Patents by Inventor Richard C. Murphy

Richard C. Murphy 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: 11748112
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to configurable media structure are described. A memory device can be configured to boot up in a variety of configurations. The variety of configurations can include using the memory device for persistent memory storage, for non-persistent memory storage, etc. For instance, an apparatus can include a first memory array and a second memory array. The apparatus can include a memory controller coupled to the first memory array and the second memory array. The second memory array can be configured to store at least two boot images. The first memory array can be configured to operate based on which of the at least two boot images is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Reshmi Basu, Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11749318
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods can be related to configuring interface protocols for memory. An interface protocol can define the commands received by a memory device utilizing pins of an interface of a memory device. An interface protocol used by a memory device can be implemented utilizing a decoder of signals provided through the pins of the memory device. The decoder utilized by a memory device can be selected by setting a mode register of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Murphy, Glen E. Hush, Honglin Sun
  • Patent number: 11741012
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of host processors and a plurality of hybrid memory cube (HMC) devices configured as a distributed shared memory for the host processors. An HMC device includes a plurality of integrated circuit memory die including at least a first memory die arranged on top of a second memory die, and at least a portion of the memory of the memory die is mapped to include at least a portion of a memory coherence directory; and a logic base die including at least one memory controller configured to manage three-dimensional (3D) access to memory of the plurality of memory die by at least one second device, and logic circuitry configured to implement a memory coherence protocol for data stored in the memory of the plurality of memory die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Leidel, Richard C Murphy
  • Patent number: 11734198
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for implementing and operating a memory module, for example, in a computing device that includes a network interface, which is coupled to a network to enable communication with a client device, and processing circuitry, which is coupled to the network interface via a data bus and programmed to perform operations based on user inputs received from the client device. The memory module includes memory devices, which may be non-volatile memory or volatile memory, and a memory controller coupled between the data bus and the of memory devices. The memory controller may be programmed to determine when the processing circuitry is expected to request a data block and control data storage in the memory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11729318
    Abstract: A memory device can be configured to direct communication of data from an image sensor to the memory device and/or image signal processing circuitry coupled thereto. The memory device can be configured to receive first signaling indicative of first data from an image sensor via a first port and provide the first signaling from the memory device to image signal processing (ISP) circuitry via a second port. The memory device can be configured to receiving, by the memory device, second signaling indicative of second data from the image sensor while the ISP circuitry operates on the first data. An image processing operation can be performed using logic circuitry of the memory device. Directing communication of data using the memory device can reduce data transfers, reduce resource consumption of an imaging system, and offload workloads from a host device and/or a host processing device, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Poorna Kale, Richard C. Murphy, Amit Gattani
  • Patent number: 11726791
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to generating and executing a control flow. An example apparatus can include a first device configured to generate control flow instructions, and a second device including an array of memory cells, an execution unit to execute the control flow instructions, and a controller configured to control an execution of the control flow instructions on data stored in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle B. Wheeler, Richard C. Murphy, Troy A. Manning, Dean A. Klein
  • Patent number: 11720463
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to managing memory objects are discussed. An example method can include monitoring a first characteristic set for each of a plurality of memory objects written to a first memory device or a second memory device; monitoring a second characteristic set for each of the plurality of memory objects; monitoring a performance characteristic set for the first memory device and the second memory device, wherein the first memory device and the second memory device comprise different types of memory media; and writing each of the plurality of memory objects in a particular respective location of the first memory device or the second memory device based, at least in part, upon the first characteristic set, the second characteristic set, and the performance characteristic set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Reshmi Basu, Richard C. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230244923
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a neuron built with posits are described. An example system may include a memory device and the memory device may include a plurality of memory cells. The plurality of memory cells can store data including a bit string in an analog format. A neuromorphic operation can be performed on the data in the analog format. The example system may include an analog to digital converter coupled to the memory device. The analog to digital converter may convert the bit string in the analog format stored in at least one of the plurality of memory cells to a format that supports arithmetic operations to a particular level of precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Vijay S. Ramesh, Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11714605
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to acceleration circuitry are described. The acceleration circuitry may be deployed in a memory device and can include a memory resource and/or logic circuitry. The acceleration circuitry can perform operations on data to convert the data between one or more numeric formats, such as floating-point and/or universal number (e.g., posit) formats. The acceleration circuitry can perform arithmetic and/or logical operations on the data after the data has been converted to a particular format. For instance, the memory resource can receive data comprising a bit string having a first format that provides a first level of precision. The logic circuitry can receive the data from the memory resource and convert the bit string to a second format that provides a second level of precision that is different from the first level of precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay S. Ramesh, Richard C. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230236983
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for compute enabled cache. An example apparatus comprises a compute component, a memory and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller configured to operate on a block select and a subrow select as metadata to a cache line to control placement of the cache line in the memory to allow for a compute enabled cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11698862
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to three tiered hierarchical memory systems are described herein. A three tiered hierarchical memory system can leverage persistent memory to store data that is generally stored in a non-persistent memory, thereby increasing an amount of storage space allocated to a computing system at a lower cost than approaches that rely solely on non-persistent memory. An example apparatus may include a persistent memory, and one or more non-persistent memories configured to map an address associated with an input/output (I/O) device to an address in logic circuitry prior to the apparatus receiving a request from the I/O device to access data stored in the persistent memory, and map the address associated with the I/O device to an address in a non-persistent memory subsequent to the apparatus receiving the request and accessing the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay S. Ramesh, Anton Korzh, Richard C. Murphy, Scott Matthew Stephens
  • Patent number: 11693783
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for cache 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 first subset is configured as a cache to perform operations on data moved from the second subset. The apparatus also includes a cache controller configured to direct a first movement of a data value from a subarray in the second subset to a subarray in the first subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah J. Willcock, Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11694065
    Abstract: Devices and methods related to spiking neural units in memory. One device includes a memory array and a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) coupled to the memory array and located under the memory array, wherein the CMOS includes a spiking neural unit comprising logic configured to receive an input to increase a weight stored in a memory cell of the memory array, collect the weight from the memory cell of the memory array, accumulate the weight with an increase based on the input, compare the accumulated weight to a threshold weight, and provide an output in response to the accumulated weight being greater than the threshold weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Murphy, Glen E. Hush, Honglin Sun
  • Patent number: 11681797
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods can be related to preventing the activation of rows using fuses in, for example, a memory device or a computing system that includes a memory device. The preventing the activation of rows adjacent to a predefined row address range can reduce the charge leakage from the memory cells comprising the predefined row address range. Reducing the charge leakage from memory cells comprising the predefined row address range can increase stability in data retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen E. Hush, Richard C. Murphy, Honglin Sun
  • Patent number: 11682449
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for compute in data path. An example apparatus includes an array of memory cells. Sensing circuitry is coupled to the array of memory cells. A shared input/output (I/O) line provides a data path associated with the array. The shared I/O line couples the sensing circuitry to a compute component in the data path of the shared I/O line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen E. Hush, Richard C. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230186975
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for logic/memory devices. An example apparatus comprises a plurality of memory components adjacent to and coupled to one another. A logic component is coupled to the plurality of memory components. At least one memory component comprises a memory device having an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry includes a sense amplifier and a compute component. Timing circuitry is coupled to the array and sensing circuitry and configured to control timing of operations for the sensing circuitry. The logic component comprises control logic coupled to the timing circuitry. The control logic is configured to execute instructions to cause the sensing circuitry to perform the operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11669466
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, apparatus, and systems for implementing and operating a memory module, for example, in a computing that includes a network interface, which may be coupled to a network to enable communication with a client device, and host processing circuitry, which may be coupled to the network interface via a system bus and programmed to perform first data processing operations based on user inputs received from the client device. The memory module may be coupled to the system bus and include memory devices and a memory controller coupled to the memory devices via an internal bus. The memory controller may include memory processing circuitry programmed to perform a second data processing operation that facilitates performance of the first data processing operations by the host processing circuitry based on context of the data block indicated by the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11662950
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to performing speculation in, for example, a memory device or a computing system that includes a memory device. Speculation can be used to identify data that is accessed together or to predict data that will be accessed with greater frequency. The identified data can be organized to improve efficiency in providing access to the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Murphy, Glen E. Hush, Honglin Sun
  • Patent number: 11657009
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods can be related to configuring interface protocols for memory. An interface protocol can define the commands received by a memory device utilizing transceivers, receivers, and/or transmitters of an interface of a memory device. An interface protocol used by a memory device can be implemented utilizing a decoder of signals provided via a plurality of transceivers of the memory device. The decoder utilized by a memory device can be selected by setting a mode register of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen E. Hush, Richard C. Murphy, Honglin Sun
  • Patent number: 11650843
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for hierarchical memory systems are described. A hierarchical memory system can leverage persistent memory to store data that is generally stored in a non-persistent memory, thereby increasing an amount of storage space allocated to a computing system at a lower cost than approaches that rely solely on non-persistent memory. An example method includes receiving an interrupt message by a hypervisor, the interrupt message generated by a hierarchical memory component responsive to receiving a read request initiated by an input/output (I/O) device, gathering, by the hypervisor, address register access information from the hierarchical memory component, and determining, by the hypervisor, a physical location of data associated with the read request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Korzh, Vijay S. Ramesh, Richard C. Murphy