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).
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Publication number: 20240363166Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo MAGAKI, Tokumasa HARA, Shirou FUJITA
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Patent number: 12073885Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20230223083Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo MAGAKI, Tokumasa HARA, Shirou FUJITA
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Patent number: 11631463Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20210350855Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo MAGAKI, Tokumasa HARA, Shirou FUJITA
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Patent number: 11100999Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20210074363Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Patent number: 10878913Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20200051641Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, lkuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Patent number: 10490282Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20180330792Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Patent number: 10062438Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20170199705Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hiroshi SUKEGAWA, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Patent number: 9431112Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Ikuo Magaki, Tokumasa Hara, Shirou Fujita
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Patent number: 9365800Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: NISSHIN PHARMA INC.Inventors: Masataka Harata, Shirou Fujita
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Patent number: 9299438Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tokumasa Hara, Naoya Tokiwa, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Hitoshi Iwai, Toshifumi Shano, Shirou Fujita
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Patent number: 9177661Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tokumasa Hara, Naoya Tokiwa, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Hitoshi Iwai, Toshifumi Shano, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20150252288Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: NISSHIN PHARMA INC.Inventors: Masataka Harata, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20150248322Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tokumasa Hara, Hitoshi Iwai, Naoya Tokiwa, Toshikatsu Hida, Yoshihisa Kojima, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Shirou Fujita
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Publication number: 20150206590Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Haruka SAKUMA, Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Hideaki Aochi, Hiroshi Sukegawa, Tokumasa Hara, Hiroshi Yao, Shirou Fujita, Ikuo Magaki, Kiwamu Sakuma, Masumi Saitoh