Inventor
LIEN YU-CHUNG
US83 patents
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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
22 patentsUS11270776B1Mar 8, 2022
Countermeasure for reducing peak current during program operation under first read condition
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC27 citations95
US11373710B1Jun 28, 2022
Time division peak power management for non-volatile storage
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC22 citations94
US10861537B1Dec 8, 2020
Countermeasures for first read issue
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC30 citations94
US11081162B1Aug 3, 2021
Source side precharge and boosting improvement for reverse order program
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC9 citations86
US10727276B1Jul 28, 2020
Three-dimensional NAND memory device containing two terminal selector and methods of using and making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC15 citations86
US10636498B1Apr 28, 2020
Managing bit-line settling time in non-volatile memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC15 citations86
US11037635B1Jun 15, 2021
Power management for multi-plane read operations
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC10 citations85
US11335411B1May 17, 2022
Erase operation for memory device with staircase word line voltage during erase pulse
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC14 citations84
US10902925B1Jan 26, 2021
Peak and average current reduction for open block condition
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC11 citations81
US11790992B2Oct 17, 2023
State dependent VPVD voltages for more uniform threshold voltage distributions in a memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11398280B1Jul 26, 2022
Lockout mode for reverse order read operation
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11385810B2Jul 12, 2022
Dynamic staggering for programming in nonvolatile memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US11361835B1Jun 14, 2022
Countermeasure for reducing peak current during programming by optimizing timing of latch scan operations
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC5 citations73
US11107901B2Aug 31, 2021
Charge storage memory device including ferroelectric layer between control gate electrode layers and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 citations73
US10861571B1Dec 8, 2020
Wordline voltage overdrive methods and systems
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 citations73
US11475959B1Oct 18, 2022
Reduced program time for memory cells using negative bit line voltage for enhanced step up of program bias
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC4 citations70
US11887670B2Jan 30, 2024
Controlling bit line pre-charge voltage separately for multi-level memory cells and single-level memory cells to reduce peak current consumption
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US11456333B2Sep 27, 2022
Three-dimensional NAND memory device containing two terminal selector and methods of using and making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US11315648B2Apr 26, 2022
Dynamic tier selection for program verify in nonvolatile memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US11081197B2Aug 3, 2021
Wordline voltage overdrive methods and systems
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations63
US10541038B2Jan 21, 2020
Subgroup selection for verification
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 citations63
US12249378B2Mar 11, 2025
CELSRC voltage separation between SLC and XLC for SLC program average ICC reduction
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC0 citations62
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
22 patentsUS12014049B2Jun 18, 2024
Adaptive sensing time for memory operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US11972122B2Apr 30, 2024
Memory read operation using a voltage pattern based on a read command type
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations73
US12189961B2Jan 7, 2025
Charge loss mitigation through dynamic programming sequence
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations64
US12561072B1Feb 24, 2026
Corrective read with parallel auto-read calibration in a memory sub-system
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12541311B1Feb 3, 2026
Power management for memory devices with partially good blocks
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12537060B2Jan 27, 2026
Programming delay scheme for in a memory sub-system based on memory reliability
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12417026B2Sep 16, 2025
Adaptive sensing time for memory operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12417028B2Sep 16, 2025
Dynamic erase operation selection using erase policy
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12333160B2Jun 17, 2025
Memory read operation using a voltage pattern based on a read command type
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12254926B2Mar 18, 2025
Memory device with fast write mode to mitigate power loss
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1 citations63
US12237003B2Feb 25, 2025
Management of dynamic read voltage sequences in a memory subsystem
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12211556B2Jan 28, 2025
Independent sensing times
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12197739B2Jan 14, 2025
Adaptive bitline voltage for memory operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12170117B2Dec 17, 2024
3D NAND memory with built-in capacitor
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12148480B2Nov 19, 2024
3D NAND memory with fast corrective read
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12142326B2Nov 12, 2024
Adaptive programming delay scheme in a memory sub-system
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12079079B2Sep 3, 2024
Proximity based parity data management
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12027210B2Jul 2, 2024
Programming delay scheme for a memory sub-system based on memory reliability
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations63
US12537068B2Jan 27, 2026
Half good block handling with defective deck pre-programing in a memory sub-system
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12450154B2Oct 21, 2025
Selection of erase policy in a memory device
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12373116B2Jul 29, 2025
Dynamic read retry voltage sequences in a memory subsystem
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
US12237015B2Feb 25, 2025
Adaptive sensing time for memory operations
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC0 citations62
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
5 patentsUS11335413B2May 17, 2022
Ramp rate control for peak and average current reduction of open blocks
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations73
US11328754B2May 10, 2022
Pre-charge timing control for peak current based on data latch count
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11189337B1Nov 30, 2021
Multi-stage voltage control for peak and average current reduction of open blocks
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations73
US11114178B1Sep 7, 2021
Physical defect detection in an integrated memory assembly
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations73
US11508450B1Nov 22, 2022
Dual time domain control for dynamic staggering
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations63
MICRON TECH INC
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