Inventor
LU TAO CHENG
TW145 patents
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MACRONIX INT CO LTD
48 patentsUS6690601B2Feb 10, 2004
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory cell with electron-trapping erase state and methods for operating the same
MACRONIX INT CO LTD162 citations99
US6320786B1Nov 20, 2001
Method of controlling multi-state NROM
MACRONIX INT CO LTD431 citations99
US7187590B2Mar 6, 2007
Method and system for self-convergent erase in charge trapping memory cells
MACRONIX INT CO LTD95 citations98
US7158411B2Jan 2, 2007
Integrated code and data flash memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD116 citations98
US6657894B2Dec 2, 2003
Apparatus and method for programming virtual ground nonvolatile memory cell array without disturbing adjacent cells
MACRONIX INT CO LTD108 citations98
US6607957B1Aug 19, 2003
Method for fabricating nitride read only memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD137 citations98
US6498377B1Dec 24, 2002
SONOS component having high dielectric property
MACRONIX INT CO LTD107 citations97
US6996011B2Feb 7, 2006
NAND-type non-volatile memory cell and method for operating same
MACRONIX INT CO LTD62 citations96
US6958934B2Oct 25, 2005
Method of programming and erasing multi-level flash memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD43 citations96
US6829175B2Dec 7, 2004
Erasing method for non-volatile memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD47 citations96
US6721204B1Apr 13, 2004
Memory erase method and device with optimal data retention for nonvolatile memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD66 citations96
US6646924B1Nov 11, 2003
Non-volatile memory and operating method thereof
MACRONIX INT CO LTD64 citations96
US6614694B1Sep 2, 2003
Erase scheme for non-volatile memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD67 citations96
US6524913B1Feb 25, 2003
Method of fabricating a non-volatile memory with a spacer
MACRONIX INT CO LTD74 citations96
US6512696B1Jan 28, 2003
Method of programming and erasing a SNNNS type non-volatile memory cell
MACRONIX INT CO LTD140 citations96
US6458642B1Oct 1, 2002
Method of fabricating a sonos device
MACRONIX INT CO LTD71 citations96
US6215697B1Apr 10, 2001
Multi-level memory cell device and method for self-converged programming
MACRONIX INT CO LTD118 citations96
US6175519B1Jan 16, 2001
Virtual ground EPROM structure
MACRONIX INT CO LTD82 citations96
US6444523B1Sep 3, 2002
Method for fabricating a memory device with a floating gate
MACRONIX INT CO LTD63 citations95
US7035147B2Apr 25, 2006
Overerase protection of memory cells for nonvolatile memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD22 citations93
US6465849B1Oct 15, 2002
CMOS structure having dynamic threshold voltage
MACRONIX INT CO LTD44 citations93
US7180123B2Feb 20, 2007
Method for programming programmable eraseless memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD19 citations92
US7106563B2Sep 12, 2006
Electrostatic discharge protection circuit coupled on I/O pad
MACRONIX INT CO LTD25 citations92
US6965504B2Nov 15, 2005
ESD protection apparatus and method for a high-voltage input pad
MACRONIX INT CO LTD24 citations92
US6947267B2Sep 20, 2005
RC controlled ESD circuits for mixed-voltage interface
MACRONIX INT CO LTD24 citations92
US6933540B2Aug 23, 2005
ESD protection apparatus and method for dual-polarity input pad
MACRONIX INT CO LTD25 citations92
US6834013B2Dec 21, 2004
Method for programming and erasing non-volatile memory with nitride tunneling layer
MACRONIX INT CO LTD19 citations92
US6785163B2Aug 31, 2004
Trim circuit and method for tuning a current level of a reference cell in a flash memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD19 citations92
US6724677B1Apr 20, 2004
ESD device used with high-voltage input pad
MACRONIX INT CO LTD38 citations92
US6720614B2Apr 13, 2004
Operation method for programming and erasing a data in a P-channel sonos memory cell
MACRONIX INT CO LTD31 citations92
US6671209B2Dec 30, 2003
Erasing method for p-channel NROM
MACRONIX INT CO LTD28 citations92
US6661273B1Dec 9, 2003
Substrate pump circuit and method for I/O ESD protection
MACRONIX INT CO LTD40 citations92
US6587387B1Jul 1, 2003
Device and method for testing mask ROM for bitline to bitline isolation leakage
MACRONIX INT CO LTD18 citations92
US5963808AOct 5, 1999
Method of forming an asymmetric bird's beak cell for a flash EEPROM
MACRONIX INT CO LTD36 citations92
US6919604B2Jul 19, 2005
Silicon controlled rectifier structure with guard ring controlled circuit
MACRONIX INT CO LTD17 citations91
US6791146B2Sep 14, 2004
Silicon controlled rectifier structure with guard ring controlled circuit
MACRONIX INT CO LTD30 citations91
US6549029B1Apr 15, 2003
Circuit and method for measuring capacitance
MACRONIX INT CO LTD21 citations91
US6455898B1Sep 24, 2002
Electrostatic discharge input protection for reducing input resistance
MACRONIX INT CO LTD25 citations91
US6140682AOct 31, 2000
Self protected stacked NMOS with non-silicided region to protect mixed-voltage I/O pad from ESD damage
MACRONIX INT CO LTD46 citations91
US7187527B2Mar 6, 2007
Electrostatic discharge conduction device and mixed power integrated circuits using same
MACRONIX INT CO LTD29 citations90
US6121092ASep 19, 2000
Silicide blocking process to form non-silicided regions on MOS devices
MACRONIX INT CO LTD28 citations90
US7132350B2Nov 7, 2006
Method for manufacturing a programmable eraseless memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD13 citations84
US7057938B2Jun 6, 2006
Nonvolatile memory cell and operating method
MACRONIX INT CO LTD14 citations84
US6914819B2Jul 5, 2005
Non-volatile flash memory
MACRONIX INT CO LTD14 citations84
US6649971B1Nov 18, 2003
Nitride read-only memory cell for improving second-bit effect and method for making thereof
MACRONIX INT CO LTD18 citations84
US6635946B2Oct 21, 2003
Semiconductor device with trench isolation structure
MACRONIX INT CO LTD15 citations84
US6482706B1Nov 19, 2002
Method to scale down device dimension using spacer to confine buried drain implant
MACRONIX INT CO LTD16 citations84
US6455388B1Sep 24, 2002
Method of manufacturing metal-oxide semiconductor transistor
MACRONIX INT CO LTD16 citations84
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