Patents by Inventor Yu-Siang Yang
Yu-Siang Yang 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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Patent number: 12124743Abstract: A data reading method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a read command from a host system, and the read command instructs reading data from at least one logical unit, and the logical unit is mapped to a first physical unit; obtaining state information of at least two neighboring memory cells in the first physical unit; determining an electrical parameter offset value corresponding to the neighboring memory cells according to the state information; and sending a read command sequence according to the electrical parameter offset value, and the read command sequence instructs reading the first physical unit based on at least one electrical parameter, and the electrical parameter is controlled by the electrical parameter offset value.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Heng Liu, Yu-Siang Yang, An-Cheng Liu, Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20240152296Abstract: A data reading method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a read command from a host system, and the read command instructs reading data from at least one logical unit, and the logical unit is mapped to a first physical unit; obtaining state information of at least two neighboring memory cells in the first physical unit; determining an electrical parameter offset value corresponding to the neighboring memory cells according to the state information; and sending a read command sequence according to the electrical parameter offset value, and the read command sequence instructs reading the first physical unit based on at least one electrical parameter, and the electrical parameter is controlled by the electrical parameter offset value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Heng Liu, Yu-Siang Yang, An-Cheng Liu, Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11809706Abstract: A memory management method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: reading first data from a first physical unit by using a first read voltage level according to first management information among multiple candidate management information; decoding the first data and recording first error bit information of the first data; and adjusting sorting information related to the candidate management information according to the first error bit information. The sorting information reflects a usage order of the candidate management information in a decoding operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Tsai-Hao Kuo, Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu
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Patent number: 11726709Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: determining a retry threshold value according to decoding history information which includes information related to at least one first decoding operation previously performed; and determining whether to enter a second decoding mode according to the retry threshold value after at least one second decoding operation performed based on a first decoding mode is failed. A decoding ability of the second decoding mode is higher than a decoding ability of the first decoding mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Shih-Jia Zeng, Yu-Siang Yang, Szu-Wei Chen, Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11615848Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The memory control method includes: programming multiple first memory cells in a first physical erasing unit in a rewritable non-volatile memory module; and applying an electronic pulse to at least one word line in the rewritable non-volatile memory module. The at least one word line is coupled to multiple second memory cells in the first physical erasing unit. The second memory cells include the first memory cells. The electronic pulse is not configured to read, program, or erase the second memory cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Yu-Heng Liu, Chun-Hsi Lai, Ting-Chien Zhan
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Patent number: 11604586Abstract: A data protection method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: setting a plurality of disk array tags corresponding to a plurality of word lines and a plurality of memory planes, and the plurality of disk array tags corresponding to one of the word lines connected to one of the memory planes are at least partially identical to the plurality of disk array tags corresponding to another one of the word lines connected to another one of the memory planes; receiving a write command and data corresponding to the write command from a host system; and sequentially writing the data into the plurality of word lines and the plurality of memory planes corresponding to the plurality of disk array tags.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Yu-Siang Yang
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Publication number: 20230071724Abstract: A memory management method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: detecting a first temperature status of a rewritable non-volatile memory module; performing a first write operation on a first physical unit under the first temperature status to store first data to the first physical unit; after performing the first write operation, detecting a second temperature status of the rewritable non-volatile memory module; in response to the first temperature status and the second temperature status meeting a first condition, performing a data refresh operation on the first physical unit under the second temperature status to re-store the first data to a second physical unit different from the first physical unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Jia-Fan Chien, Wei Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Yu-Siang Yang
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Patent number: 11573704Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: reading a first physical unit among a plurality of physical units based on a first electrical configuration to obtain first soft information; reading the first physical unit based on a second electrical configuration which is different from the first electrical configuration to obtain second soft information; classifying a plurality of memory cells in the first physical unit according to the first soft information and the second soft information; and decoding data read from the first physical unit according to a classification result of the memory cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Yu-Siang Yang
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Patent number: 11561719Abstract: A flash memory control method, a flash memory storage device and a flash memory controller are provided. The method includes the following. A flash memory module is instructed to perform a data merge operation to copy first data in a first physical unit into at least one second physical unit. After the first data is copied and before the first physical unit is erased, another programming operation is performed on the first physical unit to change a data storage state of at least a part of memory cells in the first physical unit from a first state into a second state. After the first physical unit is programmed, an erase operation is performed on the first physical unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Yu-Heng Liu, Chun-Hsi Lai, Ting-Chien Zhan
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Publication number: 20220365706Abstract: A data accessing method, a memory controlling circuit unit, and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes: reading a codeword stored in a physical programming unit, and calculating a bit change ratio of a bit value change in dummy data included in the codeword; adjusting a read voltage level or a log likelihood ratio according to the bit change ratio; and performing a decoding operation on the codeword by using the adjusted read voltage level or the adjusted log likelihood ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Wei Lin, Shih-Jia Zeng, An-Cheng Liu, Yu-Cheng Hsu
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Publication number: 20220342547Abstract: A memory management method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: reading first data from a first physical unit by using a first read voltage level according to first management information among multiple candidate management information; decoding the first data and recording first error bit information of the first data; and adjusting sorting information related to the candidate management information according to the first error bit information. The sorting information reflects a usage order of the candidate management information in a decoding operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Tsai-Hao Kuo, Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu
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Publication number: 20220334723Abstract: A flash memory control method, a flash memory storage device and a flash memory controller are provided. The method includes the following. A flash memory module is instructed to perform a data merge operation to copy first data in a first physical unit into at least one second physical unit. After the first data is copied and before the first physical unit is erased, another programming operation is performed on the first physical unit to change a data storage state of at least a part of memory cells in the first physical unit from a first state into a second state. After the first physical unit is programmed, an erase operation is performed on the first physical unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Yu-Heng Liu, Chun-Hsi Lai, Ting-Chien Zhan
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Publication number: 20220293185Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The memory control method includes: programming multiple first memory cells in a first physical erasing unit in a rewritable non-volatile memory module; and applying an electronic pulse to at least one word line in the rewritable non-volatile memory module. The at least one word line is coupled to multiple second memory cells in the first physical erasing unit. The second memory cells include the first memory cells. The electronic pulse is not configured to read, program, or erase the second memory cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Siang Yang, Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Yu-Heng Liu, Chun-Hsi Lai, Ting-Chien Zhan
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Publication number: 20220027089Abstract: A memory control method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: determining a retry threshold value according to decoding history information which includes information related to at least one first decoding operation previously performed; and determining whether to enter a second decoding mode according to the retry threshold value after at least one second decoding operation performed based on a first decoding mode is failed. A decoding ability of the second decoding mode is higher than a decoding ability of the first decoding mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Shih-Jia Zeng, Yu-Siang Yang, Szu-Wei Chen, Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20210397347Abstract: A data protection method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: setting a plurality of disk array tags corresponding to a plurality of word lines and a plurality of memory planes, and the plurality of disk array tags corresponding to one of the word lines connected to one of the memory planes are at least partially identical to the plurality of disk array tags corresponding to another one of the word lines connected to another one of the memory planes; receiving a write command and data corresponding to the write command from a host system; and sequentially writing the data into the plurality of word lines and the plurality of memory planes corresponding to the plurality of disk array tags.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Yu-Siang Yang
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Patent number: 11101820Abstract: A memory control method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module is provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The method includes: sending a first read command sequence which indicates a reading of a first physical unit by using a first read voltage level to obtain first data; decoding the first data; sending a second read command sequence which indicates a reading of the first physical unit by using a second read voltage level to obtain second data; decoding the second data with assistance information to improve a decoding success rate of the second data if the second read voltage level meets a first condition or the second data meets a second condition; and decoding the second data without the assistance information if the second read voltage level does not meet the first condition and the second data does not meet the second condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, Shih-Jia Zeng, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Yu-Siang Yang
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Patent number: 10984870Abstract: A memory control method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module is provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The method includes: reading a first physical unit based on a first read voltage level to obtain first data; reading the first physical unit based on a second read voltage level to obtain second data; reading the first physical unit based on a third read voltage level to obtain third data; obtaining a first reference value which reflects a data variation status between the first data and the second data; obtaining a second reference value which reflects a data variation status between the first data and the third data; reading the first physical unit based on a fourth read voltage level to obtain fourth data according to the first reference value and the second reference value; and decoding the fourth data by a decoding circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Szu-Wei Chen, Yu-Siang Yang
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Patent number: 10978163Abstract: A voltage identifying method, a memory controlling circuit unit, and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes: reading a plurality of first memory cells according to a first read voltage group in a plurality of read voltage groups and performing a first decoding operation to generate first verification information; identifying a plurality of second read voltage groups in the plurality of read voltage groups corresponding to a first interval in a plurality of intervals according to the first interval in which the first verification information is located; and reading the plurality of first memory cells by using a third read voltage group in the plurality of second read voltage groups and performing the first decoding operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Szu-Wei Chen, Yu-Siang Yang
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Publication number: 20210082522Abstract: A voltage identifying method, a memory controlling circuit unit, and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes: reading a plurality of first memory cells according to a first read voltage group in a plurality of read voltage groups and performing a first decoding operation to generate first verification information; identifying a plurality of second read voltage groups in the plurality of read voltage groups corresponding to a first interval in a plurality of intervals according to the first interval in which the first verification information is located; and reading the plurality of first memory cells by using a third read voltage group in the plurality of second read voltage groups and performing the first decoding operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Szu-Wei Chen, Yu-Siang Yang
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Patent number: 10923212Abstract: A memory control method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module including a plurality of physical units is provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The method includes: reading first data from a first physical unit of a rewritable non-volatile memory module; decoding the first data by a decoding circuit; updating reliability information according to the decoded first data; reading second data from a second physical unit of the rewritable non-volatile memory module; and decoding the second data by the decoding circuit according to the updated reliability information.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Wei Lin, An-Cheng Liu, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Yu-Siang Yang