Patents by Inventor Norihiro Fujita

Norihiro Fujita 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: 20110038206
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a first cell, a second cell, a bit line, a first buffer, a second buffer, and a controller. The bit line transfers the data to the first cell and the second cell. The first buffer holds write data to the first cell and the second cell. The second buffer holds read data from the first cell. The controller controls first writing and rewriting executed for the first cell and second writing executed for the second cell. The write data in the first buffer is updated each time a second write signal is given. The controller executes the first writing based on the write data held by the first buffer. The controller performs the second writing based on the write data updated in the first buffer. The controller executes the rewriting based on the read data held by the second buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Norihiro FUJITA, Yasuyuki Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7867344
    Abstract: A method is proved for hot pressing hot rolled steel sheet, cold rolled steel sheet, Al-based plated steel sheet or Zn-based plated steel sheet, where the hot pressed sheet can exhibit a strength of at least about 1200 Mpa, and my be prevented from exhibiting hydrogen embrittlement. The steel sheet may include between about 0.05 to 0.5 wt % C, and/or it may be plated with an Al-based or Zn-based plating material. The steel sheet may be heating to a temperature greater than an Ac3 temperature and not more than about 1100° C. before pressing. An atmosphere can be provided during heating which contains not more than about 6 vol % of hydrogen and a dew point of not more than about 10° C. The exemplary methods may be used to form high strength parts which may be used, e.g., in automobiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Kusumi, Jun Maki, Masayuki Abe, Masahiro Ohgami, Norihiro Fujita, Shinya Nakajima
  • Patent number: 7826268
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory, has a first wire; a second wire adjacent to the first wire; a third wire disposed next to the second wire such that the second wire is disposed between the first wire and the third wire; a power supply circuit for setting each of the wires at a predetermined potential; and a determining circuit for determining presence or absence of a short circuit between the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihiro Fujita, Toshihiko Himeno, Hitoshi Shiga
  • Publication number: 20100238727
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes: a first semiconductor chip on which a first memory in mounted; a second semiconductor chip on which a second memory is mounted; wherein in the second memory which is a destination for copying, a read enable operation is performed after booting up a command which makes the read enable operation recognize as a write enable operation, and a data of the first memory, which is a source of the copy, is copied to the second memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Norihiro FUJITA, Hiroyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7755947
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including: a package; a first semiconductor chip provided in the package; a first nonvolatile memory provided on the first semiconductor chip; a second semiconductor chip provided in the package; a second nonvolatile memory provided on the second semiconductor chip; a system bus provided in the package, the system bus connecting the first and second nonvolatile memories; a plurality of data terminals exposed to outside of the package, the data terminals being connected to the first and second nonvolatile memories through the system bus; and an enable terminal exposed to the outside of the package, the enable terminal being connected to the first and second nonvolatile memories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihiro Fujita, Hiroyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20100165744
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a sense amp circuit. The memory cell array includes bit lines connected to memory cells operative to store first logic data and second logic data smaller in cell current than the first logic. The sense amp circuit has a clamp transistor operative to clamp a bit line voltage. The sense amp circuit is operative to detect data in a selected memory cell via the clamp transistor and the bit line. The sense amp circuit is operative to read data from the selected memory cell in at least the two of first and second read cycles while a control voltage is applied to a gate of the clamp transistor. Different control voltages are applied to the gate of the clamp transistor in the first and second read cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mikio Ogawa, Norihiro Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7701777
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a sense amp circuit. The memory cell array includes bit lines connected to memory cells operative to store first logic data and second logic data smaller in cell current than the first logic. The sense amp circuit has a clamp transistor operative to clamp a bit line voltage. The sense amp circuit is operative to detect data in a selected memory cell via the clamp transistor and the bit line. The sense amp circuit is operative to read data from the selected memory cell in at least the two of first and second read cycles while a control voltage is applied to a gate of the clamp transistor. Different control voltages are applied to the gate of the clamp transistor in the first and second read cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mikio Ogawa, Norihiro Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090323432
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell which stores data and which is capable of being rewritten electrically, a bit line which is connected electrically to one end of a current path of the memory cell, a control circuit which carries out a verify operation to check a write result after data is written to the memory cell, and a voltage setting circuit which sets a charging voltage for the bit line in a verify operation and a read operation and makes a charging voltage in a read operation higher than a charging voltage in a verify operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Takuya Futatsuyama, Toshiaki Edahiro, Norihiro Fujita, Fumitaka Arai, Tohru Maruyama, Masaki Kondo
  • Patent number: 7577030
    Abstract: A memory cell array has a plurality of multi-value memory cells arranged therein that can store information of two bits or more in one memory cell as a different page. In each of the data registers, an acceptable number setting register, which temporarily retains data read from the memory cell array, stores multiple acceptable numbers of data states corresponding to each state of threshold voltages of each of the pages in the multi-value memory cells. A selector selects, from the multiple acceptable numbers of data states, an acceptable number of data states for data retained in each of the data registers corresponding to each page of the multi-value memory cells. A comparator compares the number of data states retained in each of the data registers with the acceptable number of data states selected by the selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoya Tokiwa, Norihiro Fujita
  • Publication number: 20090109753
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including: a package; a first semiconductor chip provided in the package; a first nonvolatile memory provided on the first semiconductor chip; a second semiconductor chip provided in the package; a second nonvolatile memory provided on the second semiconductor chip; a system bus provided in the package, the system bus connecting the first and second nonvolatile memories; a plurality of data terminals exposed to outside of the package, the data terminals being connected to the first and second nonvolatile memories through the system bus; and an enable terminal exposed to the outside of the package, the enable terminal being connected to the first and second nonvolatile memories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Norihiro FUJITA, Hiroyuki NAGASHIMA, Hiroshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20090103368
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a sense amp circuit. The memory cell array includes bit lines connected to memory cells operative to store first logic data and second logic data smaller in cell current than the first logic. The sense amp circuit has a clamp transistor operative to clamp a bit line voltage. The sense amp circuit is operative to detect data in a selected memory cell via the clamp transistor and the bit line. The sense amp circuit is operative to read data from the selected memory cell in at least the two of first and second read cycles while a control voltage is applied to a gate of the clamp transistor. Different control voltages are applied to the gate of the clamp transistor in the first and second read cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mikio OGAWA, Norihiro Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090080261
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory, has a first wire; a second wire adjacent to the first wire; a third wire disposed next to the second wire such that the second wire is disposed between the first wire and the third wire; a power supply circuit for setting each of the wires at a predetermined potential; and a determining circuit for determining presence or absence of a short circuit between the wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Norihiro Fujita, Toshihiko Himeno, Hitoshi Shiga
  • Patent number: 7486562
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array and a sense amp circuit. The memory cell array includes bit lines connected to memory cells operative to store first logic data and second logic data smaller in cell current than the first logic. The sense amp circuit has a clamp transistor operative to clamp a bit line voltage. The sense amp circuit is operative to detect data in a selected memory cell via the clamp transistor and the bit line. The sense amp circuit is operative to read data from the selected memory cell in at least the two of first and second read cycles while a control voltage is applied to a gate of the clamp transistor. Different control voltages are applied to the gate of the clamp transistor in the first and second read cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mikio Ogawa, Norihiro Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7486569
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes: a first semiconductor chip on which a first memory in mounted; a second semiconductor chip on which a second memory is mounted; wherein in the second memory which is a destination for copying, a read enable operation is performed after booting up a command which makes the read enable operation recognize as a write enable operation, and a data of the first memory, which is a source of the copy, is copied to the second memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihiro Fujita, Hiroyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20080170435
    Abstract: A memory cell array has a plurality of multi-value memory cells arranged therein that can store information of two bits or more in one memory cell as a different page. In each of the data registers, an acceptable number setting register, which temporarily retains data read from the memory cell array, stores multiple acceptable numbers of data states corresponding to each state of threshold voltages of each of the pages in the multi-value memory cells. A selector selects, from the multiple acceptable numbers of data states, an acceptable number of data states for data retained in each of the data registers corresponding to each page of the multi-value memory cells. A comparator compares the number of data states retained in each of the data registers with the acceptable number of data states selected by the selector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Naoya Tokiwa, Norihiro Fujita
  • Publication number: 20070163685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of hot pressing using hot rolled and cold rolled steel sheet or Al-based plated steel sheet or Zn-based plated steel sheet enabling a strength of at least 1200 MPa to be obtained after high temperature forming and with extremely little possibility of hydrogen embrittlement and such hot pressed parts, that is, a method of hot pressing a high strength automobile parts comprising using steel sheet containing as steel compositions by wt % C:0.05 to 0.5% or steel sheet plated mainly with Al or Zn to produce automobile members by hot pressing during which making the heating temperature before pressing Ac3 or more to 1100° C. or less, making the hydrogen concentration in the heating atmosphere 6 vol % or less, and making the dew point 10° C. or less and such hot pressed parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Kusumi, Jun Maki, Masayuki Abe, Masahiro Ohgami, Norihiro Fujita, Shinya Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20070133281
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes: a first semiconductor chip on which a first memory in mounted; a second semiconductor chip on which a second memory is mounted; wherein in the second memory which is a destination for copying, a read enable operation is performed after booting up a command which makes the read enable operation recognize as a write enable operation, and a data of the first memory, which is a source of the copy, is copied to the second memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Norihiro FUJITA, Hiroyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060133155
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises memory cell array constituted of a plurality of memory blocks which electrically rewritable memory cells are arranged, before erasing data of all of said memory cells in the selected memory block in a plurality of said memory blocks, preprogram is performed to shift all threshold voltages of all of said memory cells in said selected memory blocks to positive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihiro Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060034140
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array and a sense amp circuit. The memory cell array includes bit lines connected to memory cells operative to store first logic data and second logic data smaller in cell current than the first logic. The sense amp circuit has a clamp transistor operative to clamp a bit line voltage. The sense amp circuit is operative to detect data in a selected memory cell via the clamp transistor and the bit line. The sense amp circuit is operative to read data from the selected memory cell in at least the two of first and second read cycles while a control voltage is applied to a gate of the clamp transistor. Different control voltages are applied to the gate of the clamp transistor in the first and second read cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mikio Ogawa, Norihiro Fujita, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6301143
    Abstract: In an enabling high-speed operation memory cell chip, its cell array is divided, for example, into 4 cell blocks, the first two being arranged side by side, while the second two being arranged side by side under the first two. The row decoder groups are each arranged between the cell blocks provided in row direction. The column decoder groups and the sense amplifier groups are respectively arranged between the cell blocks provided in column direction. Further, the peripheral circuit area is provided between the cell blocks provided in column direction so that the predecoder groups, address input circuit groups and data input/output circuit groups are arranged in line therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norihiro Fujita, Masami Masuda