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公开(公告)号:US12159673B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-03
申请号:US18354706
申请日:2023-07-19
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng , Feng-Min Lee , Ming-Hsiu Lee
Abstract: A memory cell for an analog content-addressable memory is provided. The memory cell includes an N-type transistor, a P-type transistor, and a current control circuit. The gate of the N-type transistor is configured to receive a first input signal. The gate of the P-type transistor is configured to receive a second input signal. The current control circuit is coupled to at least one of the N-type transistor and the P-type transistor. The current control circuit is configured to generate at least one passing current. When the input voltages of the first input signal and the second input signal are within a matching range, the N-type transistor and the P-type transistor are turned on, and the passing current is substantially a fixed current value. The matching range is related to the threshold voltages of the N-type transistor and the P-type transistor, and the fixed current value.
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公开(公告)号:US12159671B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-03
申请号:US18164657
申请日:2023-02-06
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng , Feng-Min Lee , Yu-Hsuan Lin
IPC: G11C15/04
Abstract: An in-dynamic memory search device and an operation method thereof are provided. The in-dynamic memory search device includes at least one word line, at least two bit lines, at least one match line, at least one unit cell, at least two search lines, at least one pre-charge unit and at least one sense unit. The unit cell includes two storage elements and two search transistors. Each of the storage elements includes a write transistor and a read transistor. The write transistor is connected to the word line and one of the bit lines. The read transistor is connected to the write transistor and the match line. The search transistors are respectively connected to the read transistors. The search lines are respectively connected to the search transistors. The pre-charge unit is connected to the match line. The sense unit is connected to the match line.
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公开(公告)号:US12057179B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US17686469
申请日:2022-03-04
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng
CPC classification number: G11C16/3404 , G11C16/08 , G11C16/102 , G11C16/26 , G11C16/30
Abstract: A memory device, which includes a first driving circuit, a second driving circuit, a sensing circuit and an in-memory search (IMS) array. Memory units of the in-memory search array are arranged as a plurality of horizontal rows and vertical columns. Control terminal of each the memory unit in the same vertical column is coupled to the first driving circuit through a word line. The memory units of the same vertical column are connected in series and coupled to the second driving circuit through a bit line, and coupled to the sensing circuit through a source line. Every 2N adjacent memory units in the same vertical column are arranged as a memory unit to store an encoded data of 2N bits corresponding to an original data of M bits, where N and M are positive integers, and N is greater than or equal to two.
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公开(公告)号:US11823749B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-21
申请号:US17471193
申请日:2021-09-10
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng , Feng-Min Lee , Ming-Hsiu Lee
CPC classification number: G11C16/3404 , G11C15/04 , G11C16/08 , G11C16/102 , G11C16/26 , G11C16/30
Abstract: The application provides a Content Addressable Memory (CAM) cell, a CAM memory device and an operation method thereof. The CAM cell includes: a plurality of parallel-coupled flash memory cells: wherein a storage data of the CAM cell is based on a combination of a plurality of threshold voltages of the parallel-coupled flash memory cells.
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公开(公告)号:US11587611B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US17380056
申请日:2021-07-20
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Ming-Hsiu Lee , Po-Hao Tseng , Yu-Hsuan Lin
IPC: G11C7/22 , G11C11/4096 , G11C11/4094 , G11C11/408
Abstract: A memory device for data searching and a data searching method thereof are provided. The data searching method includes the following steps. A searching word is received and then divided into a plurality of sections. The sections are encoded as a plurality of encoded sections, so that the encoded sections may correspond to a plurality of memory blocks in a memory array. The encoded sections are directed into the memory blocks to perform data comparisons and obtaining a respective result of data comparison. Thereafter, addresses of bit lines which match the searching word are obtained according to respective result of data comparison for each of memory block.
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公开(公告)号:US10103895B1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-16
申请号:US15782890
申请日:2017-10-13
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng , Yu-Yu Lin , Kai-Chieh Hsu , Feng-Min Lee
Abstract: A method for physically unclonable function-identification (PUF-ID) generation includes: providing a PUF array having programmable resistance memory cells; performing a forming procedure followed by a programming procedure on all of the programmable resistance memory cells of the PUF array; performing an estimation process to estimate randomness of the PUF array, by comparing a reference current of a base unit to a total current passing through all of the programmable resistance memory cells for obtaining a PUF randomness; determining a setting result of randomness based on the estimation process; and generating a PUF-ID according to the setting result of randomness.
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公开(公告)号:US20180277198A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15464377
申请日:2017-03-21
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng , Kai-Chieh Hsu
IPC: G11C11/419 , H01L23/00 , H01L27/11 , H01L23/535
CPC classification number: H01L23/535 , G11C7/1006 , G11C7/24 , G11C17/16 , H01L23/57 , H01L27/11226
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a programmable memory array comprising plural memory units disposed above a substrate. One of the memory units comprises a gate electrode disposed above the substrate, a conductive portion spaced apart from the gate electrode, and a dielectric layer contacting the conductive portion and separated from the gate electrode, and the dielectric layer defining a threshold voltage of the related memory unit, wherein at least two of the memory units have different threshold voltages.
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公开(公告)号:US20170345870A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-30
申请号:US15291203
申请日:2016-10-12
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng , Dai-Ying Lee , Erh-Kun Lai
CPC classification number: H01L27/2436 , H01L45/122 , H01L45/1233 , H01L45/1273 , H01L45/145 , H01L45/146 , H01L45/16 , H01L45/1608
Abstract: A resistive memory includes a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer, an insulating layer and a metal electrode layer. The semiconductor substrate has a top surface and a recess extending downwards into the semiconductor substrate from the top surface. The dielectric layer is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and has a first through-hole aligning the recess. The insulating layer is disposed in the first through-hole and the recess. The metal electrode layer is disposed on the insulating layer by which the metal electrode layer is isolated from the semiconductor substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US12283343B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-22
申请号:US18064303
申请日:2022-12-12
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yun-Yuan Wang , Cheng-Hsien Lu , Po-Hao Tseng , Ming-Hsiu Lee
Abstract: The disclosure provides an in-memory search (IMS) memory cell, an IMS method and an IMS memory device. The IMS method comprises: encoding a search data and a storage data by a first IMS encoding into a first IMS encoded search data and a first IMS encoded storage data; encoding the first IMS encoded search data by a second IMS encoding into a plurality of search voltages; encoding the first IMS encoded storage data by the second IMS encoding into a plurality of threshold voltages of a plurality of memory cells of a plurality IMS memory cells of the IMS memory device; and searching the IMS memory cells by the search voltages to generate a search result.
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公开(公告)号:US12159672B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-03
申请号:US18162728
申请日:2023-02-01
Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Inventor: Po-Hao Tseng , Yu-Hsuan Lin , Tian-Cih Bo , Feng-Min Lee , Yu-Yu Lin
Abstract: A hybrid in-memory search (IMS) content addressable memory (CAM) cell includes: a first IMS CAM cell; and a second IMS CAM cell, coupled to the first IMS CAM cell. The first IMS CAM cell and the second IMS CAM cell are of different types. When the hybrid IMS CAM cell stores a storage data, the first IMS CAM cell stores a first part of the storage data and the second IMS CAM cell stores the storage data or a second part of the storage data.
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