Patents by Inventor Troy Manning

Troy Manning 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).

  • GENERATING AND EXECUTING A CONTROL FLOW
    Publication number: 20180365020
    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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kyle B. Wheeler, Richard C. Murphy, Troy A. Manning, Dean A. Klein
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20180358059
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry includes a compute component. The sensing circuitry is configured to invert a data value in the compute component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Troy A. Manning, Richard C. Murphy
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING COMPARE OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20180358058
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing compare and/or report operations using sensing circuitry. An example method can include charging an input/output (IO) line of a memory array to a voltage. The method can include determining whether data stored in the memory array matches a compare value. The determination of whether data stored matches a compare value can include activating a number of access lines of the memory array. The determination can include sensing a number of memory cells coupled to the number of access lines. The determination can include sensing whether the voltage of the IO line changes in response to activation of selected decode lines corresponding to the number of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Apparatuses and methods for performing logical operations using sensing circuitry
    Patent number: 10153009
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform a logical operation using a data value stored in a first memory cell coupled to a sense line as a first input and a data value stored in a second memory cell coupled to the sense line as a second input. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform the logical operation without transferring data via a sense line address access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • BANK TO BANK DATA TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20180350413
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for bank to bank data transfer. An example apparatus includes a plurality of banks of memory cells, an internal bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks and an external bus interface, and a bank-to-bank transfer bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Troy A. Manning
  • PHYSICAL PAGE, LOGICAL PAGE, AND CODEWORD CORRESPONDENCE
    Publication number: 20180336093
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for physical page, logical page, and codeword correspondence. A number of methods include error coding a number of logical pages of data as a number of codewords and writing the number of codewords to a number of physical pages of memory. The number of logical pages of data can be different than the number of physical pages of memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Troy A. Manning, Troy D. Larsen, Martin L. Culley
  • BANK TO BANK DATA TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20180330767
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for bank to bank data transfer. An example apparatus includes a plurality of banks of memory cells, an internal bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks and an external bus interface, and a bank-to-bank transfer bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Troy A. Manning
  • Apparatuses and methods for performing invert operations using sensing circuitry
    Patent number: 10074407
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry are disclosed. One example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry includes a compute component. The sensing circuitry is configured to invert a data value in the compute component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy A. Manning, Richard C. Murphy
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20180247679
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform a logical operation using a data value stored in a first memory cell coupled to a sense line as a first input and a data value stored in a second memory cell coupled to the sense line as a second input. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform the logical operation without transferring data via a sense line address access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Generating and executing a control flow
    Patent number: 10061590
    Abstract: 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: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle B. Wheeler, Richard C. Murphy, Troy A. Manning, Dean A. Klein
  • Apparatuses and methods for performing compare operations using sensing circuitry
    Patent number: 10056122
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing compare and/or report operations using sensing circuitry. An example method can include charging an input/output (IO) line of a memory array to a voltage. The method can include determining whether data stored in the memory array matches a compare value. The determination of whether data stored matches a compare value can include activating a number of access lines of the memory array. The determination can include sensing a number of memory cells coupled to the number of access lines. The determination can include sensing whether the voltage of the IO line changes in response to activation of selected decode lines corresponding to the number of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Physical page, logical page, and codeword correspondence
    Patent number: 10055285
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for physical page, logical page, and codeword correspondence. A number of methods include error coding a number of logical pages of data as a number of codewords and writing the number of codewords to a number of physical pages of memory. The number of logical pages of data can be different than the number of physical pages of memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy A. Manning, Troy D. Larsen, Martin L. Culley
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COMPARING DATA PATTERNS IN MEMORY
    Publication number: 20180226127
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to comparing data patterns in memory. An example method can include comparing a number of data patterns stored in a memory array to a target data pattern. The method can include determining whether a data pattern of the number of data patterns matches the target data pattern without transferring data from the memory array via an input/output (I/O) line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Generating and executing a control flow
    Patent number: 10025593
    Abstract: 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: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle B. Wheeler, Richard C. Murphy, Troy A. Manning, Dean A. Klein
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20180190334
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry comprising a primary latch coupled to a sense line of the array. The sensing circuitry can be configured to perform a first operation phase of a logical operation by sensing a memory cell coupled to the sense line, perform a number of intermediate operation phases of the logical operation by sensing a respective number of different memory cells coupled to the sense line, and accumulate a result of the first operation phase and the number of intermediate operation phases in a secondary latch coupled to the primary latch without performing a sense line address access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Apparatuses and methods for performing logical operations using sensing circuitry
    Patent number: 9959913
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform a logical operation using a data value stored in a first memory cell coupled to a sense line as a first input and a data value stored in a second memory cell coupled to the sense line as a second input. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform the logical operation without transferring data via a sense line address access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Apparatuses and methods for comparing data patterns in memory
    Patent number: 9934856
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to comparing data patterns in memory. An example method can include comparing a number of data patterns stored in a memory array to a target data pattern. The method can include determining whether a data pattern of the number of data patterns matches the target data pattern without transferring data from the memory array via an input/output (I/O) line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Apparatuses and methods for performing logical operations using sensing circuitry
    Patent number: 9899068
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry comprising a primary latch coupled to a sense line of the array. The sensing circuitry can be configured to perform a first operation phase of a logical operation by sensing a memory cell coupled to the sense line, perform a number of intermediate operation phases of the logical operation by sensing a respective number of different memory cells coupled to the sense line, and accumulate a result of the first operation phase and the number of intermediate operation phases in a secondary latch coupled to the primary latch without performing a sense line address access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • Apparatuses and methods for performing logical operations using sensing circuitry
    Patent number: 9892766
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform a logical operation using a data value stored in a first memory cell coupled to a sense line as a first input and a data value stored in a second memory cell coupled to the sense line as a second input. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform the logical operation without transferring data via a sense line address access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Troy A. Manning
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20170365299
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry coupled to the array. The sensing circuitry includes a sense amplifier coupled to a pair of complementary sense lines, and a compute component coupled to the sense amplifier. The compute component includes a dynamic latch. The sensing circuitry is configured to perform a logical operation and initially store the result in the sense amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Glen E. Hush, Troy A. Manning