IP Library Granted Patent US 12,651,621
Granted Patent B2
US 12,651,621 · App. 18/822,304 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Memory device and power-on reading method thereof

Inventors: Johnny Chan (Fremont, CA); Chi-Shun Lin (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
G11C7/20G11C7/1036G11C7/1069
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Patent No.
US 12,651,621
App. No.
18/822,304
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power-on reading method of a memory device includes: generating a power-on signal according to a voltage level of a power voltage of the memory device; respectively detecting a plurality of ready states of a plurality of circuits in the memory device sequentially to generate a plurality of ready signals; reading a plurality of fuse states sequentially to generate a plurality of fuse state signals; and shifting a reference signal sequentially to generate a read pass indication signal according to the power-on signal, the plurality of ready signals and the plurality of fuse state signals by a plurality of registers coupled in series, wherein each of the plurality of registers is triggered when the power-on signal, corresponding ready signal or corresponding fuse state signal is at a setting logic value.

Claims (35)

1 . A power-on reading method of a memory device, comprising:

generating a power-on signal according to a voltage level of a power voltage of the memory device;

respectively detecting a plurality of ready states of a plurality of circuits in the memory device sequentially to generate a plurality of ready signals;

reading a plurality of fuse states sequentially to generate a plurality of fuse state signals; and

shifting a reference signal sequentially to generate a read pass indication signal according to the power-on signal, the plurality of ready signals and the plurality of fuse state signals by a plurality of shift registers coupled in series,

wherein each of the plurality of shift registers is triggered when the power-on signal, corresponding ready signal or corresponding fuse state signal is at a setting logic value.

2 . The power-on reading method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

storing output signals of the plurality of shift registers and the read pass indication signal to a storage component.

3 . The power-on reading method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

outputting stored data for reporting a plurality event states by the storage component.

4 . The power-on reading method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ready states of the plurality of circuits comprises a band gap reference voltage ready signal, a charge pump ready signal and a high power voltage settling time elapsed signal.

5 . The power-on reading method according to claim 4 , wherein a step of respectively detecting the plurality of ready states of the plurality of circuits in the memory device sequentially comprises:

detecting the band gap reference voltage ready signal, the charge pump ready signal and the high power voltage settling time elapsed signal in sequential.

6 . The power-on reading method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

corresponding to each of the shift registers, performing a logic operation on an output signal of previous stage shift register with corresponding ready signal or corresponding fuse state signal to generate a trigger signal; and

providing the trigger signal to a clock end of current stage shift register.

7 . The power-on reading method according to claim 6 , wherein the logic operation is an AND operation.

8 . A memory device, comprising:

a controller, being configured to:

generate a power-on signal according to a voltage level of a power voltage of the memory device;

respectively detect a plurality of ready states of a plurality of circuits in the memory device sequentially to generate a plurality of ready signals; and

read a plurality of fuse states sequentially to generate a plurality of fuse state signals; and

a shift register circuit, coupled to the controller, the shift register circuit being configured to shift a reference signal sequentially to generate a read pass indication signal according to the power-on signal, the plurality of ready signals and the plurality of fuse state signals by a plurality of shift registers coupled in series,

wherein each of a plurality of shift registers of the shift register circuit is triggered when the power-on signal, corresponding ready signal or corresponding fuse state signal is at a setting logic value.

9 . The memory device according to claim 8 , wherein the shift register circuit comprises:

the plurality of shift registers, coupled in series; and

a plurality of logic circuits, wherein each of the plurality of logic circuits is coupled to an output end of each of the plurality of shift registers.

10 . The memory device according to claim 8 , wherein a first stage shift register receives the power-on signal as a trigger signal, and the other stage shift resisters respectively receive the output signals of the plurality of logic circuits as trigger signals.

11 . The memory device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a storage component, coupled to the shift register circuit, the storage component in configured to store output signals of the shift registers and the read pass indication signal.

12 . The memory device according to claim 11 , wherein the storage component further outputs stored data for reporting a plurality of event states of the memory device.

13 . The memory device according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of ready states of the plurality of circuits comprises a band gap reference voltage ready signal, a charge pump ready signal and a high power voltage settling time elapsed signal.

14 . The memory device according to claim 8 , wherein the controller detects the band gap reference voltage ready signal, the charge pump ready signal and the high power voltage settling time elapsed signal in sequential.

15 . The memory device according to claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of logic circuits performs a logic operation on an output signal of previous stage shift register with corresponding ready signal or corresponding fuse state signal to generate a trigger signal.

16 . The memory device according to claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of logic circuits is an AND gate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2024
From: CHAN, JOHNNY; LIN, CHI-SHUN
To: WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20260065961A1 · Mar 5, 2026
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