Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott McNeil, Jr.

Jeffrey Scott McNeil, Jr. 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: 20230384951
    Abstract: A memory device may be configured to receive a command to access a block of memory that is one of multiple blocks of memory included in the memory device. The memory device may be configured to receive a cryptographic signature associated with the command. The memory device may be configured to enable or disable access to the block of memory based on the command and based on the cryptographic signature. The memory device may be capable of separately restricting access to each individual block of the multiple blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy BINFET, Lance Walker DOVER, Robert William STRONG, Walter DI FRANCESCO, Tommaso VALI, Jeffrey Scott MCNEIL, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230335199
    Abstract: A memory device may be configured to perform an erase verify read operation to read from a plurality of access lines of a block of memory. The memory device may be configured to determine, based on performing the erase verify read operation, a quantity of access lines for which a corresponding page has been programmed, wherein each access line provides access to one or more pages of memory. The memory device may be configured to identify a most recently programmed page of the block of memory based on the determined quantity of access lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy BINFET, Walter DI FRANCESCO, Tommaso VALI, Jeffrey Scott MCNEIL, JR.
  • Patent number: 11636908
    Abstract: A memory device to calibrate voltages used to read a group of memory cells. For example, the memory device measures first signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells by reading the group of memory cells at first test voltages that are separated from each other by a first voltage interval. An estimate of a read level of the group of memory cells is determined based on the first signal and noise characteristics. The memory device then measures second signal and noise characteristics of the group of memory cells by reading the group of memory cells at second test voltages that are separated from each other by a second voltage interval that is smaller than the first voltage interval. An optimized read voltage for the read level is computed from the second signal and noise characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Walter Di Francesco, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Jeffrey Scott McNeil, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220130482
    Abstract: A memory device to calibrate voltages used to read a group of memory cells. For example, the memory device measures first signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells by reading the group of memory cells at first test voltages that are separated from each other by a first voltage interval. An estimate of a read level of the group of memory cells is determined based on the first signal and noise characteristics. The memory device then measures second signal and noise characteristics of the group of memory cells by reading the group of memory cells at second test voltages that are separated from each other by a second voltage interval that is smaller than the first voltage interval. An optimized read voltage for the read level is computed from the second signal and noise characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Walter Di Francesco, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Jeffrey Scott McNeil, JR.
  • Patent number: 11177014
    Abstract: A memory device to calibrate voltages used to read a group of memory cells. For example, the memory device measures first signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells by reading the group of memory cells at first test voltages that are separated from each other by a first voltage interval. An estimate of a read level of the group of memory cells is determined based on the first signal and noise characteristics. The memory device then measures second signal and noise characteristics of the group of memory cells by reading the group of memory cells at second test voltages that are separated from each other by a second voltage interval that is smaller than the first voltage interval. An optimized read voltage for the read level is computed from the second signal and noise characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Walter Di Francesco, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Jeffrey Scott McNeil, Jr.