Patents by Inventor Yugi Mizuguchi

Yugi Mizuguchi 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: 8559255
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong
  • Publication number: 20120294103
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SPANSION LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong
  • Patent number: 8264898
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong
  • Publication number: 20110235412
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong
  • Patent number: 7986562
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong
  • Publication number: 20100103732
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SPANSION LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong
  • Patent number: 7679967
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong
  • Publication number: 20090161462
    Abstract: A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbances between neighboring cells. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to all bit lines in a block in the memory array, or to bit lines associated with a selected memory cell and neighbor memory cells adjacent to the selected memory cell in the block. The system ensures that source and drain voltage levels can be set to desired levels at the same or substantially the same time, while selecting a memory cell. This can facilitate minimizing AC disturbances in the selected memory cell during the AC operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: SPANSION LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Chung, Zhizheng Liu, Yugi Mizuguchi, Xuguang Alan Wang, Yi He, Ming Kwan, Darlene Hamilton, Sung-Chul Lee, Guowei Wang, Nancy Leong