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SPANSION LLC
US·757 granted patents·81 pending applications·8,245 citations·filing 2000–2015
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838 records- 0199US7414281B1Flash memory with high-K dielectric material between substrate and gateSPANSION LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 19, 2008·549 cites·4 claims
- 0298US7979667B2Memory array search engineSPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 12, 2011·421 cites·19 claims
- 0398US7391064B1Memory device with a selection element and a control line in a substantially similar layerSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 24, 2008·110 cites·11 claims
- 0497US7440333B2Method of determining voltage compensation for flash memory devicesSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 21, 2008·238 cites·16 claims
- 0597US7115469B1Integrated ONO processing for semiconductor devices using in-situ steam generation (ISSG) processSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 3, 2006·135 cites·20 claims
- 0697US7084062B1Use of Ta-capped metal line to improve formation of memory element filmsSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 1, 2006·46 cites·22 claims
- 0797US7035141B1Diode array architecture for addressing nanoscale resistive memory arraysSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·111 cites·5 claims
- 0896US7253046B2Semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereofSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 7, 2007·45 cites·17 claims
- 0996US7184338B2Semiconductor device, semiconductor device testing method, and programming methodSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 27, 2007·78 cites·33 claims
- 1096US7130210B2Multi-level ONO flash program algorithm for threshold width controlSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·112 cites·53 claims
- 1196US7042766B1Method of programming a flash memory device using multilevel charge storageSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 9, 2006·128 cites·9 claims
- 1295US7932616B2Semiconductor device sealed in a resin section and method for manufacturing the sameSPANSION LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 26, 2011·30 cites·8 claims
- 1395US7743203B2Managing flash memory based upon usage historySPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·70 cites·20 claims
- 1495US7410857B2Semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereofSPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 12, 2008·30 cites·11 claims
- 1595US7038950B1Multi bit program algorithmSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 2, 2006·144 cites·21 claims
- 1694US7626253B2Computing device including a stacked semiconductor deviceSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 1, 2009·19 cites·4 claims
- 1794US7619932B2Algorithm for charge loss reduction and Vt distribution improvementSPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 17, 2009·42 cites·25 claims
- 1894US7365389B1Memory cell having enhanced high-K dielectricSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 29, 2008·89 cites·11 claims
- 1994US7289353B2Systems and methods for adjusting programming thresholds of polymer memory cellsSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 30, 2007·95 cites·12 claims
- 2094US7274602B2Storage device and control method thereforSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 25, 2007·34 cites·19 claims
- 2194US7221599B1Polymer memory cell operationSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 22, 2007·97 cites·16 claims
- 2294US7145824B2Temperature compensation of thin film diode voltage threshold in memory sensing circuitSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 5, 2006·40 cites·20 claims
- 2394US7113431B1Quad bit using hot-hole erase for CBD controlSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 26, 2006·45 cites·21 claims
- 2493US7945792B2Tamper reactive memory device to secure data from tamper attacksSPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·1.2k cites·26 claims
- 2593US7776682B1Ordered porosity to direct memory element formationSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 17, 2010·32 cites·20 claims
- 2693US7696017B1Memory device with a selection element and a control line in a substantially similar layerSPANSION LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 13, 2010·81 cites·20 claims
- 2793US7361586B2Preamorphization to minimize void formationSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 22, 2008·27 cites·20 claims
- 2893US7289351B1Method of programming a resistive memory deviceSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·51 cites·14 claims
- 2993US7285848B2Carrier for stacked type semiconductor device and method of fabricating the sameSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 23, 2007·19 cites·10 claims
- 3092US7894238B2Semiconductor memory device with stacked memory cell structureSPANSION LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 22, 2011·17 cites·10 claims
- 3192US7345916B2Method and apparatus for high voltage operation for a high performance semiconductor memory deviceSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2008·29 cites·12 claims
- 3292US7309650B1Memory device having a nanocrystal charge storage region and methodSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·22 cites·22 claims
- 3391US9167647B1Control circuit and control method for dimming a lighting deviceSPANSION LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·19 cites·6 claims
- 3491US8039391B1Method of forming a contact in a semiconductor device with engineered plasma treatment profile of barrier metal layerSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 18, 2011·23 cites·5 claims
- 3591US7724075B2Method to provide a higher reference voltage at a lower power supply in flash memory devicesSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·27 cites·28 claims
- 3691US7605457B2Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the sameSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 20, 2009·18 cites·8 claims
- 3791US7416940B1Methods for fabricating flash memory devicesSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 26, 2008·17 cites·25 claims
- 3891US7227780B2Semiconductor device and control method thereofSPANSION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·38 cites·14 claims
- 3991US7129133B1Method and structure of memory element plug with conductive Ta removed from sidewall at region of memory element filmSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·60 cites·22 claims
- 4091US7120063B1Flash memory cell and methods for programming and erasingSPANSION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·52 cites·25 claims
- 4190US8866213B2Non-Volatile memory with silicided bit line contactsSPANSION LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 21, 2014·6 cites·15 claims
- 4290US8822289B2High voltage gate formationSPANSION LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·9 cites·10 claims
- 4390US7979658B2Secure management of memory regions in a memorySPANSION LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 12, 2011·30 cites·20 claims
- 4490US7879718B2Local interconnect having increased misalignment toleranceSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 1, 2011·13 cites·20 claims
- 4590US7739559B2Semiconductor device and program data redundancy method thereforSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·44 cites·18 claims
- 4690US7567457B2Nonvolatile memory array architectureSPANSION LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 28, 2009·23 cites·19 claims
- 4790US7368347B2Dual bit flash memory devices and methods for fabricating the sameSPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 6, 2008·18 cites·15 claims
- 4890US7342830B1Program and program verify operations for flash memorySPANSION LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 11, 2008·26 cites·20 claims
- 4989US9991001B2Methods, circuits, devices and systems for sensing an NVM cellSPANSION LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 5, 2018·10 cites·19 claims
- 5089US9368606B2Memory first process flow and deviceSPANSION LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 14, 2016·9 cites·24 claims
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