Patents by Inventor Ken Q. Nguyen

Ken Q. Nguyen 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).

  • Memory system and method for reducing peak current consumption
    Patent number: 9875049
    Abstract: A memory system and method for reducing peak current consumption. In one embodiment, a method is provided that is performed in a memory system comprising a memory with a plurality of blocks, wherein each block has a peak current consumption. In this method, a plurality of metablocks is created, wherein each metablock is created by grouping together blocks with complementary peak current consumption. Next, the metablocks are programmed. Because each of the metablocks has blocks with complementary peak current consumption, each of the metablocks has similar peak current consumption when programmed. Other embodiments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Eran Erez, Jonathan H. Hsu, Ken Q. Nguyen
  • Memory System and Method for Reducing Peak Current Consumption
    Publication number: 20170060461
    Abstract: A memory system and method for reducing peak current consumption. In one embodiment, a method is provided that is performed in a memory system comprising a memory with a plurality of blocks, wherein each block has a peak current consumption. In this method, a plurality of metablocks is created, wherein each metablock is created by grouping together blocks with complementary peak current consumption. Next, the metablocks are programmed. Because each of the metablocks has blocks with complementary peak current consumption, each of the metablocks has similar peak current consumption when programmed. Other embodiments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Eran Erez, Jonathan H. Hsu, Ken Q. Nguyen