Patents by Inventor Joseph T. Pawlowski

Joseph T. Pawlowski 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: 20220108756
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for spare substitution in a memory system are described. Aspects include a memory device identifying a rotation index that indicates a first assignment of logical channel to physical channels for code words stored in a memory medium. The memory device may use a pointer to indicate one or more code word addresses that are to be rotated and update a value of the pointer associated with a range for the rotation index based on a condition being satisfied. The memory device may rotate a first code word according to a first assignment of the rotation index, where the rotating may occur at an address of the memory medium corresponding to the updated value of the pointer. Additionally, the memory device may execute access operations on the memory medium that include multiplexing multiple logical channels to multiple physical channels based on the rotation index and the pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Patent number: 11289166
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for acceleration of data queries in memory. A number of embodiments include an array of memory cells, and processing circuitry configured to receive, from a host, a query for particular data stored in the array of memory cells, wherein the particular data corresponds to a search key generated by the host, search portions of the array of memory cells for the particular data corresponding to the search key, determine data stored in the portions of the array of memory cells that matches the search key, and transfer the data that matches the search key to the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Helm, Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20220044731
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for acceleration of data queries in memory. A number of embodiments include an array of memory cells, and processing circuitry configured to receive, from a host, a query for particular data stored in the array of memory cells, wherein the particular data corresponds to a search key generated by the host, search portions of the array of memory cells for the particular data corresponding to the search key, determine data stored in the portions of the array of memory cells that matches the search key, and transfer the data that matches the search key to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Helm, Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20220043593
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for acceleration of data queries in memory. An example apparatus includes an array of memory cells and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive, from a host, a query for particular data in the array of memory cells, wherein the particular data corresponds to a search key generated by the host, search portions of the array of memory cells for the particular data corresponding to the search key generated by the host, search portions of the array of memory cells for the particular data corresponding to the search key, determine data stored in the portions of the array of memory cells that corresponds more closely to the search key than other data stored in the portions of the array of memory cells, and transfer the data that corresponds more closely to the search key than the other data to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Helm, Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20220043808
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for acceleration of data queries in memory. An example host apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a search key, generate a query for particular data stored in an array of memory cells in a memory device, and send the query to the memory device. The query includes a command to search for the particular data. The query also includes a number of data fields for the particular data including a logical block address (LBA) for the particular data, an LBA offset for the particular data, and a parameter for an amount of bits in data stored in the memory device that do not match corresponding bits in the search key that would result in data not being sent to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Helm, Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20220027286
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for methods for supporting mismatched transaction granularities are described. A memory system may include a host device the performs data transactions according to a first code word size that is different than a second code word size associated with a storage component within the memory system. A cache may be configured to receive, from the host device, a first code word associated of the first code word size and associated with a first address of the storage component. The cache may store the first code word. When the first code word is evicted from the cache, the memory system may generate a third code word of the second size based on the first code word and a second code word stored in the first address of the storage component and store the third code word at the first address of the storage component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Patent number: 11182241
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for spare substitution in a memory system are described. A controller may, as part of a background operation, assign a spare bit to replace a bit of a code word and save an indication of the spare bit assignment in a memory array. The code word may include a set of bits that each correspond to a respective Minimum Substitution Region (MSR) within a memory medium that retains the code word. An MSR corresponding to the bit to be replaced may include a quantity of erroneous bits relative to a threshold. The controller may, during a read operation, identify the spare bit in a first portion of the code word, determine the bit to be replaced based on accessing the memory array, and replace the bit with the spare bit concurrently with receiving a second portion of the code word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210358548
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for fully associative cache management are described. A memory subsystem may receive an access command for storing a first data word in a storage component associated with an address space. The memory subsystem may include a fully associative cache for storing the data words associated with the storage component. The memory subsystem may determine an address within the cache to store the first data word. For example, the memory subsystem may determine an address of the cache indicated by an address pointer (e.g., based on the order of the addresses) and determine a quantity of accesses associated with the data word stored in that cache address. Based on the indicated cache address and the quantity of accesses, the memory subsystem may store the first data word in the indicated cache address or a second cache address sequential to the indicated cache address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Patent number: 11158393
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for spare substitution in a memory system are described. Aspects include a memory device identifying a rotation index that indicates a first assignment of logical channel to physical channels for code words stored in a memory medium. The memory device may use a pointer to indicate one or more code word addresses that are to be rotated and update a value of the pointer associated with a range for the rotation index based on a condition being satisfied. The memory device may rotate a first code word according to a first assignment of the rotation index, where the rotating may occur at an address of the memory medium corresponding to the updated value of the pointer. Additionally, the memory device may execute access operations on the memory medium that include multiplexing multiple logical channels to multiple physical channels based on the rotation index and the pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Patent number: 11086791
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for methods for supporting mismatched transaction granularities are described. A memory system may include a host device the performs data transactions according to a first code word size that is different than a second code word size associated with a storage component within the memory system. A cache may be configured to receive, from the host device, a first code word associated of the first code word size and associated with a first address of the storage component. The cache may store the first code word. When the first code word is evicted from the cache, the memory system may generate a third code word of the second size based on the first code word and a second code word stored in the first address of the storage component and store the third code word at the first address of the storage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210210151
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices related to zone swapping for wear leveling memory are described. A memory device can perform access operations by mapping respective logical zones associated with respective logical addresses (e.g., of an access command) to respective zones of the memory device. As the memory device receives access commands and accesses respective zones, some zones may undergo a disproportionate amount of access operations relative to other zones. Accordingly, the memory device may swap data stored in some disproportionately accessed zones. The memory device can update a correspondence of respective logical zones associated with the zones based on swapping the data so that later access operations access the desired data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210200445
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for operating a memory package and more specifically to increasing bandwidth of a system having stacked memory. In an example, a system can include a storage device having a first type of volatile memory and a second type of volatile memory, and a host device coupled to the storage device. The host device can issue commands to the storage device to store and retrieve information of the system. The host device can include a memory map of the storage device and latency information associated with each command of the commands. The host can sort and schedule pending commands according to the latency information and can intermix commands for the first type of volatile memory and commands for the second type of volatile memory to maintain a high utilization or efficiency of a data interface between the host device and the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210200632
    Abstract: Techniques for non-deterministic operation of a stacked memory system are provided. In an example, a method of operating a memory package can include receiving a plurality of memory access requests for a channel at a logic die, returning first data to a host in response to a first memory access request of the plurality of memory access requests, returning an indication of data not ready to the host in response to a second memory access request of the plurality of memory access requests for second data, returning a first index to the host with the indication of data not ready, returning an indication data is ready with third data in response to a third memory access request of the plurality of memory access requests, and returning the first index with the indication of data ready.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210200475
    Abstract: Techniques for extending a truth table of a stacked memory system are provided. In an example, a storage system can include a stack of first memory die configured to store data and a logic die. The logic die can include an interface circuit configured to receive multiple memory requests from an external host using a first command bus, a second command bus, and a data bus, and a controller configured to interface with the stack of first memory die to store and retrieve the data from the stack of first memory die. The logic die can include a second memory having a faster access time than devices of the stack of first memory die, and the interface circuit can directly access the second memory in response to a first memory request of the multiple of memory requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Patent number: 11024382
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for fully associative cache management are described. A memory subsystem may receive an access command for storing a first data word in a storage component associated with an address space. The memory subsystem may include a fully associative cache for storing the data words associated with the storage component. The memory subsystem may determine an address within the cache to store the first data word. For example, the memory subsystem may determine an address of the cache indicated by an address pointer (e.g., based on the order of the addresses) and determine a quantity of accesses associated with the data word stored in that cache address. Based on the indicated cache address and the quantity of accesses, the memory subsystem may store the first data word in the indicated cache address or a second cache address sequential to the indicated cache address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210103523
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for forwarding a code word address are described. A memory subsystem, for example, may configure a code word including user data as a forwarded code word when the code word becomes unreliable or invalid close to or beyond an error recovery capability of the memory subsystem. The memory subsystem may configure the forwarded code word using a forwarded code word format and structure, which may include a bit field in the forwarded code word to indicate a code word condition and to store a quantity of duplicates of a forwarding address. When the memory subsystem receives a code word, the memory system may determine the code word as a forwarded code word such that the memory system may determine a forwarding address (e.g., from the code word). The memory subsystem may then use the forwarding address to access user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210103398
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for code word formats and structures are described. A code word format and structure may include various fields that facilitate a reliable transaction of user data during an access operation associated with a memory medium. For example, the bit fields may include information directed to an error control operation for a port manager to perform on a code word configured in accordance with the code word format and structure. Additionally, the code word format and structure may be configured for low latency operation and reliable transaction of the user data during the access operation. For example, the port manager may receive a first portion of the code word and parse the first portion of the code word concurrently with receiving an additional portion of the code word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210090669
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for spare substitution in a memory system are described. Aspects include a memory device identifying a rotation index that indicates a first assignment of logical channel to physical channels for code words stored in a memory medium. The memory device may use a pointer to indicate one or more code word addresses that are to be rotated and update a value of the pointer associated with a range for the rotation index based on a condition being satisfied. The memory device may rotate a first code word according to a first assignment of the rotation index, where the rotating may occur at an address of the memory medium corresponding to the updated value of the pointer. Additionally, the memory device may execute access operations on the memory medium that include multiplexing multiple logical channels to multiple physical channels based on the rotation index and the pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210065798
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for fully associative cache management are described. A memory subsystem may receive an access command for storing a first data word in a storage component associated with an address space. The memory subsystem may include a fully associative cache for storing the data words associated with the storage component. The memory subsystem may determine an address within the cache to store the first data word. For example, the memory subsystem may determine an address of the cache indicated by an address pointer (e.g., based on the order of the addresses) and determine a quantity of accesses associated with the data word stored in that cache address. Based on the indicated cache address and the quantity of accesses, the memory subsystem may store the first data word in the indicated cache address or a second cache address sequential to the indicated cache address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20210064540
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for methods for supporting mismatched transaction granularities are described. A memory system may include a host device the performs data transactions according to a first code word size that is different than a second code word size associated with a storage component within the memory system. A cache may be configured to receive, from the host device, a first code word associated of the first code word size and associated with a first address of the storage component. The cache may store the first code word. When the first code word is evicted from the cache, the memory system may generate a third code word of the second size based on the first code word and a second code word stored in the first address of the storage component and store the third code word at the first address of the storage component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph T. Pawlowski