Patents by Inventor Junichiro Noda

Junichiro Noda 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).

  • Publication number: 20230197125
    Abstract: A memory system includes a controller, a plurality of memory devices, and a signal wiring. The signal wiring is connected between the controller and the volatile memory devices and configuring a fly-by topology. At least one of the memory devices includes a memory cell array, a processing circuit configured to control the memory cell array, an input buffer through which a signal from the controller is transmitted to the processing circuit, and a resistor circuit connected between the input buffer and the signal wiring. The resistor circuit has a resistance value corresponding to a parasitic capacitance of the input buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Junichiro NODA
  • Publication number: 20150061734
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first pull-down transistor, a mode switching circuit, and a leak-cut circuit are provided. The first pull-down transistor pulls down an input/output terminal. The mode switching circuit controls on and off of the first pull-down transistor based on an enable signal. The leak-cut circuit turns off the first pull-down transistor when a power supply of the mode switching circuit is shut down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke Ogawa, Akira Iwata, Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 7365555
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a boosting circuit configured to generate a boosting potential to an output line. An internal circuit is supplied with the boosting potential from the boosting circuit via the output line. A test line is connected to the output line. A control circuit is arranged between the output line and the test line and configured to shut off a current flowing into the test line from the output line during a boosting operation of the boosting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Junichiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20060255823
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a boosting circuit configured to generate a boosting potential to an output line. An internal circuit is supplied with the boosting potential from the boosting circuit via the output line. A test line is connected to the output line. A control circuit is arranged between the output line and the test line and configured to shut off a current flowing into the test line from the output line during a boosting operation of the boosting circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 7123501
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell section having at least one memory cell using a cell transistor and a ferroelectric capacitor to store data. A sense amplifier is connected to the memory cell through a bit line. The device further includes an error checking and correction circuit which checks and corrects an error of data, which is read out of the memory cell by the sense amplifier, through the bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 7098681
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a boosting circuit configured to generate a boosting potential to an output line. An internal circuit is supplied with the boosting potential from the boosting circuit via the output line. A test line is connected to the output line. A control circuit is arranged between the output line and the test line and configured to shut off a current flowing into the test line from the output line during a boosting operation of the boosting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 6999353
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having a data latch circuit has plural bit lines to which a reprogrammable memory cell is connected, a data bus on which data is transferred, a latch circuit latching the data transferred on the data bus, a read out circuit connected to the data bus, and a data transfer circuit group to directly transfer the data latched in the latch circuit to the read out circuit without transferring it to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Noda, Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20050094476
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell section having at least one memory cell using a cell transistor and a ferroelectric capacitor to store data. A sense amplifier is connected to the memory cell through a bit line. The device further includes an error checking and correction circuit which checks and corrects an error of data, which is read out of the memory cell by the sense amplifier, through the bit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Junichiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20050058006
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a boosting circuit configured to generate a boosting potential to an output line. An internal circuit is supplied with the boosting potential from the boosting circuit via the output line. A test line is connected to the output line. A control circuit is arranged between the output line and the test line and configured to shut off a current flowing into the test line from the output line during a boosting operation of the boosting circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Junichiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20050052930
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having a data latch circuit has plural bit lines to which a reprogrammable memory cell is connected, a data bus on which data is transferred, a latch circuit latching the data transferred on the data bus, a read out circuit connected to the data bus, and a data transfer circuit group to directly transfer the data latched in the latch circuit to the read out circuit without transferring it to the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Noda, Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya
  • Patent number: 6845047
    Abstract: An INVSRC node and a SAREF node are previously precharged. After a potential on a bit line is reset, the bit line (BLS node) is precharged. In this event, a clamp MOS transistor in a sense amplifier is in ON state, and an SA node is also precharged simultaneously. A precharge level is set to a value lower than a threshold voltage of an inverter. Subsequently, when SAEN transitions to “H,” a sense operation is performed. For reading data “0,” the SA node is rapidly increased to Vdd. For reading data “1,” the SA node slowly approaches to Vss. A change in the potential at the SA node is detected by the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya, Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 6826116
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having a data latch circuit has plural bit lines to which a reprogrammable memory cell is connected, a data bus on which data is transferred, a latch circuit latching the data transferred on the data bus, a read out circuit connected to the data bus, and a data transfer circuit group to directly transfer the data latched in the latch circuit to the read out circuit without transferring it to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Noda, Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20040141375
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having a data latch circuit has plural bit lines to which a reprogrammable memory cell is connected, a data bus on which data is transferred, a latch circuit latching the data transferred on the data bus, a read out circuit connected to the data bus, and a data transfer circuit group to directly transfer the data latched in the latch circuit to the read out circuit without transferring it to the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Noda, Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya
  • Patent number: 6731538
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having a data latch circuit has plural bit lines to which a reprogrammable memory cell is connected, a data bus on which data is transferred, a latch circuit latching the data transferred on the data bus, a read out circuit connected to the data bus, and a data transfer circuit group to directly transfer the data latched in the latch circuit to the read out circuit without transferring it to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Noda, Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20040057326
    Abstract: An INVSRC node and a SAREF node are previously precharged. After a potential on a bit line is reset, the bit line (BLS node) is precharged. In this event, a clamp MOS transistor in a sense amplifier is in ON state, and an SA node is also precharged simultaneously. A precharge level is set to a value lower than a threshold voltage of an inverter. Subsequently, when SAEN transitions to “H,” a sense operation is performed. For reading data “0,” the SA node is rapidly increased to Vdd. For reading data “1,” the SA node slowly approaches to Vss. A change in the potential at the SA node is detected by the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya, Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 6674668
    Abstract: An INVSRC node and a SAREF node are previously precharged. After a potential on a bit line is reset, the bit line (BLS node) is precharged. In this event, a clamp MOS transistor in a sense amplifier is in ON state, and an SA node is also precharged simultaneously. A precharge level is set to a value lower than a threshold voltage of an inverter. Subsequently, when SAEN transitions to “H,” a sense operation is performed. For reading data “0,” the SA node is rapidly increased to Vdd. For reading data “1,” the SA node slowly approaches to Vss. A change in the potential at the SA node is detected by the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya, Junichiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20030151955
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having a data latch circuit has plural bit lines to which a reprogrammable memory cell is connected, a data bus on which data is transferred, a latch circuit latching the data transferred on the data bus, a read out circuit connected to the data bus, and a data transfer circuit group to directly transfer the data latched in the latch circuit to the read out circuit without transferring it to the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Noda, Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya
  • Publication number: 20020196667
    Abstract: An INVSRC node and a SAREF node are previously precharged. After a potential on a bit line is reset, the bit line (BLS node) is precharged. In this event, a clamp MOS transistor in a sense amplifier is in ON state, and an SA node is also precharged simultaneously. A precharge level is set to a value lower than a threshold voltage of an inverter. Subsequently, when SAEN transitions to “H,” a sense operation is performed. For reading data “0,” the SA node is rapidly increased to Vdd. For reading data “1,” the SA node slowly approaches to Vss. A change in the potential at the SA node is detected by the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya, Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 6438038
    Abstract: An INVSRC node and a SAREF node are previously precharged. After a potential on a bit line is reset, the bit line (BLS node) is precharged. In this event, a clamp MOS transistor in a sense amplifier is in ON state, and an SA node is also precharged simultaneously. A precharge level is set to a value lower than a threshold voltage of an inverter. Subsequently, when SAEN transitions to “H,” a sense operation is performed. For reading data “0,” the SA node is rapidly increased to Vdd. For reading data “1,” the SA node slowly approaches to Vss. A change in the potential at the SA node is detected by the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tamio Ikehashi, Kenichi Imamiya, Junichiro Noda
  • Patent number: 6400604
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a data reprogram mode comprising a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged in a matrix form, a page buffer storing one page data to be programmed to memory cells which are selected in accordance with a page address signal, an internal column address generating circuit for generating column addresses of the one page with inputting the page address signal in order to transfer the one data stored in the page buffer to the memory cells, a column decoder receiving the column addresses from the internal column address generating circuit, and a control circuit having a data reprogram mode which is a mode for erasing one page data stored in the memory cells which are selected in accordance with the page address signal and continuously programming the one page data stored in the page buffer to the memory cells which are selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Junichiro Noda