Patents by Inventor Sibo Ma

Sibo Ma 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).

  • Patent number: 9666295
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device capable of improving a read characteristic of a sense amplifier and a stored data read method are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a sense amplifier and a controller. The sense amplifier has a first transistor that clamps a voltage of a bit line, a second transistor that is provided between a voltage node clamped by the first transistor and a reference voltage node, and a third transistor that is inserted between a charge/discharge node and the voltage node clamped by the first transistor. In a first operation mode, the controller turns on the first transistor and the second transistor and turns off the third transistor. In the second operation mode, the third transistor is turned on and in the third operation mode, the first transistor is turned on, the second transistor is turned off, the third transistor is turned on, and the fourth transistor is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Sibo Ma, Masahiro Yoshihara, Katsumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20160189790
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device capable of improving a read characteristic of a sense amplifier and a stored data read method are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a sense amplifier and a controller. The sense amplifier has a first transistor that clamps a voltage of a bit line, a second transistor that is provided between a voltage node clamped by the first transistor and a reference voltage node, and a third transistor that is inserted between a charge/discharge node and the voltage node clamped by the first transistor. In a first operation mode, the controller turns on the first transistor and the second transistor and turns off the third transistor. In the second operation mode, the third transistor is turned on and in the third operation mode, the first transistor is turned on, the second transistor is turned off, the third transistor is turned on, and the fourth transistor is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Sibo MA, Masahiro YOSHIHARA, Katsumi ABE
  • Publication number: 20130343124
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control circuit is configured to perform a first read operation and a second read operation. The control circuit is configured to perform the plurality of first sense operations when applying a first reading voltage to the word line in the first read operation. The control circuit is configured to perform a second sense operation when applying a second reading voltage to the word line in the second read operation. The control circuit is configured to select one of informations read out by the plurality of sense operations based on data stored in adjacent memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Sibo Ma, Masahiro Yoshihara