Patents by Inventor Tetsuji Manabe

Tetsuji Manabe 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: 9536582
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods involving accessing memory cells are described. In one such method, chunks of memory cells in a memory array are enabled to be accessed and then one or more of the chunks are disabled from being accessed. In one such apparatus, an array includes chunks of memory cells and a chunk selector circuit coupled to each chunk to enable the memory cells in the respective chunk to be accessed. Additional embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Tanzawa, Satoru Tamada, Koichi Kawai, Tetsuji Manabe
  • Publication number: 20150262636
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods involving accessing memory cells are described. In one such method, chunks of memory cells in a memory array are enabled to be accessed and then one or more of the chunks are disabled from being accessed. In one such apparatus, an array includes chunks of memory cells and a chunk selector circuit coupled to each chunk to enable the memory cells in the respective chunk to be accessed. Additional embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Toru Tanzawa, Satoru Tamada, Koichi Kawai, Tetsuji Manabe
  • Patent number: 9064578
    Abstract: Chunks of memory cells in a memory array are enabled to be accessed and then one or more of the chunks are disabled from being accessed. In one such apparatus, an array includes chunks of memory cells and a chunk selector circuit coupled to each chunk to enable the memory cells in the respective chunk to be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Tanzawa, Satoru Tamada, Koichi Kawai, Tetsuji Manabe
  • Publication number: 20140169098
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods involving accessing memory cells are described. In one such method, chunks of memory cells in a memory array are enabled to be accessed and then one or more of the chunks are disabled from being accessed. In one such apparatus, an array includes chunks of memory cells and a chunk selector circuit coupled to each chunk to enable the memory cells in the respective chunk to be accessed. Additional embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Tanzawa, Satoru Tamada, Koichi Kawai, Tetsuji Manabe
  • Patent number: 8243538
    Abstract: Methods for small unit internal verify read operation and a memory device are disclosed. In one such method, expected data is programmed into a grouping of columns of memory cells (e.g., memory block). Mask data is loaded into a third dynamic data cache of three dynamic data caches. The expected data is loaded into a second data cache. After a read operation of programmed columns of memory cells, the read data is compared to the expected data and error bit indicators are stored in the second data cache in the error bit locations. The second data cache is masked with the mask data so that only those error bits that are unmasked are counted. If the number of unmasked error bit indicators is greater than a threshold, the memory block is marked as unusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Manabe, Satoru Tamada
  • Publication number: 20120063226
    Abstract: Methods for small unit internal verify read operation and a memory device are disclosed. In one such method, expected data is programmed into a grouping of columns of memory cells (e.g., memory block). Mask data is loaded into a third dynamic data cache of three dynamic data caches. The expected data is loaded into a second data cache. After a read operation of programmed columns of memory cells, the read data is compared to the expected data and error bit indicators are stored in the second data cache in the error bit locations. The second data cache is masked with the mask data so that only those error bits that are unmasked are counted. If the number of unmasked error bit indicators is greater than a threshold, the memory block is marked as unusable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuji Manabe, Satoru Tamada
  • Patent number: 8077532
    Abstract: Methods for small unit internal verify read operation and a memory device are disclosed. In one such method, expected data is programmed into a grouping of columns of memory cells (e.g., memory block). Mask data is loaded into a third dynamic data cache of three dynamic data caches. The expected data is loaded into a second data cache. After a read operation of programmed columns of memory cells, the read data is compared to the expected data and error bit indicators are stored in the second data cache in the error bit locations. The second data cache is masked with the mask data so that only those error bits that are unmasked are counted. If the number of unmasked error bit indicators is greater than a threshold, the memory block is marked as unusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Manabe, Satoru Tamada
  • Publication number: 20110051523
    Abstract: Methods for small unit internal verify read operation and a memory device are disclosed. In one such method, expected data is programmed into a grouping of columns of memory cells (e.g., memory block). Mask data is loaded into a third dynamic data cache of three dynamic data caches. The expected data is loaded into a second data cache. After a read operation of programmed columns of memory cells, the read data is compared to the expected data and error bit indicators are stored in the second data cache in the error bit locations. The second data cache is masked with the mask data so that only those error bits that are unmasked are counted. If the number of unmasked error bit indicators is greater than a threshold, the memory block is marked as unusable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Tetsuji Manabe, Satoru Tamada