first voltage, a second input terminal configured to receive a second voltage, and a first output terminal configured to output a first output signal. The detection circuit is configured to latch the first output signal and disrupt a current path between the non-volatile memory cell and the sense amplifier. The detection circuit includes a first inverter. A first input terminal of the first inverter is configured to receive the first output signal. A first output terminal of the first inverter is configured to generate an inverted first output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Hao Chang, Gu-Huan Li, Shao-Yu Chou
  • Patent number: 11854598
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for self-refresh of memory cells are described. A controller coupled with a memory cell may be configured to apply a first voltage to a control gate of a first transistor, where the first voltage activates the first transistor to selectively couple terminals of the first transistor with each other based on a charge stored on the interstitial gate. The controller may be configured to apply a current to a bit line, where a second voltage of the bit line is based on the current and the charge stored on the interstitial gate. The controller may be configured to apply, based on applying the first voltage to the control gate of the first transistor and applying the current to the bit line, a third voltage to a gate of a second transistor to couple the bit line with the interstitial gate of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric S. Carman
  • Patent number: 11854659
    Abstract: A memory system and a method of operating the memory system are provided. The memory system may determine, on a determination that the memory system enters thermal throttling mode, a target status read check period based on threshold voltage distribution offset for the target memory die, and set a timer to transmit a status read command for the target memory die to the memory device based on the target status read check period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Da Seul Lee, Seon Ju Lee, You Min Ji
  • Patent number: 11848072
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for edgeless memory clusters are described. Systems, devices, and techniques are described for eliminating gaps between clusters by creating groups (e.g., domains) of clusters that are active at a given time, and using drivers within inactive clusters to perform array termination functions for abutting active clusters. Tiles on the edges of a cluster may have drivers that operate both for the cluster, and for a neighboring cluster, with circuits (e.g., a multiplexers) on the drivers to enable operations for both clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Hernan A. Castro
  • Patent number: 11848061
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a non-volatile memory device including a sense amplifier and an operation method thereof. The non-volatile memory device may include: a memory cell array comprising a plurality of memory cells; and the sense amplifier configured to read data of the plurality of memory cells and output the read data. The sense amplifier may include: a first stage sense amplifier configured to sense a voltage difference between a reference voltage and a voltage of a bit line connected to at least one memory cell among the plurality of memory cells, and perform a primary amplification of the sensed voltage difference; and a second stage sense amplifier configured to perform a secondary amplification of a first result of the primary amplification and output a second result of the secondary amplification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KEY FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Jun Park, Sung Bum Park, Kee Sik Ahn
  • Patent number: 11842772
    Abstract: A first bin boundary for a first voltage bin associated with a die of a memory device is identified. The first bin boundary corresponds to a first block family associated with the first voltage bin. A first bin boundary offset between the first block family and a second block family is determined. The first bin boundary is updated based on the first bin boundary offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sheperek, Bruce A. Liikanen, Steve Kientz
  • Patent number: 11842780
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of efficiently increasing a capacity of a mounted storage element while achieving space saving, and an electronic apparatus including this semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a storage element including a filament that has a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an insulation layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are stacked with at least the insulation layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The filament obtains at least three identifiable resistance states by changing a combination of a state of the first conductive layer, a state of the second conductive layer, and a state of the insulation layer. The semiconductor device further includes a writing unit that produces the at least three identifiable resistance states by applying a blow current to the storage element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Oka, Yasuo Kanda, Kenji Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11830554
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines, a row decoder configured to selectively control the plurality of word lines, a page buffer including a plurality of latches corresponding to the plurality of bit lines, respectively, and a control circuit configured to control the non-volatile memory device to enter a suspend state after terminating a verify operation of a program loop of a program operation of the plurality of memory cells in response to a suspend request being generated during an execution operation of the program loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji-Sang Lee