Patents by Inventor Kunio Matsudaira

Kunio Matsudaira 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: 7969791
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Publication number: 20100103739
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru FUKUDA, Hiroaki NAKANISHI, Kunio MATSUDAIRA, Masahiro MATSUO, Hirohisa ABE
  • Patent number: 7672172
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Publication number: 20090091984
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of other flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru FUKUDA, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Patent number: 7483312
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Publication number: 20030210588
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Patent number: 6545916
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Publication number: 20020031013
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Patent number: 6335883
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Patent number: 6115292
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe
  • Patent number: 6104057
    Abstract: An electrically alterable non-volatile memory device is disclosed. In the device architecture of the memory device, control gates are formed, divided corresponding to the blocks and interconnected independently within each block, to further be connected to a metal gate line through block select MOS transistors which are formed on a semiconductor substrate between the blocks. All gate electrodes of the block select MOS transistors which are connected to the control gates interconnected as above within each block are further connected each other. These block select transistors can be controlled by applying erase block signals such as, EBS0, EBS1 and so on, to respective transistors. In addition, the control gates are further connected to a decoder such that some of these control gates may be selected through metal control gate lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe, Yoichi Sakai
  • Patent number: 4990999
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device in which MOS transistors are used. The device has diffusion lines and polysilicon lines formed on a semiconductor substrate, first and second insulating films covering the diffusion lines and the polysilicon lines, respectively. The diffusion lines extend at intervals and parallel with each other, and constitute bit lines of the memory device. The polysilicon lines extend at intervals, intersect the diffusion lines, and constitute word lines of the memory device. Metal wiring lines are formed on the second insulating film are each positioned over every other diffusion line in such a manner as to extend along the corresponding diffusion line, each metal wiring line being electrically connected to the corresponding diffusion line through a contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Keiji Fukumura, Shigemi Sasada
  • Patent number: 4774692
    Abstract: A sense circuit of a semiconductor memory transistor includes a bit line connected to a memory cell which stores "1" or "0". The sense circuit includes a MOS transistor which has its gate connected to the bit line, its source connected to ground voltage and its drain connected to a supply voltage through a load MOS transistor. The sense circuit also includes a compensating circuit for compensating the voltage at the bit line when the ground voltage has fluctuated. For example, the compensating circuit includes a pull-up circuit for pulling up the voltage at the bit line when the ground voltage has shifted to the positive side and a pull-down circuit for pulling down the voltage at the bit line when the ground voltage has shifted to the negative side, thereby maintaining the relative voltage relationship between the voltage at the bit line and the ground voltage at a proper value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Keiji Fukumura
  • Patent number: RE40917
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composite flash memory device comprises a plural sector flash memory array which is divided to plural sector that is a minimum erasing unit of the flash memory device, a flash memory array storing control commands which control a total system of the composite flash memory device and/or the only composite flash memory device in and sharing I/O line of the plural sector flash memory array, the read operation of the flash memory array is enable when the plural sector flash memory array is gained access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kunio Matsudaira, Masahiro Matsuo, Hirohisa Abe