Patents by Inventor SANEL ALTERMAN

SANEL ALTERMAN 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).

  • Column-layered message-passing LDPC decoder
    Patent number: 10110249
    Abstract: In an illustrative example, a decoder includes a variable node unit (VNU) that includes a variable-to-check lookup table circuit configured to output a variable-to-check message corresponding to a check node. The VNU also includes a hard-decision lookup table circuit configured to output a hard decision value corresponding to a variable node. The decoder also includes a check node unit (CNU) responsive to the variable-to-check message and configured to generate an updated check-to-variable message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xinmiao Zhang, Alexander Bazarsky, Ran Zamir, Eran Sharon, Idan Alrod, Omer Fainzilber, Sanel Alterman
  • COLUMN-LAYERED MESSAGE-PASSING LDPC DECODER
    Publication number: 20180062666
    Abstract: In an illustrative example, a decoder includes a variable node unit (VNU) that includes a variable-to-check lookup table circuit configured to output a variable-to-check message corresponding to a check node. The VNU also includes a hard-decision lookup table circuit configured to output a hard decision value corresponding to a variable node. The decoder also includes a check node unit (CNU) responsive to the variable-to-check message and configured to generate an updated check-to-variable message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: XINMIAO ZHANG, ALEXANDER BAZARSKY, RAN ZAMIR, ERAN SHARON, IDAN ALROD, OMER FAINZILBER, SANEL ALTERMAN