Patents by Inventor William Akin

William Akin 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: 20240062828
    Abstract: A method includes receiving signaling indicative of performance of a sanitization operation to a processing device coupled to a memory device and applying a sanitization voltage to a plurality of memory blocks of the memory device. The sanitization voltage can be greater than an erase voltage of the plurality of memory blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Eric N. Lee, Robert W. Strong, William Akin, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 11830551
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a target plane in respective planes of a memory die in a non-volatile memory array and identifying, from blocks of non-volatile memory cells coupled to a common bit line in the target plane, at least one target block in the target plane. The method further includes performing an operation to disable at least one gate associated with the at least one target block to prevent access to the blocks of non-volatile memory cells coupled to the common bit line in the target plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric N. Lee, Robert W. Strong, William Akin, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 11810621
    Abstract: A method includes receiving signaling indicative of performance of a sanitization operation to a processing device coupled to a memory device and applying a sanitization voltage to a plurality of memory blocks of the memory device. The sanitization voltage can be greater than an erase voltage of the plurality of memory blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric N. Lee, Robert W. Strong, William Akin, Jeremy Binfet
  • Publication number: 20230297256
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to perform operations including causing a region of a non-volatile memory device to be accessible through a persistent memory region (PMR) of a volatile memory device. The PMR utilizes a power protection mechanism to prevent data loss in an event of power loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph H. Steinmetz, Luca Bert, William Akin
  • Patent number: 11704029
    Abstract: A system includes a first memory device having a region allocated as a first persistent memory region (PMR) having a first set of pages, a second memory device comprising a non-volatile memory device having a region allocated as a second PMR region having a second set of pages, and at least one processing device, operatively coupled to the first memory device and the second memory device, to implement a PMR mechanism to cause the second PMR region to be accessible through the first PMR region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph H. Steinmetz, Luca Bert, William Akin
  • Patent number: 11693797
    Abstract: A system includes a first memory device including a non-volatile memory device, a second memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the first memory device and the second memory device, to perform operations including configuring a system in accordance with a configuration designating an interface standard for exposing a storage element implemented on the first memory device to a first protocol of the interface standard and a persistent memory region (PMR) implemented on the second memory device to a second protocol of the interface standard, and performing at least one system operation based on the configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph H. Steinmetz, Luca Bert, William Akin
  • Patent number: 11650642
    Abstract: A request for an estimated temperature of a memory sub-system including multiple components can be received. A set of component temperature values based on temperature measurements at the components can be identified. A subset of the component temperature values can be generated by removing one or more of the component temperature values from the set of component temperature values based on one or more criteria. The estimated temperature value that estimates the temperature of the memory sub-system can be generated using the subset of the component temperature values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Holmstrom, Jui-Yao Yang, William Akin
  • Publication number: 20230070445
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a target plane in respective planes of a memory die in a non-volatile memory array and identifying, from blocks of non-volatile memory cells coupled to a common bit line in the target plane, at least one target block in the target plane. The method further includes performing an operation to disable at least one gate associated with the at least one target block to prevent access to the blocks of non-volatile memory cells coupled to the common bit line in the target plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Eric N. Lee, Robert W. Strong, William Akin, Jeremy Binfet
  • Publication number: 20230062226
    Abstract: A method includes receiving signaling indicative of performance of a sanitization operation to a processing device coupled to a memory device and applying a sanitization voltage to a plurality of memory blocks of the memory device. The sanitization voltage can be greater than an erase voltage of the plurality of memory blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Eric N. Lee, Robert W. Strong, William Akin, Jeremy Binfet
  • Publication number: 20230063057
    Abstract: A method includes detecting an occurrence of an event associated with a memory sub-system comprising blocks of non-volatile memory cells. The method further includes responsive to detecting the occurrence of the event, providing signaling to disable at least a portion of the memory sub-system, an interface coupled to the memory sub-system, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Eric N. Lee, Robert W. Strong, William Akin, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 11568933
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a target plane in respective planes of a memory die in a non-volatile memory array and identifying, from blocks of non-volatile memory cells coupled to a common bit line in the target plane, at least one target block in the target plane. The method further includes performing an operation to disable at least one gate associated with the at least one target block to prevent access to the blocks of non-volatile memory cells coupled to the common bit line in the target plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric N. Lee, Robert W. Strong, William Akin, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 11567689
    Abstract: A memory component includes multiple fuses, a memory array having a multiple blocks, and control logic operatively coupled with the memory array and the plurality of fuses. The control logic is to perform operations including detecting a failure to completely erase a block of the plurality of blocks in response to an attempted erasure of the block; receiving a blow fuse command in response to the failure to completely erase the block; and blowing a fuse, of the plurality of fuses, coupled with the block, to make the block electrically inaccessible to the control logic in response to receipt of the blow fuse command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Hubbard, Marc S. Hamilton, Kevin R. Brandt, William Akin
  • Publication number: 20220350759
    Abstract: A system includes a first memory device including a non-volatile memory device, a second memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the first memory device and the second memory device, to perform operations including configuring a system in accordance with a configuration designating an interface standard for exposing a storage element implemented on the first memory device to a first protocol of the interface standard and a persistent memory region (PMR) implemented on the second memory device to a second protocol of the interface standard, and performing at least one system operation based on the configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph H. Steinmetz, Luca Bert, William Akin
  • Publication number: 20220334740
    Abstract: A system includes a first memory device having a region allocated as a first persistent memory region (PMR) having a first set of pages, a second memory device comprising a non-volatile memory device having a region allocated as a second PMR region having a second set of pages, and at least one processing device, operatively coupled to the first memory device and the second memory device, to implement a PMR mechanism to cause the second PMR region to be accessible through the first PMR region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph H. Steinmetz, Luca Bert, William Akin
  • Patent number: 11429284
    Abstract: In an example, an apparatus may include a memory comprising a number of groups of memory cells and a controller coupled to the memory and configured to track respective invalidation velocities of the number of groups of memory cells and to assign categories to the number of groups of memory cells based on the invalidation velocities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shirish D. Bahirat, Jonathan M. Haswell, William Akin
  • Patent number: 11429544
    Abstract: A host command is received to configure a system to have a configuration designating an interface standard for exposing a storage element and a persistent memory region (PMR). The storage element is visible to a first protocol of the interface standard and the PMR is visible to a second protocol of the interface standard. The storage element is implemented on a first memory device of the system including a non-volatile memory device and the PMR is implemented on a second memory device of the system. The system is configured in accordance with the configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph H. Steinmetz, Luca Bert, William Akin
  • Patent number: 11429521
    Abstract: Systems and methods for allocation of overprovisioned blocks for minimizing write amplification in solid state drives are disclosed. An example system comprises: a plurality of memory devices and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory devices, the controller configured to: determine a value of a data stream attribute associated with a data stream; determine, based on the value of the data stream attribute, an overprovisioning factor associated with the data stream, wherein the overprovisioning factor is calculated to provide a uniform distribution of valid translation unit counts (VTCs) across the data stream; and allocate, based on the overprovisioning factor, a plurality of overprovisioned blocks to the data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Shirish D. Bahirat, William Akin, Aditi P. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11416389
    Abstract: A method for managing garbage collection in a memory subsystem, where a stream data manager writes data units from a stream of data into an allocated portion of memory composed of a plurality of blocks. The stream data manager evaluates a behavior of the stream of data to calculate the stream's efficiency, where the efficiency value is calculated based on an amount of invalid data units stored in the allocated portion of memory. The stream data manager determines a threshold of valid data units in a block within the allocated portion of memory, applicable to each block in the plurality of blocks for determining when to perform garbage collection. The stream data manager performs the garbage collection of a first block of the plurality of blocks in response to determining that a value of valid data units in the first block is within a predetermined range of the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: William Akin, Shirish D. Bahirat
  • Publication number: 20220197833
    Abstract: A host command is received to configure a system to have a configuration designating an interface standard for exposing a storage element and a persistent memory region (PMR). The storage element is visible to a first protocol of the interface standard and the PMR is visible to a second protocol of the interface standard. The storage element is implemented on a first memory device of the system including a non-volatile memory device and the PMR is implemented on a second memory device of the system. The system is configured in accordance with the configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph H. Steinmetz, Luca Bert, William Akin
  • Publication number: 20210365201
    Abstract: A memory component includes multiple fuses, a memory array having a multiple blocks, and control logic operatively coupled with the memory array and the plurality of fuses. The control logic is to perform operations including detecting a failure to completely erase a block of the plurality of blocks in response to an attempted erasure of the block; receiving a blow fuse command in response to the failure to completely erase the block; and blowing a fuse, of the plurality of fuses, coupled with the block, to make the block electrically inaccessible to the control logic in response to receipt of the blow fuse command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel J. Hubbard, Marc S. Hamilton, Kevin R. Brandt, William Akin