Patents by Inventor Jaime Cummins

Jaime Cummins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210182074
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include an apparatus comprising a plurality of configurable logic units and a plurality of switches, with each switch being coupled to at least one configurable logic unit of the plurality of configurable logic units. The apparatus further includes an instruction register configured to provide respective switch instructions of a plurality of switch instructions to each switch based on a computation to be implemented among the plurality of configurable logic units. For example, the switch instructions may include allocating the plurality of configurable logic units to perform the computation and activating an input of the switch and an output of the switch to couple at least a first configurable logic unit and a second configurable logic unit. In various embodiments, configurable logic units can include arithmetic logic units (ALUs), bit manipulation units (BMUs), and multiplier-accumulator units (MACs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FA-LONG LUO, TAMARA SCHMITZ, JEREMY CHRITZ, JAIME CUMMINS
  • Patent number: 11032139
    Abstract: Examples described herein include methods, devices, and systems which may implement different processing stages for wireless communication in processing units. Such data processing may include a source data processing stage, a baseband processing stage, a digital front-end processing stage, and a radio frequency (RF) processing stage. Data may be received from a sensor of device and then processed in the stages to generate output data for transmission. Processing the data in the various stages may occur during an active time period of a discontinuous operating mode. During the active time period, a reconfigurable hardware platform may allocate all or a portion of the processing units to implement the processing stages. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G (e.g., New Radio (NR)) wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Publication number: 20210165732
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for tensor memory access are described. Multiple data located in different physical addresses of memory may be concurrently read or written by, for example, employing various processing patterns of tensor or matrix related computations. A memory controller, which may comprise a data address generator, may be configured to generate a sequence of memory addresses for a memory access operation based on a starting address and a dimension of a tensor or matrix. At least one dimension of a tensor or matrix may correspond to a row, a column, a diagonal, a determinant, or an Nth dimension of the tensor or matrix. The memory controller may also comprise a buffer configured to read and write the data generated from or according to a sequence of memory of addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Publication number: 20210159928
    Abstract: Examples described herein include methods, devices, and systems which may compensate input data for non-linear power amplifier noise to generate compensated input data. In compensating the noise, during an uplink transmission time interval (TTI), a switch path is activated to provide amplified input data to a receiver stage including a coefficient calculator. The coefficient calculator may calculate an error representative of the noise based partly on the input signal to be transmitted and a feedback signal to generate coefficient data associated with the power amplifier noise. The feedback signal is provided, after processing through the receiver, to a coefficient calculator. During an uplink TTI, the amplified input data may also be transmitted as the RF wireless transmission via an RF antenna. During a downlink TTI, the switch path may be deactivated and the receiver stage may receive an additional RF wireless transmission to be processed in the receiver stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FA-LONG LUO, JEREMY CHRITZ, JAIME CUMMINS, TAMARA SCHMITZ
  • Publication number: 20210160195
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of antennas and an integrated circuit chip coupled to the plurality of antennas, and is configured to process cellular signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with a cellular communication protocol and to process radio frequency identification (RFID) signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with an RFID protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: JEREMY CHRITZ, TAMARA SCHMITZ, JOHN L. WATSON, JOHN SCHROETER, FA-LONG LUO, JAIME CUMMINS
  • Patent number: 10999835
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of configuration modes for baseband units (BBU) and remote radio heads (RRH). For example, a computing system including a BBU and a RRH may receive a configuration mode selection including information indicative of a configuration mode for respective processing units of the BBU and the RRH. The computing system allocates the respective processing units to perform wireless processing stages associated with a wireless protocol. The BBU and/or the RRH may generate an output data stream based on the mixing of coefficient data with input data at the BBU and/or the RRH. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Publication number: 20210119690
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of mixing input data with coefficient data specific to a processing mode selection. For example, a computing system with processing units may mix the input data for a transmission in a radio frequency (RF) wireless domain with the coefficient data to generate output data that is representative of the transmission being processed according to a specific processing mode selection. The input data is mixed with coefficient data at layers of multiplication/accumulation processing units (MAC units). The processing mode selection may be associated with an aspect of a wireless protocol. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Patent number: 10963265
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include an apparatus comprising a plurality of configurable logic units and a plurality of switches, with each switch being coupled to at least one configurable logic unit of the plurality of configurable logic units. The apparatus further includes an instruction register configured to provide respective switch instructions of a plurality of switch instructions to each switch based on a computation to be implemented among the plurality of configurable logic units. For example, the switch instructions may include allocating the plurality of configurable logic units to perform the computation and activating an input of the switch and an output of the switch to couple at least a first configurable logic unit and a second configurable logic unit. In various embodiments, configurable logic units can include arithmetic logic units (ALUs), bit manipulation units (BMUs), and multiplier-accumulator units (MACs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz, Jaime Cummins
  • Publication number: 20210089637
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for biometric data maintenance, access and distribution across two or more experiential and/or network domains. In one embodiment, a 5G NR-based network architecture is provided which allows ultra-low latency and effectively user-imperceptible biometric data use for e.g., authentication and maintenance of user state across multiple domains via multiple constituent user devices (e.g., UEs). The network architecture includes both (i) a distributed biometric database (BDB) model wherein relevant biometric data for individuals/UEs is intelligently cached in various portions of the distributed database, and (ii) centralized and local BAEs (biometric analytics entities) which manage the aforementioned intelligent caching, as well as network configuration using one or both of 5G NR network “slicing” and CU/DU split options to optimize end-user biometric-related applications such as those providing identification/authentication, AR functions, VR functions or yet others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jaime Cummins, Jeremy Chritz, Tamara Schmitz, Robert F. Gazdzinski
  • Patent number: 10956315
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for tensor memory access are described. Multiple data located in different physical addresses of memory may be concurrently read or written by, for example, employing various processing patterns of tensor or matrix related computations. A memory controller, which may comprise a data address generator, may be configured to generate a sequence of memory addresses for a memory access operation based on a starting address and a dimension of a tensor or matrix. At least one dimension of a tensor or matrix may correspond to a row, a column, a diagonal, a determinant, or an Nth dimension of the tensor or matrix. The memory controller may also comprise a buffer configured to read and write the data generated from or according to a sequence of memory of addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Patent number: 10958593
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of antennas and an integrated circuit chip coupled to the plurality of antennas, and is configured to process cellular signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with a cellular communication protocol and to process radio frequency identification (RFID) signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with an RFID protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Chritz, Tamara Schmitz, John L. Watson, John Schroeter, Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins
  • Patent number: 10938426
    Abstract: Examples described herein include methods, devices, and systems which may compensate input data for non-linear power amplifier noise to generate compensated input data. In compensating the noise, during an uplink transmission time interval (TTI), a switch path is activated to provide amplified input data to a receiver stage including a coefficient calculator. The coefficient calculator may calculate an error representative of the noise based partly on the input signal to be transmitted and a feedback signal to generate coefficient data associated with the power amplifier noise. The feedback signal is provided, after processing through the receiver, to a coefficient calculator. During an uplink TTI, the amplified input data may also be transmitted as the RF wireless transmission via an RF antenna. During a downlink TTI, the switch path may be deactivated and the receiver stage may receive an additional RF wireless transmission to be processed in the receiver stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jeremy Chritz, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20210058227
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of cross correlation including symbols indicative of radio frequency (RF) energy. An electronic device including a statistic calculator may be configured to calculate a statistic including the cross-correlation of the symbols. The electronic device may include a comparator configured to provide a signal indicative of a presence or absence of a wireless communication signal in the particular portion of the wireless spectrum based on a comparison of the statistic with a threshold. A decoder/precoder may be configured to receive the signal indicative of the presence or absence of the wireless communication signal and to decode the symbols responsive to a signal indicative of the presence of the wireless communication signal. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FA-LONG LUO, TAMARA SCHMITZ, JEREMY CHRITZ, JAIME CUMMINS
  • Patent number: 10886998
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of mixing input data with coefficient data specific to a processing mode selection. For example, a computing system with processing units may mix the input data for a transmission in a radio frequency (RF) wireless domain with the coefficient data to generate output data that is representative of the transmission being processed according to a specific processing mode selection. The input data is mixed with coefficient data at layers of multiplication/accumulation processing units (MAC units). The processing mode selection may be associated with an aspect of a wireless protocol. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Publication number: 20200412518
    Abstract: Examples described herein include apparatuses and methods for full duplex device-to-device cooperative communication. Example systems described herein may include self-interference noise calculators. The output of a self-interference noise calculator may be used to compensate for the interference experienced due to signals transmitted by another antenna of the same wireless device or system. In implementing such a self-interference noise calculator, a selected wireless relaying device or wireless destination device may operate in a full-duplex mode, such that relayed messages may be transmitted as well as information from other sources or destinations during a common time period (e.g., symbol, slot, subframe, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FA-LONG LUO, TAMARA SCHMITZ, JEREMY CHRITZ, JAIME CUMMINS
  • Publication number: 20200389194
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for wireless communication are described. Input data for in-phase branch/quadrature branch (I/Q) imbalance or mismatch may be compensated for or non-linear power amplifier noise may be used to generate compensated input data. In some examples, a transmitter may be configured to transmit communications signaling via a first antenna, the transmitter including a filter configured for digital mismatch correction; a receiver may be configured to receive communications signaling via a second antenna; and a switch may be configured to selectively activate a first switch path to couple the transmitter and the first antenna and a second switch path to couple the receiver and the transmitter to provide communications signaling received via the transmitter as feedback for the filter through the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Publication number: 20200366538
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of full duplex compensation with a self-interference noise calculator. The self-interference noise calculator may be coupled to antennas of a wireless device and configured to generate adjusted signals that compensate self-interference. The self-interference noise calculator may include a network of processing elements configured to combine transmission signals into sets of intermediate results. Each set of intermediate results may be summed in the self-interference noise calculator to generate a corresponding adjusted signal. The adjusted signal is received by a corresponding wireless receiver to compensate for the self-interference noise generated by a wireless transmitter transmitting on the same frequency band as the wireless receiver is receiving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FA-LONG LUO, JEREMY CHRITZ, JAIME CUMMINS, TAMARA SCHMITZ
  • Patent number: 10841076
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of cross correlation including symbols indicative of radio frequency (RF) energy. An electronic device including a statistic calculator may be configured to calculate a statistic including the cross-correlation of the symbols. The electronic device may include a comparator configured to provide a signal indicative of a presence or absence of a wireless communication signal in the particular portion of the wireless spectrum based on a comparison of the statistic with a threshold. A decoder/precoder may be configured to receive the signal indicative of the presence or absence of the wireless communication signal and to decode the symbols responsive to a signal indicative of the presence of the wireless communication signal. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz, Jaime Cummins
  • Patent number: 10805128
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of full duplex compensation with a self-interference noise calculator. The self-interference noise calculator may be coupled to antennas of a wireless device and configured to generate adjusted signals that compensate self-interference. The self-interference noise calculator may include a network of processing elements configured to combine transmission signals into sets of intermediate results. Each set of intermediate results may be summed in the self-interference noise calculator to generate a corresponding adjusted signal. The adjusted signal is received by a corresponding wireless receiver to compensate for the self-interference noise generated by a wireless transmitter transmitting on the same frequency band as the wireless receiver is receiving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jeremy Chritz, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20200310694
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses related to computational storage are described. For example, storage accessible to an accelerator may be shared between and, accessible to either of, a host and the accelerator. A computational storage system may include storage providing a portion of a shared file system accessible by a host and by accelerator logic of the computational storage system. Host interface logic may be configured to receive a storage command from the host to store data on the storage at a time the data is created. The host interface logic may be further configured to receive a storage command from the host for the accelerator logic to perform a computational task using the stored data on the storage. The accelerator logic can perform the computational task using the stored data on the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanyuan Gao, Sen Ma, Moon Mark Hur, Jaime Cummins