Patents by Inventor Shirou Fujita

Shirou 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: 20240363166
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo MAGAKI, Tokumasa HARA, Shirou FUJITA
  • Patent number: 12073885
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20230223083
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo MAGAKI, Tokumasa HARA, Shirou FUJITA
  • Patent number: 11631463
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20210350855
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo MAGAKI, Tokumasa HARA, Shirou FUJITA
  • Patent number: 11100999
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20210074363
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Patent number: 10878913
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20200051641
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, lkuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Patent number: 10490282
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20180330792
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Patent number: 10062438
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20170199705
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Patent number: 9431112
    Abstract: A controller controls a memory including first and second strings. The first and second strings configure first and second string groups, respectively. In each string group, a set of memory cell transistors each from each string configures a unit. The controller is configured to: sequentially write, in the first string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; sequentially write, in the second string group, data in first units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong; and sequentially write, in the first string group, data in second units to which serially-coupled memory cell transistors respectively belong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
  • Patent number: 9365800
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having a high content of highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester. A method for producing a composition comprising a highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester, the method comprising contacting a raw material comprising a highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester with an aqueous solution comprising a silver salt and subsequently recovering an aqueous phase; adding an organic solvent to the aqueous phase, and subsequently recovering an organic solvent phase; and rectifying the organic solvent phase at a temperature of 170 to 190° C. and a column top vacuum degree of 1 Pa or less to recover the highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester from the organic solvent phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NISSHIN PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Masataka Harata, Shirou Fujita
  • Patent number: 9299438
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first string; a second string; and a controller. The first string is coupled with a first bit line and includes first memory cells. The second string is coupled with a second bit line and includes second memory cells. The controller executes writing first data into the first memory cells and writing second data into the second memory cells simultaneously. The controller reads data from the first and second strings after writing the first and second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tokumasa Hara, Naoya Tokiwa, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Hitoshi Iwai, Toshifumi Shano, Shirou Fujita
  • Patent number: 9177661
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device reads data in units of page. The device includes: a memory cell array; a plurality of latch circuits; and an arithmetic operation circuit. The memory cell array holds data multiplexed in at least three pages. The latch circuits read and hold the multiplexed data at a startup. The arithmetic operation circuit performs operations by use of the multiplexed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tokumasa Hara, Naoya Tokiwa, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Hitoshi Iwai, Toshifumi Shano, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20150252288
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having a high content of highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester. A method for producing a composition comprising a highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester, the method comprising contacting a raw material comprising a highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester with an aqueous solution comprising a silver salt and subsequently recovering an aqueous phase; adding an organic solvent to the aqueous phase, and subsequently recovering an organic solvent phase; and rectifying the organic solvent phase at a temperature of 170 to 190° C. and a column top vacuum degree of 1 Pa or less to recover the highly unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester from the organic solvent phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: NISSHIN PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Masataka Harata, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20150248322
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory controller includes a controller that is configured to, when notified of an error by one of memory chips at a time of power supply startup, transmit a first command including an address to the memory chip by which the error was notified, when notified of a normal end by the memory chip in which the first command was received, transmit a second command including an address to the memory chip by which the normal end was notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tokumasa Hara, Hitoshi Iwai, Naoya Tokiwa, Toshikatsu Hida, Yoshihisa Kojima, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Shirou Fujita
  • Publication number: 20150206590
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and a controller. The system includes the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells; and the controller configured to control one of read operation, write operation, and a use frequency of the read operation or the write operation on the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, and configured to change controlling for a memory cell belonging to a first group of the memory cells and to change controlling for a memory cell belonging to a second group located on an upper side or a lower side of the memory cell belonging to the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Haruka SAKUMA, Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Hideaki Aochi, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Tokumasa Hara, Hiroshi Yao, Shirou Fujita, Ikuo Magaki, Kiwamu Sakuma, Masumi Saitoh