Patents by Inventor Hsueh-Wei Chen

Hsueh-Wei Chen 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: 9812212
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a program select transistor, a program element, a read select transistor, a read element, and an erase element. The program select transistor is coupled to a program source line, a program select line, and a program control line. The program element is coupled to the second terminal of the program select transistor, a program bit line, and the program control line. The read select transistor is coupled to a read source line, a read select line, and a bias control line. The read element is coupled to the second terminal of the read select transistor, a read bit line, and the bias control line. The erase element is coupled to an erase control line. A floating gate is coupled to the erase element, the program element and the read element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Chen, Wei-Ren Chen, Wein-Town Sun
  • Patent number: 9805806
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory cell includes a substrate, a select gate, a floating gate, and an assistant control gate. The substrate includes a first diffusion region, a second diffusion region, a third diffusion region, and a fourth diffusion region. The select gate is formed above the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region in a polysilicon layer. The floating gate is formed above the second diffusion region, the third diffusion region and the fourth diffusion region in the polysilicon layer. The assistant control gate is formed above the floating gate in a metal layer, wherein an area of the assistant control gate overlaps with at least half an area of the floating gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Chen, Wei-Ren Chen, Wein-Town Sun
  • Publication number: 20170301682
    Abstract: An erasable programmable non-volatile memory includes a first transistor, a second transistor, an erase gate region and a metal layer. The first transistor includes a select gate, a first doped region and a second doped region. The select gate is connected with a word line. The first doped region is connected with a source line. The second transistor includes the second doped region, a third doped region and a floating gate. The third doped region is connected with a bit line. The erase gate region is connected with an erase line. The floating gate is extended over the erase gate region and located near the erase gate region. The metal layer is disposed over the floating gate and connected with the bit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiao Li, Wei-Ren Chen, Hsueh-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20170206975
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a program select transistor, a program element, a read select transistor, a read element, and an erase element. The program select transistor is coupled to a program source line, a program select line, and a program control line. The program element is coupled to the second terminal of the program select transistor, a program bit line, and the program control line. The read select transistor is coupled to a read source line, a read select line, and a bias control line. The read element is coupled to the second terminal of the read select transistor, a read bit line, and the bias control line. The erase element is coupled to an erase control line. A floating gate is coupled to the erase element, the program element and the read element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Chen, Wei-Ren Chen, Wein-Town Sun
  • Publication number: 20170110195
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory cell includes a substrate, a select gate, a floating gate, and an assistant control gate. The substrate includes a first diffusion region, a second diffusion region, a third diffusion region, and a fourth diffusion region. The select gate is formed above the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region in a polysilicon layer. The floating gate is formed above the second diffusion region, the third diffusion region and the fourth diffusion region in the polysilicon layer. The assistant control gate is formed above the floating gate in a metal layer, wherein an area of the assistant control gate overlaps with at least half an area of the floating gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Chen, Wei-Ren Chen, Wein-Town Sun