Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Sugiura

Yoshihisa Sugiura 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: 7848170
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory has a first memory chip set so as to be operated by specifying the chip address upon reset; and a second memory chip set so as not to be specified by the chip address and not to be operated upon reset, the first memory chip and the second memory chip each comprising a power-on reset circuit which detects a power supply voltage after power-on and outputs a reset signal for resetting an operation when the power supply voltage is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20100020628
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory has a first memory chip set so as to be operated by specifying the chip address upon reset; and a second memory chip set so as not to be specified by the chip address and not to be operated upon reset, the first memory chip and the second memory chip each comprising a power-on reset circuit which detects a power supply voltage after power-on and outputs a reset signal for resetting an operation when the power supply voltage is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshihisa SUGIURA
  • Patent number: 7636255
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7623379
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a non-volatile memory having a pseudo pass function of returning a pass as a status even if a bit error reaching an allowable number of bits occurs after at least one of write or erase sequence is completed. The non-volatile memory includes an issue timing control section for controlling timing of issuing the pseudo pass function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi Inoue, Yoshihisa Sugiura, Tatsuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7508725
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is disclosed, which includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a built-in self-test circuit which writes test pattern data including binary 0 and binary 1 in the memory cells in units of a page to perform a test for the memory cells, a plurality of sense amplifiers which hold a plurality of data read from the memory cells in units of a page, and a detection circuit which collectively detects the plurality of data held by the sense amplifiers and outputs a detection result to the built-in self-test circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Atsushi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7434111
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory system comprises a non-volatile memory and a memory controller controlling the non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory has a pseudo pass function of returning a pass as a status even if a bit error reaching allowable number of bits occurs after at least one of a write or erase sequence is completed. The memory controller has an allowable bit change function of changing the upper limit value of the allowable number of bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Tatsuya Tanaka, Atsushi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20080175057
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070245182
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is disclosed, which includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a built-in self-test circuit which writes test pattern data including binary 0 and binary 1 in the memory cells in units of a page to perform a test for the memory cells, a plurality of sense amplifiers which hold a plurality of data read from the memory cells in units of a page, and a detection circuit which collectively detects the plurality of data held by the sense amplifiers and outputs a detection result to the built-in self-test circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshihisa SUGIURA, Atsushi INOUE
  • Patent number: 7277323
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070153582
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a non-volatile memory having a pseudo pass function of returning a pass as a status even if a bit error reaching an allowable number of bits occurs after at least one of write or erase sequence is completed. The non-volatile memory includes an issue timing control section for controlling timing of issuing the pseudo pass function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Atsushi Inoue, Yoshihisa Sugiura, Tatsuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7203091
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a non-volatile memory having a pseudo pass function of returning a pass as a status even if a bit error reaching an allowable number of bits occurs after at least one of write or erase sequence is completed. The non-volatile memory includes an issue timing control section for controlling timing of issuing the pseudo pass function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi Inoue, Yoshihisa Sugiura, Tatsuya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060117214
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory system comprises a non-volatile memory and a memory controller controlling the non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory has a pseudo pass function of returning a pass as a status even if a bit error reaching allowable number of bits occurs after at least one of a write or erase sequence is completed. The memory controller has an allowable bit change function of changing the upper limit value of the allowable number of bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Tatsuya Tanaka, Atsushi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20060098489
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a non-volatile memory having a pseudo pass function of returning a pass as a status even if a bit error reaching an allowable number of bits occurs after at least one of write or erase sequence is completed. The non-volatile memory includes an issue timing control section for controlling timing of issuing the pseudo pass function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Atsushi Inoue, Yoshihisa Sugiura, Tatsuya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050213390
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6914816
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20050047207
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6839276
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6801060
    Abstract: In order to avoid any malfunction for a temporary change in power supply voltage and suppress decrease in internal power supply voltage when transition is effected from the stand-by mode to the active mode, the disclosed semiconductor integrated circuit is provided with a detecting circuit which prevents malfunction in a temporary change in the power supply voltage from occurring by changing a detection level according to when the power supply voltage is increased or decreased. Further, a decrease in the internal power supply voltage immediately after the transition from the stand-by mode to the active mode is suppressed by employing a PMOS down converter in the stand-by mode and an NMOS down converter in the active mode, and setting an internal power supply voltage of the PMOS down converter in the stand-by mode higher than in the active mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tamio Ikehashi, Yoshihisa Sugiura, Kenichi Imamiya, Ken Takeuchi, Yoshihisa Iwata
  • Publication number: 20030227811
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of memory cell arrays each having a number-of-rewrites storage region allocated to a portion of a corresponding cell array, and a number-of-rewrites write control circuit which stores the number of rewrites in cell transistors of the number-of-rewrites storage regions in non-selected memory cell arrays of the plurality of memory cell arrays by executing write of data to the cell transistors at a voltage lower than an ordinary write voltage so as to change a threshold value of the cell transistors in analog fashion according to an amount of electrons injected into floating gates of the cell transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Sugiura, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: D711731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Sugiura