Patents by Inventor Perry V. Lea

Perry V. Lea 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).

  • Patent number: 10741239
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a processing in memory (PIM) capable device having an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The PIM capable includes a row address strobe (RAS) component selectably coupled to the array. The RAS component is configured to select, retrieve a data value from, and input a data value to a specific row in the array. The PIM capable device also includes a RAS manager selectably coupled to the RAS component. The RAS manager is configured to coordinate timing of a sequence of compute sub-operations performed using the RAS component. The apparatus also includes a source external to the PIM capable device. The RAS manager is configured to receive instructions from the source to control timing of performance of a compute operation using the sensing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Timothy P. Finkbeiner
  • Publication number: 20200241803
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for processing in memory. An example apparatus comprises a host and a processing in memory (PIM) capable device coupled to the host via an interface comprising a sideband channel. The PIM capable device comprises an array of memory cells coupled to sensing circuitry and is configured to perform bit vector operations on data stored in the array, and the host comprises a PIM control component to perform virtual address resolution for PIM operations prior to providing a number of corresponding bit vector operations to the PIM capable device via the sideband channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Timothy P. Finkbeiner
  • Patent number: 10691620
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to encryption of executables in computational memory. Computational memory can traverse an operating system page table in the computational memory for a page marked as executable. In response to finding a page marked as executable, the computational memory can determine whether the page marked as executable has been encrypted. In response to determining that the page marked as executable is not encrypted, the computational memory can generate a key for the page marked as executable. The computational memory can encrypt the page marked as executable using the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Perry V. Lea
  • Publication number: 20200150864
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in-memory operations. An example apparatus includes a memory device including a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, where the plurality of subarrays includes a first subset of the respective plurality of subarrays and a second subset of the respective plurality of subarrays. The memory device includes sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset, the sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to direct a first movement of a number of data values from a subarray in the second subset to a subarray in the first subset and performance of a sequential plurality of operations in-memory on the number of data values by the first sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Perry V. Lea
  • Patent number: 10628085
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for processing in memory. An example apparatus comprises a host and a processing in memory (PIM) capable device coupled to the host via an interface comprising a sideband channel. The PIM capable device comprises an array of memory cells coupled to sensing circuitry and is configured to perform bit vector operations on data stored in the array, and the host comprises a PIM control component to perform virtual address resolution for PIM operations prior to providing a number of corresponding bit vector operations to the PIM capable device via the sideband channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Timothy P. Finkbeiner
  • Patent number: 10592289
    Abstract: An apparatus operates to provide default services or functionality. The apparatus authenticates replaceable resources by determining whether the replaceable resources originate from a desired source. The apparatus provides an auxiliary service or functionality in addition to the default services or functionality when each of the replaceable resources originates from the desired source, and precludes the auxiliary service or functionality when any of the replaceable resources do not originate from the desired source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Laurian Dinca, Stephen H Schwartz, Perry V Lea, Mark J Wibbels, Jon T Huber, Roger S Twede
  • Publication number: 20200058347
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for performing operations by a memory device in a self-refresh state. An example includes an array of memory cells and a controller coupled to the array of memory cells. The controller is configured to direct performance of compute operations on data stored in the array when the array is in a self-refresh state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Glen E. Hush
  • Publication number: 20200050563
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in data path compute operations. An example apparatus includes an array of memory cells. Sensing circuitry is selectably coupled to the array. A plurality of shared input/output (I/O) lines provides a data path. The plurality of shared I/O lines selectably couples a first subrow of a row of the array via the sensing circuitry to a first compute component in the data path to move a first data value from the first subrow to the first compute component and a second subrow of the respective row via the sensing circuitry to a second compute component to move a second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component. An operation is performed on the first data value from the first subrow using the first compute component substantially simultaneously with movement of the second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Perry V. Lea
  • Publication number: 20200043543
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in-memory operations. An example apparatus includes a memory device including a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, where the plurality of subarrays includes a first subset of the respective plurality of subarrays and a second subset of the respective plurality of subarrays. The memory device includes first sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset, the first sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component configured to perform an in-memory operation. The memory device includes second sensing circuitry coupled to the second subset, the second sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier. The memory device also includes a controller configured to direct a first movement of a data value to a selected subarray in the first subset based on the first sensing circuitry including the compute component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 10540097
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in-memory operations. An example apparatus includes a memory device including a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, where the plurality of subarrays includes a first subset of the respective plurality of subarrays and a second subset of the respective plurality of subarrays. The memory device includes sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset, the sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to direct a first movement of a number of data values from a subarray in the second subset to a subarray in the first subset and performance of a sequential plurality of operations in-memory on the number of data values by the first sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Perry V. Lea
  • Publication number: 20200012562
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for error code calculation. The apparatus can include an array of memory cells that are coupled to sense lines. The apparatus can include a controller configured to control a sensing circuitry, that is coupled to the sense lines, to perform a number of operations without transferring data via an input/output (I/O) lines. The sensing circuitry can be controlled to calculate an error code for data stored in the array of memory cells and compare the error code with an initial error code for the data to determine whether the data has been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Timothy P. Finkbeiner
  • Publication number: 20190384721
    Abstract: An example memory array page table walk can include using an array of memory cells configured to store a page table. The page table walk can include using sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The page table walk can include using a controller coupled to the array. The controller can be configured to operate the sensing circuitry to determine a physical address of a portion of data by accessing the page table in the array of memory cells. The controller can be configured to operate the sensing circuitry to cause storing of the portion of data in a buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Perry V. Lea
  • Patent number: 10496825
    Abstract: Examples relate to in-memory attack prevention. The examples disclosed herein enable obtaining, in response to a first boot command, a first encryption key generated based on a randomization process. The examples further enable determining whether first information of a page table indicates that a memory page is intended to be secure, the page table storing mapping between a virtual address of the memory page and a physical address of the memory page. In response to determining that the first information indicates that the memory page is intended to be secure, the examples further enable determining whether second information of the page table indicates that the memory page is encrypted. In response to determining that the second information indicates that the memory page is not encrypted, the examples further enable encrypting the memory page in a physical memory using the first encryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Perry V Lea
  • Publication number: 20190354303
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for operations using compressed and decompressed data. An example method includes receiving compressed data to a processing in memory (PIM) device and decompressing the compressed data on the PIM device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremiah J. Willcock, Perry V. Lea, Anton Korzh
  • Patent number: 10468087
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for performing operations by a memory device in a self-refresh state. An example includes an array of memory cells and a controller coupled to the array of memory cells. The controller is configured to direct performance of compute operations on data stored in the array when the array is in a self-refresh state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Glen E. Hush
  • Publication number: 20190332310
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for data movement. An example apparatus includes a memory device that includes a plurality of subarrays of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the plurality of subarrays. The sensing circuitry includes a sense amplifier and a compute component. The memory device also includes a plurality of subarray controllers. Each subarray controller of the plurality of subarray controllers is coupled to a respective subarray of the plurality of subarrays and is configured to direct performance of an operation with respect to data stored in the respective subarray of the plurality of subarrays. The memory device is configured to move a data value corresponding to a result of an operation with respect to data stored in a first subarray of the plurality of subarrays to a memory cell in a second subarray of the plurality of subarrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Glen E. Hush
  • Patent number: 10452578
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in data path compute operations. An example apparatus includes an array of memory cells. Sensing circuitry is selectably coupled to the array. A plurality of shared input/output (I/O) lines provides a data path. The plurality of shared I/O lines selectably couples a first subrow of a row of the array via the sensing circuitry to a first compute component in the data path to move a first data value from the first subrow to the first compute component and a second subrow of the respective row via the sensing circuitry to a second compute component to move a second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component. An operation is performed on the first data value from the first subrow using the first compute component substantially simultaneously with movement of the second data value from the second subrow to the second compute component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Perry V. Lea
  • Patent number: 10446221
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for in-memory operations. An example apparatus includes a memory device including a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, where the plurality of subarrays includes a first subset of the respective plurality of subarrays and a second subset of the respective plurality of subarrays. The memory device includes first sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset, the first sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component configured to perform an in-memory operation. The memory device includes second sensing circuitry coupled to the second subset, the second sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier. The memory device also includes a controller configured to direct a first movement of a data value to a selected subarray in the first subset based on the first sensing circuitry including the compute component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Richard C. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20190294380
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for processing in memory. An example apparatus includes a processing in memory (PIM) capable device having an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array, where the sensing circuitry includes a sense amplifier and a compute component. The PIM capable device includes timing circuitry selectably coupled to the sensing circuitry. The timing circuitry is configured to control timing of performance of compute operations performed using the sensing circuitry. The PIM capable device also includes a sequencer selectably coupled to the timing circuitry. The sequencer is configured to coordinate the compute operations. The apparatus also includes a source external to the PIM capable device. The sequencer is configured to receive a command instruction set from the source to initiate performance of a compute operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Timothy P. Finkbeiner
  • Patent number: 10423486
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for error code calculation. The apparatus can include an array of memory cells that are coupled to sense lines. The apparatus can include a controller configured to control a sensing circuitry, that is coupled to the sense lines, to perform a number of operations without transferring data via an input/output (I/O) lines. The sensing circuitry can be controlled to calculate an error code for data stored in the array of memory cells and compare the error code with an initial error code for the data to determine whether the data has been modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Timothy P. Finkbeiner