Patents by Inventor Yin-Ming Lan

Yin-Ming Lan 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: 7623388
    Abstract: A method detects if a word line of a memory array is broken. The method includes writing a first datum to a memory cell when coupling a corresponding word line to a voltage source, writing a second datum different from the first datum to the memory cell when the coupling between the corresponding word line and the voltage source is decoupled, reading the stored data of the memory cell, and determining if the word line is broken according to the read data, the first datum, and the second datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hao Chen, Jen-Shou Hsu, Lien-Sheng Yang, Yin-Ming Lan
  • Publication number: 20090175097
    Abstract: A method detects if a word line of a memory array is broken. The method includes writing a first datum to a memory cell when coupling a corresponding word line to a voltage source, writing a second datum different from the first datum to the memory cell when the coupling between the corresponding word line and the voltage source is decoupled, reading the stored data of the memory cell, and determining if the word line is broken according to the read data, the first datum, and the second datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Tzu-Hao Chen, Jen-Shou Hsu, Lien-Sheng Yang, Yin-Ming Lan