Inventor
SUN CHAO
CN78 patents
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WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC
23 patentsUS10387303B2Aug 20, 2019
Non-volatile storage system with compute engine to accelerate big data applications
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC19 citations94
US10789003B1Sep 29, 2020
Selective deduplication based on data storage device controller status and media characteristics
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC7 citations84
US10691537B2Jun 23, 2020
Storing deep neural network weights in non-volatile storage systems using vertical error correction codes
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC10 citations84
US9912352B1Mar 6, 2018
Hamming distance based binary representations of numbers
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC11 citations84
US11615003B2Mar 28, 2023
Optimized neural network data organization
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11204705B2Dec 21, 2021
Retention-aware data tiering algorithm for hybrid storage arrays
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5 citations73
US11106534B2Aug 31, 2021
3-dimensional NAND flash layer variation aware SSD raid
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC2 citations73
US11080152B2Aug 3, 2021
Optimized neural network data organization
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations73
US10552251B2Feb 4, 2020
Storage of neural networks
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC6 citations73
US10430329B2Oct 1, 2019
Quality of service aware storage class memory/NAND flash hybrid solid state drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC3 citations72
US11714716B2Aug 1, 2023
3-dimensional NAND flash layer variation aware SSD raid
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US11537293B2Dec 27, 2022
Wear leveling methods for zoned namespace solid state drive
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US11169918B2Nov 9, 2021
Data access in data storage device including storage class memory
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations62
US10949115B2Mar 16, 2021
Flash memory polling
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations62
US12580017B2Mar 17, 2026
Channel circuit with trained neural network noise mixture estimator
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US12411615B2Sep 9, 2025
Error correction methods for computational SSD supporting rapid file semantic search
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations61
US11297010B2Apr 5, 2022
In-line data operations for storage systems
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations54
US12086461B2Sep 10, 2024
Systems and methods of compensating degradation in analog compute-in-memory (ACIM) modules
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US11782642B2Oct 10, 2023
Systems and methods of determining degradation in analog compute-in-memory (ACIM) modules
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US10373528B2Aug 6, 2019
Cell-level realization of burn after reading for NAND flash
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US10360973B2Jul 23, 2019
Data mapping enabling fast read multi-level 3D NAND to improve lifetime capacity
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations52
US10067683B2Sep 4, 2018
Systems and methods for classifying data in solid state drives
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC1 citations52
US12019913B2Jun 25, 2024
Storing log and user data in SSD with independent plane operations
WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC0 citations51
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN
4 patentsUS6519371B1Feb 11, 2003
High-speed on-chip windowed centroiding using photodiode-based CMOS imager
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN47 citations96
US6721464B2Apr 13, 2004
High-speed on-chip windowed centroiding using photodiode-based CMOS imager
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN33 citations92
US6373050B1Apr 16, 2002
Focal plane infrared readout circuit with automatic background suppression
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN47 citations89
US7030356B2Apr 18, 2006
CMOS imager for pointing and tracking applications
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN11 citations82
YANGTZE MEMORY TECH CO LTD
3 patentsUS11769794B2Sep 26, 2023
Manufacturing method of high-voltage semiconductor device with increased breakdown voltage
YANGTZE MEMORY TECH CO LTD0 citations62
US11393899B2Jul 19, 2022
High-voltage semiconductor device with increased breakdown voltage
YANGTZE MEMORY TECH CO LTD0 citations62
US12063784B2Aug 13, 2024
Memory peripheral circuit having three-dimensional transistors and method for forming the same
YANGTZE MEMORY TECH CO LTD0 citations60
GEN ELECTRIC
2 patentsADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD
2 patentsHGST Netherlands BV
1 patentSHENZHEN CCT THZ TECH CO LTD
1 patentVMWARE INC
1 patentBL TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentBEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
1 patentSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentCELESTICA TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANCY SHANGHAI CO LTD
1 patentNANCHANG O FILM TECH CO LTD
1 patentCUNNINGHAM THOMAS J
1 patentNANO & ADVANCED MATERIALS INST LTD
1 patentBEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
1 patentCHENGDU BOE OPTOELECT TECH CO
1 patentVANGOGH IMAGING INC
1 patentWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentUNIV TSINGHUA
1 patentCHINA COMMUNICATION TECH CO LTD
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