Patents by Inventor Luigi Pilolli

Luigi Pilolli 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: 20160064052
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a node to couple to a plurality of memory devices, memory cells, and a module to perform an operation on the memory cells, to cause at least one change in a level of a signal at the node in order to make a request to perform a particular stage of the operation such that the request is detectable by the memory devices, and to perform the particular stage of the operation after the request is acknowledged. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Mauro Castelli, Luca De Santis, Luigi Pilolli, Maria Luisa Gallese
  • Publication number: 20150357045
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to chunk definition for partial-page read. A number of methods can include setting a chunk size for a partial-page read of a page of memory cells. A start address of the partial-page read and chunk size can define a chunk of the page of memory cells. Some method can include enabling only those of a plurality of sense amplifiers associated with the page of memory cells that correspond to the chunk to perform the partial-page read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Luigi Pilolli
  • Patent number: 9202569
    Abstract: Methods for providing redundancy and apparatuses are disclosed. One such method for providing redundancy performs a mapping of data between an address of a memory determined to indicate a defective memory cell and an address of a redundant area of the memory, only after the data has been loaded into a buffer. The direction of the mapping is determined by the operation (e.g., programming or reading).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Giovanni Santin, Maria L. Gallese, Luigi Pilolli
  • Patent number: 9189440
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to a data interleaving module. A number of methods can include interleaving data received from a bus among modules according to a selected one of a plurality of data densities per memory cell supported by an apparatus and transferring the interleaved data from the modules to a register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luigi Pilolli, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Mauro Castelli
  • Publication number: 20150019787
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to a data interleaving module. A number of methods can include interleaving data received from a bus among modules according to a selected one of a plurality of data densities per memory cell supported by an apparatus and transferring the interleaved data from the modules to a register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Luigi Pilolli, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Mauro Castelli
  • Patent number: 8804452
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to a data interleaving module. A number of methods can include interleaving data received from a bus among modules according to a selected one of a plurality of data densities per memory cell supported by an apparatus and transferring the interleaved data from the modules to a register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luigi Pilolli, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Mauro Castelli
  • Publication number: 20140040571
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to a data interleaving module. A number of methods can include interleaving data received from a bus among modules according to a selected one of a plurality of data densities per memory cell supported by an apparatus and transferring the interleaved data from the modules to a register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Luigi Pilolli, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Mauro Castelli
  • Publication number: 20130039138
    Abstract: Methods for providing redundancy and apparatuses are disclosed. One such method for providing redundancy performs a mapping of data between an address of a memory determined to indicate a defective memory cell and an address of a redundant area of the memory, only after the data has been loaded into a buffer. The direction of the mapping is determined by the operation (e.g., programming or reading).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Giovanni Santin, Maria L. Gallese, Luigi Pilolli
  • Publication number: 20120131267
    Abstract: A memory device distributed controller circuit distributes memory control functions amongst a plurality of memory controllers. A master controller receives an interpreted command and activates the appropriate slave controllers depending on the command. The slave controllers can include a data cache controller that is coupled to and controls the data cache and an analog controller that is coupled to and controls the analog voltage generation circuit. The respective controllers have appropriate software/firmware instructions that determine the response the respective controllers take in response to the received command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Luca De Santis, Luigi Pilolli
  • Patent number: 8116138
    Abstract: A memory device distributed controller circuit distributes memory control functions amongst a plurality of memory controllers. A master controller receives an interpreted command and activates the appropriate slave controllers depending on the command. The slave controllers can include a data cache controller that is coupled to and controls the data cache and an analog controller that is coupled to and controls the analog voltage generation circuit. The respective controllers have appropriate software/firmware instructions that determine the response the respective controllers take in response to the received command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luca De Santis, Luigi Pilolli
  • Publication number: 20080298130
    Abstract: A memory device distributed controller circuit distributes memory control functions amongst a plurality of memory controllers. A master controller receives an interpreted command and activates the appropriate slave controllers depending on the command. The slave controllers can include a data cache controller that is coupled to and controls the data cache and an analog controller that is coupled to and controls the analog voltage generation circuit. The respective controllers have appropriate software/firmware instructions that determine the response the respective controllers take in response to the received command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Luca De Santis, Luigi Pilolli
  • Patent number: 7420849
    Abstract: A memory device distributed controller circuit distributes memory control functions amongst a plurality of memory controllers. A master controller receives an interpreted command and activates the appropriate slave controllers depending on the command. The slave controllers can include a data cache controller that is coupled to and controls the data cache and an analog controller that is coupled to and controls the analog voltage generation circuit. The respective controllers have appropriate software/firmware instructions that determine the response the respective controllers take in response to the received command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Luca De Santis, Luigi Pilolli
  • Publication number: 20070211529
    Abstract: A memory device distributed controller circuit distributes memory control functions amongst a plurality of memory controllers. A master controller receives an interpreted command and activates the appropriate slave controllers depending on the command. The slave controllers can include a data cache controller that is coupled to and controls the data cache and an analog controller that is coupled to and controls the analog voltage generation circuit. The respective controllers have appropriate software/firmware instructions that determine the response the respective controllers take in response to the received command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Luca De Santis, Luigi Pilolli