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Assaf Shappir
Also filed as: SHAPPIR ASSAF
32 granted patents·11 pending applications·287 citations·filing 2002–2023
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43 records- 0197US9928126B1Recovery from cross-temperature read failures by programming neighbor word linesAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 27, 2018·36 cites·18 claims
- 0295US10915394B1Schemes for protecting data in NVM device using small storage footprintAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 9, 2021·20 cites·20 claims
- 0394US7242618B2Method for reading non-volatile memory cellsSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 10, 2007·38 cites·30 claims
- 0492US10008278B1Memory block usage based on block location relative to array edgeAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·14 cites·16 claims
- 0591US6700818B2Method for operating a memory deviceSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2004·51 cites·9 claims
- 0689US7638835B2Double density NROM with nitride strips (DDNS)SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 29, 2009·16 cites·3 claims
- 0788US8189397B2Retention in NVM with top or bottom injectionEITAN BOAZ·Filed 2009·Granted May 29, 2012·13 cites·60 claims
- 0884US7468926B2Partial erase verifySAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 23, 2008·14 cites·11 claims
- 0984US7079420B2Method for operating a memory deviceSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 18, 2006·28 cites·4 claims
- 1083US11348643B2Identifying failure type in NVM programmed in SLC mode using a single programming pulse with no verificationAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 31, 2022·2 cites·24 claims
- 1182US10740476B2Tamper-proof storage using signatures based on threshold voltage distributionsAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·5 cites·17 claims
- 1281US9996417B2Data recovery in memory having multiple failure modesAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 12, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 1381US7638850B2Non-volatile memory structure and method of fabricationSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 29, 2009·6 cites·7 claims
- 1479US11550657B1Efficient programming schemes in a nonvolatile memoryAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 10, 2023·1 cites·24 claims
- 1579US10762967B2Recovering from failure in programming a nonvolatile memoryAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·3 cites·26 claims
- 1677US7964459B2Non-volatile memory structure and method of fabricationSpansion Israel Ltd·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 21, 2011·4 cites·14 claims
- 1777US7317633B2Protection of NROM devices from charge damageSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2008·7 cites·13 claims
- 1876US8208300B2Non-volatile memory cell with injectorEITAN BOAZ·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 26, 2012·5 cites·56 claims
- 1974US10936456B1Handling malfunction in a memory system comprising a nonvolatile memory by monitoring bad-block patternsAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·3 cites·24 claims
- 2072US7369440B2Method, circuit and systems for erasing one or more non-volatile memory cellsSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted May 6, 2008·5 cites·8 claims
- 2170US9898059B2Dynamic control of power consumption based on memory device activityAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 20, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 2265US8053812B2Contact in planar NROM technologySpansion Israel Ltd·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 8, 2011·3 cites·3 claims
- 2364US10755787B2Efficient post programming verification in a nonvolatile memoryAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 25, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2454US12334176B2Identifying unusable memory blocks based on zeros-ones imbalance in memory readoutsAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2552US11972823B2Mitigation of transistor reliability degradation within memory circuitsAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 30, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 2650US2008266954A1Transition areas for dense memory arraysEITAN BOAZ·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2749US2008239807A1Transition areas for dense memory arraysEITAN BOAZ·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2848US10296062B2Dynamic control of power consumption based on memory device activityAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 21, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2947US10332608B2Memory block usage based on block location relative to array edgeAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 25, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3047US2007120180A1Transition areas for dense memory arraysEITAN BOAZ·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3146US2012127796A1Retention in nvm with top or bottom injectionEITAN BOAZ·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3245US2006084219A1Advanced NROM structure and method of fabricationSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3344US2008111182A1Forming buried contact etch stop layer (CESL) in semiconductor devices self-aligned to diffusionIRANI RUSTOM·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3443US6975541B2Alternating application of pulses on two sides of a cellSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·3 cites·16 claims
- 3543US2008025084A1High aspect ration bitline oxidesIRANI RUSTOM·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3642US2009065841A1SILICON OXY-NITRIDE (SiON) LINER, SUCH AS OPTIONALLY FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLSSHAPPIR ASSAF·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3741US10339324B2Tamper-proof storage using signatures based on threshold voltage distributionsAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 2, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 3841US7420848B2Method, system, and circuit for operating a non-volatile memory arraySAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 2, 2008·0 cites·9 claims
- 3940US10475524B2Recovery of data read from memory with unknown polarityAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4038US7652930B2Method, circuit and system for erasing one or more non-volatile memory cellsSAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 26, 2010·0 cites·15 claims
- 4138US2017147730A1Binary patterning for three-dimensional memory formationAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4235US2004070025A1NROM memory cellFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4334US2009109755A1Neighbor block refresh for non-volatile memoryEDAN MORI·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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