Patents by Inventor Chin-Chu Chung

Chin-Chu Chung 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: 11803326
    Abstract: A memory comprising a memory array, including a plurality of blocks, and control circuits comprising logic to execute operations is provided. The operations include decoding a read setup burst command identifying (i) an address of a first read setup block in a set of read setup blocks and (ii) a number of read setup blocks, as candidates for read setup operations. The operations further including, in response to the decoding of the read setup burst command, performing a read setup burst operation on a plurality of read setup blocks of the set of read setup blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsin Liu, Yu-Chih Yeh, Chin-Chu Chung
  • Patent number: 11658685
    Abstract: A storage device includes a memory array and a memory controller. The memory controller generates read and write commands for the memory array. An error correction code engine for the storage device is operable to use a plurality of different codeword sizes, different code rates, or different ECC algorithms. Logic is included that applies a selected codeword size, code rate or ECC algorithm in dependence on the operating conditions of the memory array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Chu Chung, Chien-Hsin Liu, Hung-Jen Kao, Yu-Chih Yeh
  • Patent number: 11630002
    Abstract: A method for sensing temperature in memory die, memory die and memory with temperature sensing function are provides. The memory die includes at least one temperature monitoring for outputting a temperature status in the memory die; a temperature sensor, arranged in the memory die for sensing an operation temperature in the memory die; and a control logic unit, coupled to the temperature sensor for receiving the operation temperature and coupled to the temperature monitoring pin. The control logic unit compares the operation temperature and a threshold value received from outside of the memory die to generate a comparison result, and outputs the temperature status through the temperature monitoring according to the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuchih Yeh, Jianshing Liu, Chin Chu Chung, Nai-Ping Kuo, Shihchou Juan
  • Publication number: 20230106125
    Abstract: A storage device includes a memory array and a memory controller. The memory controller generates read and write commands for the memory array. An error correction code engine for the storage device is operable to use a plurality of different codeword sizes, different code rates, or different ECC algorithms. Logic is included that applies a selected codeword size, code rate or ECC algorithm in dependence on the operating conditions of the memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Chu CHUNG, Chien-Hsin LIU, Hung-Jen KAO, Yu-Chih YEH
  • Publication number: 20220342597
    Abstract: A memory comprising a memory array, including a plurality of blocks, and control circuits comprising logic to execute operations is provided. The operations include decoding a read setup burst command identifying (i) an address of a first read setup block in a set of read setup blocks and (ii) a number of read setup blocks, as candidates for read setup operations. The operations further including, in response to the decoding of the read setup burst command, performing a read setup burst operation on a plurality of read setup blocks of the set of read setup blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsin Liu, Yu-Chih Yeh, Chin-Chu Chung
  • Publication number: 20220252460
    Abstract: A method for sensing temperature in memory die, memory die and memory with temperature sensing function are provides. The memory die includes at least one temperature monitoring for outputting a temperature status in the memory die; a temperature sensor, arranged in the memory die for sensing an operation temperature in the memory die; and a control logic unit, coupled to the temperature sensor for receiving the operation temperature and coupled to the temperature monitoring pin. The control logic unit compares the operation temperature and a threshold value received from outside of the memory die to generate a comparison result, and outputs the temperature status through the temperature monitoring according to the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuchih Yeh, Jianshing Liu, Chin Chu Chung, Nai-Ping Kuo, Shihchou Juan
  • Patent number: 11385839
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory is provided. The method includes, in response to an access of a block of memory updating a first queue to identify the accessed block in response to a determination that the block is not already identified in the first queue and a determination that the block is not already identified in a second queue, and updating the second queue to identify the accessed block of memory in response to a determination that the block is already identified in the first queue. The method further includes scanning the second queue to identify, as a read setup candidate, each block of the memory that is identified as present in the second queue longer than a threshold, and performing a read setup operation on a block of memory that has been identified as the read setup candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Chu Chung, Chien-Hsin Liu, Yu-Chih Yeh