Patents by Inventor Tingjun Xie

Tingjun Xie 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: 20220058071
    Abstract: A method includes monitoring, by a processing device, error characteristics of a particular memory component among a plurality of memory components of a memory sub-system and detecting, by the processing device and based on the monitored error characteristics, an error characteristic associated with the particular memory component that exhibits a value that is greater than or equal to a threshold error characteristic value. The method can further include causing, by the processing device, a counter coupled to the plurality of memory components to be updated in response to the detection that the particular memory component exhibits the value of the error characteristic that is greater than or equal to the threshold error characteristic value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Seungjune Jeon, Tingjun Xie
  • Patent number: 11256429
    Abstract: First data can be received at a memory sub-system. An operating temperature of the memory sub-system can be identified. An adjusted read voltage level can be determined in response to the operating temperature satisfying a threshold criterion pertaining to a threshold temperature. A read operation can be performed at the memory sub-system based on the adjusted read voltage level to retrieve second data. The first data can be stored at the memory sub-system based on the second data that was retrieved from the read operation that is based on the adjusted read voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenlei E. Shen, Zhengang Chen, Tingjun Xie, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220050743
    Abstract: A first error rating for a first memory access operation performed for data stored at a memory device operating at a first state is determined. In response to a determination that the first error rating satisfies a first error rating condition associated with the first state of the memory device, a first error correction operation is performed at the memory device. A change of the state of the memory device from the first state to a second state is detected. A second error rating condition associated with the memory device is determined based on the second state of the memory device. A second error rating is determined for a second memory access operation performed at the memory device. In response to a determination that the second error rating satisfies the second error rating condition, a second error correction operation is performed at the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Zhenlei Shen, Tingjun Xie
  • Patent number: 11249679
    Abstract: A request to write data at the memory component is received. Responsive to receiving the request to write the data at the memory component, a random value is determined. A first write operation mode from multiple write operations modes is selected based on the random value. A write operation to write the data at the memory component is performed in accordance with the first write operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Zhenlei Shen, Fangfang Zhu, Tingjun Xie, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220027077
    Abstract: A first operating characteristic and a second operating characteristic of a memory sub-system are determined. A write-to-read delay time is set in view of the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic. A read operation associated with a memory unit is executed following a period of at least the write-to-read delay time from a time of an execution of a write operation associated with the memory unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Tingjun Xie, Wei Wang, Frederick Adi, Zhenming Zhou, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220019722
    Abstract: A quality rating for a memory device to be installed at a memory sub-system is determined, where the quality rating corresponds to a performance of the memory device at one or more operating temperatures. A determination is made whether the quality rating for the memory device satisfies a first quality rating condition associated with a first temperature zone of two or more temperature zones of the memory sub-system. Responsive to the determination that the quality rating for the memory device satisfies the first quality rating condition, the memory device is assigned to be installed at a first memory device socket of the first temperature zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Zhenlei Shen, Tingjun Xie, Charles See Yeung Kwong
  • Patent number: 11204828
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments related to one-direction error recovery flow (ERF) operations on memory components of memory systems. A processing device determines that data from a read operation is not successfully decoded because of a partial write of the data. The partial write results from a number of memory cells written as a first state and read as a second state. The processing device performs a one-direction ERF on the memory cells by monotonically adjusting a read voltage level for one or more re-read operations from a first discrete read voltage level towards a second read voltage level in a first direction until the data from the one or more re-read operations is successfully decoded. The first direction corresponds to an opposite direction of a state shift of the partial write. The processing device can also can determine a directional EBC and perform a refresh write if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhengang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210358561
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system determines a first error rate corresponding to a first set of write-to-read delay times at a first end of a range of write-to-read delay times for a memory device and a second error rate corresponding to a second set of write-to-read delay times at a second end of the range of write-to-read delay times, and determines whether a ratio of the first error rate to the second error rate satisfies a threshold criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhengang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210304826
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments related to defect detection in memory components of memory systems with time-varying bit error rate. A processing device determines that a bit error rate (BER) corresponding to a read operation to read a unit of data in a memory component satisfies a threshold criterion, determines a write-to-read (W2R) delay for the read operation, wherein the W2R delay comprises a difference between a time of the read operation and a write timestamp indicating when the unit of data was written to the memory component, and determines whether the W2R delay is within a W2R delay range corresponding to an initial read voltage level used by the read operation to read the unit of data. The processing device initiates a defect detection operation responsive to the W2R delay being within the W2R delay range, the defect detection operation to detect time-varying defects in the memory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Zhengang Chen, Sai Krishna Mylavarapu, Zhenlei Shen, Tingjun Xie, Charles S. Kwong
  • Publication number: 20210295900
    Abstract: A media management operation can be performed at a memory sub-system at a current frequency. An operating characteristic associated with the memory sub-system can be identified. The operating characteristic can reflect at least one of a write count, a bit error rate, or a read-retry trigger rate. A determination can be made as to whether the identified operating characteristic satisfies an operating characteristic criterion. In response to determining that the operating characteristic satisfies the characteristic criterion, the media management operation can be performed at a different frequency relative to the current frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Seungjune Jeon, Zhengang Chen, Zhenlei Shen, Charles See Yeung Kwong
  • Publication number: 20210286559
    Abstract: A method described herein involves identifying a first time associated with a read operation that retrieves data of a write unit at a memory sub-system, identifying a second time associated with a write operation that stored the data of the write unit at the memory sub-system, and performing a refresh operation for the data of the write unit at the memory sub-system based on a difference between the first time associated with the read operation and the second time associated with the write operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhengang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210286558
    Abstract: A system includes a memory component; and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory component. The processing device is to perform operations including receiving a read request with respect to data stored at a physical address of the memory component; determining whether an indicator of the physical address is stored in a write transaction catalog; in response to determining that the physical address is stored in the write transaction catalog, determining a time difference between when the read request was received and when the data was written; reading the data stored at the physical address using a first read voltage level in response to determining that the time difference is less than a threshold criterion; and reading the data stored at the physical address using a second read voltage level in response to determining that the time difference is equal to or greater than the threshold criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Zhengang Chen, Tingjun Xie
  • Patent number: 11107550
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system identifies a first range of a plurality of write-to-read delay ranges for the memory component, wherein the first range represents a plurality of write-to-read delay times and has an associated read voltage level used to perform a read operation on a segment of the memory component having a write-to-read delay time that falls within the first range. The processing device further identifies a first set of the plurality of write-to-read delay times at a first end of the first range and a second set of the plurality of write-to-read delay times at a second end of the first range, and determines a first error rate for the memory component corresponding to the first set of the plurality of write-to-read delay times and a second error rate for the memory component corresponding to the second set of the plurality of write-to-read delay times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhengang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210250051
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for host data, receiving a codeword that is associated with the host data, performing a decoding operation for a first portion of the codeword to generate a segment of decoded data, determining whether the segment of the decoded data satisfies the request for the host data, and in response to determining that the segment of the decoded data satisfies the request for the host data, terminating the decoding operation for remaining portions of the codeword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Ying Yu Tai, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210233603
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system determines a write-to-read delay time for a segment of a memory device read during a first read operation using a first read voltage level. The processing device further determines that the write-to-read delay time is associated with a second read voltage level and performs a read refresh operation on at least a portion of the segment of the memory device using the second read voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhengang Chen
  • Publication number: 20210225442
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes causing a first set of a plurality of voltage pulses to be applied to memory cells of a memory device, a voltage pulse of the first set of the voltage pulses placing the memory cells of the memory device at a voltage level associated with a defined voltage state. The method also includes determining a set of bit error rates associated with the memory cells of the memory device in view of a data mapping pattern for the memory cells of the memory device, wherein the data mapping pattern assigns a voltage level associated with a reset state to at least a portion of the memory cells of the memory device. The method further includes determining whether to apply one or more second sets of the voltage pulses to the memory cells of the memory device in view of a comparison between the set of bit error rates for the memory cells and a previously measured set of bit error rates for the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Tingjun Xie, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210216402
    Abstract: Data to be stored at a memory sub-system can be received from a host system. A portion of the host data that includes user data and another portion of the host data that includes system metadata can be determined. A mapping for a data structure can be received that identifies locations of the data structure that are fixed with respect to an encoding operation and locations of the data structure that are not fixed with respect to the encoding operation. The data structure can be generated for the user data and system metadata based on the mapping, and an encoding operation can be performed on the data structure to generate a codeword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Ying Yu Tai, Jiangli Zhu
  • Patent number: 11056166
    Abstract: A refresh operation can be performed at a memory sub-system The refresh operation can performed at a current frequency. A write count associated with the memory sub-system can be received. A determination can be made as to whether the write count associated with the memory sub-system satisfies a write count threshold. In response to determining that the write count associated with the memory sub-system satisfies the write count threshold, the refresh operation can be performed at an increased frequency relative to the current frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Seungjune Jeon, Zhengang Chen, Zhenlei Shen, Charles See Yeung Kwong
  • Patent number: 11037637
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments related to defect detection in memory components of memory systems with time-varying bit error rate. A processing device performs an error recovery flow (ERF) to recover a unit of data comprising data and a write timestamp indicating when the unit of data was written. The processing device determines whether to perform a defect detection operation to detect a defect in the memory component using a bit error rate (BER), corresponding to the read operation, and the write timestamp in the unit of data. The processing device initiates the defect detection operation responsive to the BER condition not being expected for the calculated W2R (based on the write timestamp). The processing device can use an ERF condition and the write timestamp to determine whether to perform the defect detection operation. The processing device initiates the defect detection operation responsive to the ERF condition not being expected the calculated W2R (based on the write timestamp).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhengang Chen, Sai Krishna Mylavarapu, Zhenlei Shen, Tingjun Xie, Charles S. Kwong
  • Publication number: 20210173743
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that are of retrieving, by a processing device, a codeword stored at a memory sub-system, determining parity data of the codeword, generating additional parity bits based on one or more bits of the parity data of the codeword, and generating host data by decoding the codeword using the additional parity bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Ying Yu Tai, Jiangli Zhu