Patents by Inventor Oren N. Honen

Oren N. Honen 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).

  • Counter using shift for enhanced endurance
    Patent number: 7573969
    Abstract: A counting device includes a set of memory cells, which are configured to store respective bits of a count code. A controller is coupled to the memory cells so as to increment, in response to occurrences of a count input, the count code in the set of the memory cells from an initial value up to a preset bound in each of a plurality of successive iterations, and to shift the bits of the count code that are respectively stored in the memory cells in each of the iterations relative to a preceding iteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Sandisk Il Ltd.
    Inventors: Eran Shen, Rotem Sela, Aviad Zer, Oren N. Honen, Ido Shilo
  • COUNTER USING SHIFT FOR ENHANCED ENDURANCE
    Publication number: 20090086880
    Abstract: A counting device includes a set of memory cells, which are configured to store respective bits of a count code. A controller is coupled to the memory cells so as to increment, in response to occurrences of a count input, the count code in the set of the memory cells from an initial value up to a preset bound in each of a plurality of successive iterations, and to shift the bits of the count code that are respectively stored in the memory cells in each of the iterations relative to a preceding iteration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: SANDISK IL LTD
    Inventors: Eran Shen, Rotem Sela, Aviad Zer, Oren N. Honen, Ido Shilo