Inventor
HIGASHITANI MASAAKI
US262 patents
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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC
16 patentsUS9634097B2Apr 25, 2017
3D NAND with oxide semiconductor channel
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC55 citations98
US9721963B1Aug 1, 2017
Three-dimensional memory device having a transition metal dichalcogenide channel
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC50 citations94
US9530506B2Dec 27, 2016
NAND boosting using dynamic ramping of word line voltages
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC27 citations94
US9449985B1Sep 20, 2016
Memory cell with high-k charge trapping layer
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC41 citations94
US9425299B1Aug 23, 2016
Three-dimensional memory device having a heterostructure quantum well channel
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC50 citations94
US9287290B1Mar 15, 2016
3D memory having crystalline silicon NAND string channel
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC27 citations94
US8873293B1Oct 28, 2014
Dynamic erase voltage step size selection for 3D non-volatile memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC32 citations94
US9240420B2Jan 19, 2016
3D non-volatile storage with wide band gap transistor decoder
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC20 citations93
US9214240B2Dec 15, 2015
Dynamic erase depth for improved endurance of non-volatile memory
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC20 citations93
US9202579B2Dec 1, 2015
Compensation for temperature dependence of bit line resistance
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC34 citations93
US9129681B2Sep 8, 2015
Thin film transistor
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC14 citations93
US9082502B2Jul 14, 2015
Bit line and compare voltage modulation for sensing nonvolatile storage elements
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC29 citations93
US8923048B2Dec 30, 2014
3D non-volatile storage with transistor decoding structure
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC13 citations93
US8865535B2Oct 21, 2014
Fabricating 3D non-volatile storage with transistor decoding structure
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC11 citations93
US8861282B2Oct 14, 2014
Method and apparatus for program and erase of select gate transistors
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC14 citations93
US8383479B2Feb 26, 2013
Integrated nanostructure-based non-volatile memory fabrication
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC33 citations93
SANDISK CORP
15 patentsUS6859397B2Feb 22, 2005
Source side self boosting technique for non-volatile memory
SANDISK CORP540 citations99
US6975537B2Dec 13, 2005
Source side self boosting technique for non-volatile memory
SANDISK CORP79 citations98
US7430138B2Sep 30, 2008
Erasing non-volatile memory utilizing changing word line conditions to compensate for slower erasing memory cells
SANDISK CORP45 citations96
US7295478B2Nov 13, 2007
Selective application of program inhibit schemes in non-volatile memory
SANDISK CORP47 citations96
US7286408B1Oct 23, 2007
Boosting methods for NAND flash memory
SANDISK CORP52 citations96
US7045849B2May 16, 2006
Use of voids between elements in semiconductor structures for isolation
SANDISK CORP48 citations96
US7795080B2Sep 14, 2010
Methods of forming integrated circuit devices using composite spacer structures
SANDISK CORP37 citations93
US7755946B2Jul 13, 2010
Data state-based temperature compensation during sensing in non-volatile memory
SANDISK CORP47 citations93
US7592223B2Sep 22, 2009
Methods of fabricating non-volatile memory with integrated select and peripheral circuitry and post-isolation memory cell formation
SANDISK CORP17 citations93
US7582529B2Sep 1, 2009
Methods of fabricating non-volatile memory with integrated peripheral circuitry and pre-isolation memory cell formation
SANDISK CORP19 citations93
US7569465B2Aug 4, 2009
Use of voids between elements in semiconductor structures for isolation
SANDISK CORP20 citations93
US7495294B2Feb 24, 2009
Flash devices with shared word lines
SANDISK CORP49 citations93
US7447086B2Nov 4, 2008
Selective program voltage ramp rates in non-volatile memory
SANDISK CORP22 citations93
US7436709B2Oct 14, 2008
NAND flash memory with boosting
SANDISK CORP29 citations93
US7403428B2Jul 22, 2008
Systems for erasing non-volatile memory utilizing changing word line conditions to compensate for slower erasing memory cells
SANDISK CORP27 citations93
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
9 patentsUS10510738B2Dec 17, 2019
Three-dimensional memory device having support-die-assisted source power distribution and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC104 citations98
US11107516B1Aug 31, 2021
Ferroelectric memory devices containing a two-dimensional charge carrier gas channel and methods of making the same
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC24 citations94
US10319680B1Jun 11, 2019
Metal contact via structure surrounded by an air gap and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC35 citations94
US10115459B1Oct 30, 2018
Multiple liner interconnects for three dimensional memory devices and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC34 citations94
US10103161B2Oct 16, 2018
Offset backside contact via structures for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC29 citations94
US9929174B1Mar 27, 2018
Three-dimensional memory device having non-uniform spacing among memory stack structures and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC38 citations94
US9917093B2Mar 13, 2018
Inter-plane offset in backside contact via structures for a three-dimensional memory device
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC41 citations94
US9818801B1Nov 14, 2017
Resistive three-dimensional memory device with heterostructure semiconductor local bit line and method of making thereof
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC24 citations94
US9711229B1Jul 18, 2017
3D NAND with partial block erase
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC53 citations94
HIGASHITANI MASAAKI
3 patentsUS8933502B2Jan 13, 2015
3D non-volatile memory with metal silicide interconnect
HIGASHITANI MASAAKI50 citations98
US8951859B2Feb 10, 2015
Method for fabricating passive devices for 3D non-volatile memory
HIGASHITANI MASAAKI42 citations94
US8643142B2Feb 4, 2014
Passive devices for 3D non-volatile memory
HIGASHITANI MASAAKI34 citations94
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
1 patentFUJITSU LTD
1 patentLI HAIBO
1 patentSAMACHISA GEORGE
1 patentSANDISK 3D LLC
1 patentCOSTA XIYING
1 patentMOKHLESI NIMA
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