Patents by Inventor Koji Hosono
Koji Hosono 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).
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Publication number: 20230339619Abstract: An electric power system of a moving object includes: a low-voltage device that operates with low-voltage power; a high-voltage device that operates with high-voltage power; a power supply port to which a connector of an external power source is connected; and a transformer capable of transforming electric power supplied from the external power source via the power supply port and supplying the transformed electric power to the low-voltage device or the high-voltage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Koji Hosono, Akinori Kita, Masashi Eto
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Patent number: 11295823Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an internal circuit is capable of executing a first operation and a second operation concurrently, and an output circuit outputs to the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit information indicating whether or not the first operation is being executed and information indicating whether or not the second operation is executable.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Kenichi Imamiya, Toshio Yamamura, Koji Hosono, Koichi Kawai
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Publication number: 20200321067Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an internal circuit is capable of executing a first operation and a second operation concurrently, and an output circuit outputs to the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit information indicating whether or not the first operation is being executed and information indicating whether or not the second operation is executable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Kenichi IMAMIYA, Toshio YAMAMURA, Koji HOSONO, Koichi KAWAI
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Patent number: 10741266Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an internal circuit is capable of executing a first operation and a second operation concurrently, and an output circuit outputs to the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit information indicating whether or not the first operation is being executed and information indicating whether or not the second operation is executable.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Kenichi Imamiya, Toshio Yamamura, Koji Hosono, Koichi Kawai
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Patent number: 10672487Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells, each of which includes a charge storage layer, a first bit line that is connected to the first memory cell, and a second bit line that is connected to the second memory cell. A writing operation includes multiple loops of a programming operation and a verification operation, and first data is written in the first memory cell, and second data different from the first data is written in the second memory cell through the writing operation. In a first loop of the writing operation, a first voltage is applied to the first bit line and the second bit line is maintained in an electrically floating state during the programming operation, and a verification operation relating to the second data is not performed and a verification operation relating to the first data is performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Maejima, Koji Hosono, Tadashi Yasufuku, Noboru Shibata
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Publication number: 20190362800Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an internal circuit is capable of executing a first operation and a second operation concurrently, and an output circuit outputs to the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit information indicating whether or not the first operation is being executed and information indicating whether or not the second operation is executable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Kenichi IMAMIYA, Toshio YAMAMURA, Koji HOSONO, Koichi KAWAI
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Publication number: 20190325973Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells, each of which includes a charge storage layer, a first bit line that is connected to the first memory cell, and a second bit line that is connected to the second memory cell. A writing operation includes multiple loops of a programming operation and a verification operation, and first data is written in the first memory cell, and second data different from the first data is written in the second memory cell through the writing operation. In a first loop of the writing operation, a first voltage is applied to the first bit line and the second bit line is maintained in an electrically floating state during the programming operation, and a verification operation relating to the second data is not performed and a verification operation relating to the first data is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Hiroshi MAEJIMA, Koji HOSONO, Tadashi YASUFUKU, Noboru SHIBATA
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Patent number: 10410731Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an internal circuit is capable of executing a first operation and a second operation concurrently, and an output circuit outputs to the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit information indicating whether or not the first operation is being executed and information indicating whether or not the second operation is executable.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Kenichi Imamiya, Toshio Yamamura, Koji Hosono, Koichi Kawai
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Patent number: 10381096Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells, each of which includes a charge storage layer, a first bit line that is connected to the first memory cell, and a second bit line that is connected to the second memory cell. A writing operation includes multiple loops of a programming operation and a verification operation, and first data is written in the first memory cell, and second data different from the first data is written in the second memory cell through the writing operation. In a first loop of the writing operation, a first voltage is applied to the first bit line and the second bit line is maintained in an electrically floating state during the programming operation, and a verification operation relating to the second data is not performed and a verification operation relating to the first data is performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Maejima, Koji Hosono, Tadashi Yasufuku, Noboru Shibata
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Patent number: 10262740Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes memory cell transistors, a word line connected to the plurality of memory cell transistors, bit lines that are respectively connected to the memory cell transistors, and a control circuit. The control circuit carries out a write operation on the memory cell transistors connected to the word line by performing, in sequence, a first loop of operations, including a first program operation followed by at least one verification operation, that are carried out until all memory cell transistors targeted by the first program operation have passed the at least one verification operation, a second loop of operations, including a second program operation and no verification operation, that are carried out for a fixed number of loops and a third loop of operations, including a third program operation and no verification operation, that are carried out for a fixed number of loops.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Tomoki Nakagawa, Koji Hosono
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Publication number: 20180301197Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells, each of which includes a charge storage layer, a first bit line that is connected to the first memory cell, and a second bit line that is connected to the second memory cell. A writing operation includes multiple loops of a programming operation and a verification operation, and first data is written in the first memory cell, and second data different from the first data is written in the second memory cell through the writing operation. In a first loop of the writing operation, a first voltage is applied to the first bit line and the second bit line is maintained in an electrically floating state during the programming operation, and a verification operation relating to the second data is not performed and a verification operation relating to the first data is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Hiroshi MAEJIMA, Koji HOSONO, Tadashi YASUFUKU, Noboru SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20180277220Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes memory cell transistors, a word line connected to the plurality of memory cell transistors, bit lines that are respectively connected to the memory cell transistors, and a control circuit. The control circuit carries out a write operation on the memory cell transistors connected to the word line by performing, in sequence, a first loop of operations, including a first program operation followed by at least one verification operation, that are carried out until all memory cell transistors targeted by the first program operation have passed the at least one verification operation, a second loop of operations, including a second program operation and no verification operation, that are carried out for a fixed number of loops and a third loop of operations, including a third program operation and no verification operation, that are carried out for a fixed number of loops.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Tomoki NAKAGAWA, Koji HOSONO
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Patent number: 9984761Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells, each of which includes a charge storage layer, a first bit line that is connected to the first memory cell, and a second bit line that is connected to the second memory cell. A writing operation includes multiple loops of a programming operation and a verification operation, and first data is written in the first memory cell, and second data different from the first data is written in the second memory cell through the writing operation. In a first loop of the writing operation, a first voltage is applied to the first bit line and the second bit line is maintained in an electrically floating state during the programming operation, and a verification operation relating to the second data is not performed and a verification operation relating to the first data is performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Maejima, Koji Hosono, Tadashi Yasufuku, Noboru Shibata
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Publication number: 20180096729Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an internal circuit is capable of executing a first operation and a second operation concurrently, and an output circuit outputs to the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit information indicating whether or not the first operation is being executed and information indicating whether or not the second operation is executable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Kenichi Imamiya, Toshio Yamamura, Koji Hosono, Koichi Kawai
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Patent number: 9899095Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array having first and second groups of memory strings, each memory string including first and second memory cells connected between select transistors. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device further includes a first word line connected to the first memory cells of the memory strings, a second word line connected to the second memory cells of the memory strings, and a control unit configured to control application of control voltages to the select transistors and the word lines, such that a select line voltage is applied to the first word line and a non-select line voltage is applied to the second word line and not discharged while select transistors of the first group of memory strings are turned off and select transistors of the second group of memory strings are turned on.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventor: Koji Hosono
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Patent number: 9870831Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, an internal circuit is capable of executing a first operation and a second operation concurrently, and an output circuit outputs to the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit information indicating whether or not the first operation is being executed and information indicating whether or not the second operation is executable.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Kenichi Imamiya, Toshio Yamamura, Koji Hosono, Koichi Kawai
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Patent number: RE46749Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory device has a NAND string, in which multiple memory cells are connected in series. A read procedure is performed for a selected memory cell in the NAND string on the condition that the selected memory cell is applied with a selected voltage while unselected memory cells are driven to be turned on without regard to cell data thereof. In the read procedure, a first read pass voltage is applied to unselected memory cells except an adjacent and unselected memory cell disposed adjacent to the selected memory cell, the adjacent and unselected memory cell being completed in data write later than the selected memory cell, and a second read pass voltage higher than the first read pass voltage is applied to the adjacent and unselected memory cell.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Hosono
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Patent number: RE47355Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes: a memory cell array having memory cells arranged therein, the memory cells storing data in a non-volatile manner; and a plurality of transfer transistors transferring a voltage to the memory cells, the voltage to be supplied for data read, write and erase operations with respect to the memory cells. Each of the transfer transistors includes: a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate via a gate insulation film; and diffusion layers formed to sandwich the gate electrode therebetween and functioning as drain/source layers. Upper layer wirings are provided above the diffusion layers and provided with a predetermined voltage to prevent depletion of the diffusion layers at least when the transfer transistors become conductive.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Dai Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kutsukake, Kenji Gomikawa, Takeshi Shimane, Mitsuhiro Noguchi, Koji Hosono, Masaru Koyanagi, Takashi Aoi
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Patent number: RE48244Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory device has a NAND string, in which multiple memory cells are connected in series. A read procedure is performed for a selected memory cell in the NAND string on the condition that the selected memory cell is applied with a selected voltage while unselected memory cells are driven to be turned on without regard to cell data thereof. In the read procedure, a first read pass voltage is applied to unselected memory cells except an adjacent and unselected memory cell disposed adjacent to the selected memory cell, the adjacent and unselected memory cell being completed in data write later than the selected memory cell, and a second read pass voltage higher than the first read pass voltage is applied to the adjacent and unselected memory cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Hosono
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Patent number: RE49274Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes: a memory cell array having memory cells arranged therein, the memory cells storing data in a non-volatile manner; and a plurality of transfer transistors transferring a voltage to the memory cells, the voltage to be supplied for data read, write and erase operations with respect to the memory cells. Each of the transfer transistors includes: a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate via a gate insulation film; and diffusion layers formed to sandwich the gate electrode therebetween and functioning as drain/source layers. Upper layer wirings are provided above the diffusion layers and provided with a predetermined voltage to prevent depletion of the diffusion layers at least when the transfer transistors become conductive.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATIONInventors: Dai Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kutsukake, Kenji Gomikawa, Takeshi Shimane, Mitsuhiro Noguchi, Koji Hosono, Masaru Koyanagi, Takashi Aoi