Patents Examined by Muna Techane
  • Patent number: 11875875
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for calibrating, by a memory interface system, an interface with dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) using a dynamically changing training clock. Techniques disclosed comprise receiving a system clock having a clock signal at a first pulse rate. Then, during the training of the interface, techniques disclosed comprise generating a training clock from the clock signal at the first pulse rate, the training clock having a clock signal at a second pulse rate, and sending, based on the generated training clock, command signals, including address data, to the DRAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Anwar Kashem, Craig Daniel Eaton, Pouya Najafi Ashtiani
  • Patent number: 11869593
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell, a first word line coupled between a control end of the memory cell and a first node, a resistance element coupled between the first node and a second node, a control circuit configured to output a voltage to the second node, a first switch coupled between the first node and a third node, a second switch coupled between the second node and the third node, and a comparator including an input end that receives a signal corresponding to a voltage of the third node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Sakurai, Osamu Kobayashi, Tomonori Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 11869611
    Abstract: An apparatus can include an array of memory cells and control circuitry coupled to the array of memory cells. The control circuitry can be configured to store a number of trim settings and receive signaling indicative of a use of the array of memory cells. The control circuitry can be configured to determine an adjustment to the number of trim settings based at least in part on the signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezra E. Hartz, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Benjamin Rivera, Bruce J. Ford, Nicolas Soberanes, Christopher Moore
  • Patent number: 11869608
    Abstract: An anti-fuse unit and an anti-fuse array. The anti-fuse unit includes an anti-fuse device and a diode. An anode of the anti-fuse device is electrically connected with a bit line, a cathode of the anti-fuse device is electrically connected with an anode of the diode, and a cathode of the diode is electrically connected with a word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: ChihCheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11869626
    Abstract: Some memory dies in a stack can be connected externally to the stack and other memory dies in the stack can be connected internally to the stack. The memory dies that are connected externally can act as interface dies for other memory dies that are connected internally thereto. The external connections can be used for transmitting signals indicative of data to and/or from the memory dies while the memory dies in the stack can be connected by a cascading connection for transmission of other signals such as command, address, power, ground, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kang-Yong Kim, Hyunyoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11854662
    Abstract: Memory includes at least one memory chip, a command port and a data port. Each memory chip includes at least one channel. Each channel includes multiple banks that are configured to perform read and write operations alternately. The command port is configured to receive command signals at a preset edge of a command clock, and the command signals are configured to control the read and write operations of the banks. The data port is configured to receive data signals to be written into the banks or transmit data signals at preset edges of a data clock. The command port includes a row address port and a column address port. The row address port is configured to receive a row address signal at a position of a target memory cell, and the column address port is configured to receive a column address signal at a position of the target memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Shu-Liang Ning
  • Patent number: 11848062
    Abstract: A voltage control method and a voltage control circuit for an anti-fuse memory array, including: obtaining a storage data address, dividing the storage data address into multiple subdata addresses, decoding each subdata address to obtain a corresponding group of decoder output signals, converting the corresponding group of decoder output signals into a group of control signals by a corresponding group of high voltage converters; connecting multiple groups of data selectors in series, outputting selection voltages input to each group of data selectors to an anti-fuse unit under the control of the corresponding group of control signals; programming or reading an anti-fuse unit; the selection voltages include one of a programming selection voltage, a reading selection voltage, and a non-designated selection voltage. The present disclosure reduces the number of transistors and saves layout areas when the programming or reading operation is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NO.24 RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Peijian Zhang, Mingyuan Xu, Xian Chen, Feiyu Jiang, Xiyi Liao, Sheng Qiu, Zhengyuan Zhang, Ruzhang Li, Hequan Jiang, Yonghong Dai
  • Patent number: 11842792
    Abstract: An interface circuit, a data transmission circuit and a memory are provided. The interface circuit includes a clock pad, data pads and input buffer circuits, where the clock pad and the data pads are arranged in the first row, and the M data pads are arranged on two sides of the clock pad, half of the M data pads being arranged on each side, where the M input buffer circuits are arranged in the second row and form an axis perpendicular to the first row with the data pads as reference, and the M input buffer circuits are arranged on two sides of the axis, half of the M input buffer circuits being arranged on each side, and where the distance between each input buffer circuit and the axis is smaller than the distance between the data pad corresponding to the input buffer circuit and the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 11842790
    Abstract: Provided are a page buffer and a memory device including the same. A memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; and a page buffer circuit including page buffer units in a first horizontal direction, the page buffer units being connected to the memory cells via bit lines, and cache latches in the first horizontal direction, the cache latches corresponding to the page buffer units, wherein each of the page buffer units includes one or more pass transistors connected to a sensing node of each of the plurality of page buffer units, the sensing node electrically connected to a corresponding bit line. Each sensing node included in each of the page buffer units and the combined sensing node are electrically connected to each other through the pass transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongsung Cho, Inho Kang, Taehyo Kim, Jeunghwan Park, Jinwoo Park
  • Patent number: 11837321
    Abstract: In an apparatus, a memory controller, a memory device, and a method for switching frequencies of clock signals to reduce power consumption, when the memory device performs an internal operation according to a command of the memory controller, a frequency of a clock signal of the memory controller is changed. The memory controller switches the frequency of the clock signal to a low frequency according to assertion of a status signal that indicates a busy operation status of the memory device according to the command, and switches the frequency of the clock signal to a high frequency according to de-assertion of the status signal that indicates a ready operation status of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hyungjin Kim, Jungsik Park, Soongmann Shin
  • Patent number: 11837309
    Abstract: A processing method of chip probing data includes: determining a new fail bit generated in an already completed chip probing process; acquiring repair record of the new fail bit, and repair records of bits adjacent to the new fail bit; analyzing the repair records to determine attribute information of the new fail bit and the adjacent bits, the attribute information including at least one of address information, redundant circuit information, element pattern of the new fail bit and chip probing flow; performing classification learning according to the attribute information to acquire a fail bit prediction model; and predicting fail bits to be chip-probed through the fail bit prediction model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Lei Yang, Yui-Lang Chen
  • Patent number: 11837317
    Abstract: A memory device including a plurality of nonvolatile memory chips each including a status output pin and a buffer chip configured to receive a plurality of internal state signals, which indicate states of the plurality of nonvolatile memory chips, from the status output pins and output an external state signal having a set period on the basis of the internal state signals indicating a particular state, wherein in a first section of the external state signal having the set period, a duty cycle of the external state signal determines depending on an identification (ID) of the nonvolatile memory chip which outputs the internal state signal indicating the particular state among the plurality of nonvolatile memory chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Young Lim, Seung Yong Shin, Hyun Duk Cho
  • Patent number: 11830572
    Abstract: A pipe latch circuit may include first and second latching circuit groups. The first latching circuit group may control a latching operation and an output operation based on a plurality of pipe input control signals. The second latching circuit group may control a latching operation and an output operation based on the plurality of pipe input control signals and a plurality of pipe output control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Bo Kyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 11823767
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic random access memory speed bin compatibility are described. For instance, a device (e.g., a memory device, a host device) may combine a first parameter with a second parameter to generate a third parameter, where the first parameter may be associated with a duration for a clock that is coupled with a memory array to perform a clock cycle and the second parameter may be associated with a timing constraint associated with initiating an access operation for the memory array. The device may determine a latency of a column address strobe based on the third parameter relative to (e.g., satisfying) a threshold value and may access one or more memory cells of the memory array based on the latency of the column address strobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Erik V. Pohlmann
  • Patent number: 11823753
    Abstract: A method of programming a nonvolatile memory device includes performing a single-pulse program operation in a program loop, determining whether a condition is satisfied in the a program loop, and performing a multi-pulse program operation in a next program loop when the condition is satisfied. The single-pulse program operation includes applying a first program pulse and applying plural verification pulses, the multi-pulse program operation includes applying a second program pulse, applying a third program pulse, and applying plural verification pulses, and each of the second program pulse and the third program pulse has a level lower than a level of the first program pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joonsuc Jang, Hyunggon Kim, Sangbum Yun, Dongwook Kim, Kyungsoo Park, Sejin Baek
  • Patent number: 11823770
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a memory access interface device. A data processing circuit receives a data signal including 2M pieces of data from a memory device. A sampling clock generation circuit receives a data strobe signal from the memory device to generate a valid data strobe signal having P valid strobe pulses and further generate a sampling clock signal accordingly, in which P is larger than M. A sampling circuit samples the data signal according to the sampling clock signal to generate sampling results. A control circuit determines valid sampling results according to a time difference between the valid data strobe signal and the data signal and outputs valid data generated according to the valid sampling results as a read data signal to a memory access controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ger-Chih Chou, Chih-Wei Chang, Li-Jun Gu, Chun-Chi Yu, Fu-Chin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11823768
    Abstract: A drive circuit and a memory chip are provided. The drive circuit includes: an amplification module, working under a first voltage domain; an output module, working under a second voltage domain, a power supply voltage of the second voltage domain being greater than a power supply voltage of the first voltage domain, and an output terminal of the output module being an output terminal of the drive circuit; a connection module, connected to an output terminal of the amplification module and an input terminal of the output module; and a feedback module, an input terminal of the feedback module being connected to the output terminal of the output module, and an output terminal of the feedback module being connected to an input terminal of the amplification module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Lei Zhu, Jianyong Qin
  • Patent number: 11817159
    Abstract: A circuit for detecting an anti-fuse memory cell state includes a current providing module connected to a first node and used to provide constant current; an anti-fuse memory cell array connected to the first node and including at least one bit line, the at least one bit line is connected to a plurality of anti-fuse memory cells and the first node; and a comparator, a first input end of the comparator is connected to the first node and a second input end of the comparator is connected to a first reference voltage, and used to detect a storage state of an anti-fuse memory cell to be tested in the anti-fuse memory cell array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Rumin Ji
  • Patent number: 11818882
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a one-time program memory device that includes a source-line arranged over a bottom dielectric layer. Further, a bit-line is arranged directly over the source-line in a first direction. A channel isolation structure is arranged between the source-line and the bit-line. A channel structure is also arranged between the source-line and the bit-line and is arranged beside the channel isolation structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A vertical gate electrode extends in the first direction from the bottom dielectric layer to the bit-line and is arranged beside the channel isolation structure in the second direction. The one-time program memory device further includes a gate dielectric layer arranged between the vertical gate electrode and the bit-line, the source-line, and the channel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chih Lai, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11804269
    Abstract: A flash memory cell includes a rectifying device and a transistor. The rectifying device has an input end coupled to a bit line. The transistor has a charge storage structure. The transistor has a first end coupled to an output end of the rectifying device, the transistor has a second end coupled to a source line, and a control end of the transistor is coupled to a word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Min Lee, Po-Hao Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Ming-Hsiu Lee