Patents by Inventor Zong-Qi Zhou

Zong-Qi Zhou 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: 11209985
    Abstract: An input/output delay optimization method, used in an electronic system comprising a host controller and a memory device. The method comprising: switching the memory device from a first mode to a second mode a high power consumption mode of the memory device; transmitting one or more first read commands to the memory device, wherein the one or more first read commands are transmitted according to different output delay values; determining an optimized output delay value according to the response status of memory device for the one or more first read commands; transmitting one or more second read commands to the memory device, wherein the one or more second read commands are transmitted according to the optimized output delay value; receiving a known data from the memory device according to different input delay values; and determining an optimized input delay value according to the correctness of the received known data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Lun Wu, Chun-Lien Su, Zong-Qi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200341652
    Abstract: An input/output delay optimization method, used in an electronic system comprising a host controller and a memory device. The method comprising: switching the memory device from a first mode to a second mode a high power consumption mode of the memory device; transmitting one or more first read commands to the memory device, wherein the one or more first read commands are transmitted according to different output delay values; determining an optimized output delay value according to the response status of memory device for the one or more first read commands; transmitting one or more second read commands to the memory device, wherein the one or more second read commands are transmitted according to the optimized output delay value; receiving a known data from the memory device according to different input delay values; and determining an optimized input delay value according to the correctness of the received known data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Sheng-Lun WU, Chun-Lien SU, Zong-Qi ZHOU
  • Patent number: 8982636
    Abstract: A memory comprises a memory cell, a sense amplifier, and a control unit. The memory cell stores a first bit and a second bit. The sense amplifier senses a first cell current and a second cell current corresponding to the first and the second bits respectively with a voltage applying on the memory cell. The control unit determines a digital state of the first bit by comparing a first reference current with the first cell current or by comparing a reference data with a first delta current between the first cell current and the second cell current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Chou, Ming-Feng Zhou, Chung-Yi Li, Zong-Qi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110007577
    Abstract: A memory comprises a memory cell, a sense amplifier, and a control unit. The memory cell stores a first bit and a second bit. The sense amplifier senses a first cell current and a second cell current corresponding to the first and the second bits respectively with a voltage applying on the memory cell. The control unit determines a digital state of the first bit by comparing a first reference current with the first cell current or by comparing a reference data with a first delta current between the first cell current and the second cell current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Chou, Ming-Feng Zhou, Chung-Yi Li, Zong-Qi Zhou