Inventor
SHAPPIR ASSAF
IL33 patents
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APPLE INC
17 patentsUS9928126B1Mar 27, 2018
Recovery from cross-temperature read failures by programming neighbor word lines
APPLE INC36 citations94
US10915394B1Feb 9, 2021
Schemes for protecting data in NVM device using small storage footprint
APPLE INC20 citations92
US10008278B1Jun 26, 2018
Memory block usage based on block location relative to array edge
APPLE INC14 citations82
US9996417B2Jun 12, 2018
Data recovery in memory having multiple failure modes
APPLE INC7 citations81
US10936456B1Mar 2, 2021
Handling malfunction in a memory system comprising a nonvolatile memory by monitoring bad-block patterns
APPLE INC3 citations72
US11348643B2May 31, 2022
Identifying failure type in NVM programmed in SLC mode using a single programming pulse with no verification
APPLE INC2 citations71
US10740476B2Aug 11, 2020
Tamper-proof storage using signatures based on threshold voltage distributions
APPLE INC5 citations71
US10762967B2Sep 1, 2020
Recovering from failure in programming a nonvolatile memory
APPLE INC3 citations70
US10755787B2Aug 25, 2020
Efficient post programming verification in a nonvolatile memory
APPLE INC2 citations69
US11550657B1Jan 10, 2023
Efficient programming schemes in a nonvolatile memory
APPLE INC1 citations61
US12334176B2Jun 17, 2025
Identifying unusable memory blocks based on zeros-ones imbalance in memory readouts
APPLE INC0 citations54
US11972823B2Apr 30, 2024
Mitigation of transistor reliability degradation within memory circuits
APPLE INC0 citations52
US10296062B2May 21, 2019
Dynamic control of power consumption based on memory device activity
APPLE INC0 citations52
US9898059B2Feb 20, 2018
Dynamic control of power consumption based on memory device activity
APPLE INC1 citations52
US10339324B2Jul 2, 2019
Tamper-proof storage using signatures based on threshold voltage distributions
APPLE INC0 citations51
US10332608B2Jun 25, 2019
Memory block usage based on block location relative to array edge
APPLE INC0 citations51
US10475524B2Nov 12, 2019
Recovery of data read from memory with unknown polarity
APPLE INC0 citations42
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD
12 patentsUS6700818B2Mar 2, 2004
Method for operating a memory device
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD51 citations96
US7242618B2Jul 10, 2007
Method for reading non-volatile memory cells
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD38 citations92
US7079420B2Jul 18, 2006
Method for operating a memory device
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD28 citations92
US7190620B2Mar 13, 2007
Method for operating a memory device
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD16 citations84
US7638835B2Dec 29, 2009
Double density NROM with nitride strips (DDNS)
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD16 citations83
US7468926B2Dec 23, 2008
Partial erase verify
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD14 citations83
US7317633B2Jan 8, 2008
Protection of NROM devices from charge damage
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD7 citations74
US7638850B2Dec 29, 2009
Non-volatile memory structure and method of fabrication
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD6 citations73
US7369440B2May 6, 2008
Method, circuit and systems for erasing one or more non-volatile memory cells
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD5 citations72
US6975541B2Dec 13, 2005
Alternating application of pulses on two sides of a cell
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD3 citations63
US7652930B2Jan 26, 2010
Method, circuit and system for erasing one or more non-volatile memory cells
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD0 citations52
US7420848B2Sep 2, 2008
Method, system, and circuit for operating a non-volatile memory array
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD0 citations52