Patents Examined by Han Yang
  • Patent number: 11630924
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory machine-readable media associated with sharing data with a particular audience are described. Examples can include receiving first data at a processing resource, determining whether the first data comprises a combination of bits associated with text or an image, or both, and comparing the combination of bits to second data stored on a memory resource. Examples can include identifying one or more words or one or more images represented by the first data, or both, based on the comparison and assigning to the first data first metadata representative of a first security categorization and a first confidence level and second metadata representative of a second security categorization and a second confidence level Examples can include transmitting an output that comprises the first data or third data that comprises a modified combination of bits relative to the combination of bits of the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhagyashree Bokade, Anusha Gunda, Lisa R. Copenspire-Ross
  • Patent number: 11632355
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for compliance management across multiple cloud environments. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a rule, the rule using one or more statelets, wherein at least one of the statelets represents information procurable from a second cloud environment, wherein the second cloud environment is external to the first cloud environment; procuring the information from the second cloud environment; and executing the rule within the first cloud environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Sundaram M. Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 11622264
    Abstract: A device within a small cell may establish a first secure communication channel between the device and a network device based on a first type of encryption. The device within the small cell may transmit data between the small cell and a core network via the first secure communication channel. The device within the small cell may receive information associated with a second type of encryption, wherein the second type of encryption is different from the first type of encryption. The device within the small cell may terminate the first secure communication channel. The device within the small cell may establish a second secure communication channel between the device and the network device based on the information associated with the second type of encryption. The device within the small cell may transmit further data between the small cell and the core network via the second secure communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Nimalan Kanagasabai, Amir Saghir, Mun Wei Low, Said Hanbaly
  • Patent number: 11621046
    Abstract: An IC structure includes a bit line extending in a first direction, first and second pluralities of FinFETs, and a plurality of eFuses. The FinFETs of the first plurality of FinFETs alternate with the FinFETs of the second plurality of FinFETs along the bit line, each eFuse of the plurality of eFuses includes a conductive segment extending between first and second contact regions, the first contact region is electrically connected to the bit line, and the second contact region is electrically connected to each of an adjacent FinFET of the first plurality of FinFETs and an adjacent FinFET of the second plurality of FinFETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chang, Yao-Jen Yang
  • Patent number: 11615828
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to power domain boundary protection in memory. A number of embodiments can include using a voltage detector to monitor a floating power supply voltage used to power a number of logic components while a memory device operates in a reduced power mode, and responsive to the voltage detector detecting that the floating power supply voltage reaches a threshold value while the memory device is in the reduced power mode, providing a control signal to protection logic to prevent a floating output signal driven from one or more of the logic components from being provided across a power domain boundary to one or more of a different number of logic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ki-Jun Nam, Hiroshi Akamatsu, Takamasa Suzuki, Yasushi Matsubara
  • Patent number: 11614884
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device to maintain data for a machine learning operation. The memory device includes solder balls. The system further includes a machine learning processing device to perform the machine learning operation. The system further includes a processing device to select, based on the machine learning operation, a set of solder balls from the plurality of solder balls to transmit the data from the non-volatile memory device to the machine learning processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Poorna Kale
  • Patent number: 11610621
    Abstract: An oxide semiconductor based FRAM is provided in the present invention, including a substrate, a write electrode on the substrate, a ferroelectric dielectric layer on the write electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer on the ferroelectric dielectric layer, a source and a drain respectively on the oxide semiconductor layer and spaced apart at a distance, wherein the source and the drain are further connected to a plate line and a bit line respectively, a gate insulating layer on the source, the drain and the oxide semiconductor layer, and a word line on the gate insulating layer, wherein the word line, the oxide semiconductor layer, the ferroelectric dielectric layer and the write electrode overlapping each other in a direction vertical to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Shou-Zen Chang, Ming-Han Liao, Min-Cheng Chen, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11605411
    Abstract: A high-density low voltage ferroelectric (or paraelectric) memory bit-cell that includes a planar ferroelectric or paraelectric capacitor. The memory bit-cell comprises 1T1C configuration, where a plate-line is parallel to a word-line, or the plate-line is parallel to a bit-line. The memory bit-cell can be 1TnC, where ā€˜nā€™ is a number. In a 1TnC bit-cell, the capacitors are vertically stacked allowing for multiple values to be stored in a single bit-cell. The memory bit-cell can be multi-element FE gain bit-cell. In a multi-element FE gain bit-cell, data sensing is done with signal amplified by a gain transistor in the bit-cell. As such, higher storage density is realized using multi-element FE gain bit-cells. In some examples, the 1T1C, 1TnC, and multi-element FE gain bit-cells are multi-level bit-cells. To realize multi-level bit-cells, the capacitor is placed in a partially switched polarization state by applying different voltage levels or different time pulse widths at the same voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Kepler Computing Inc.
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar Dokania, Noriyuki Sato, Tanay Gosavi, Pratyush Pandey, Debo Olaosebikan, Amrita Mathuriya, Sasikanth Manipatruni
  • Patent number: 11605416
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reducing duty cycle degradation for a signal path are described. In some examples, a memory system may alternate a polarity of a signal line or signal path that includes a set of transistors during successive active periods of the memory system. In some cases, the memory device may include an inversion control component configured to operate the signal using either a first polarity or a second polarity. The inversion control component may receive an indication when the memory system enters an active period, and may accordingly alternate or the polarity of the signal path during successive active periods. In some examples, the signal path may be coupled with one or more output components which may uninvert signals from the signal path when the inversion control component has inverted the polarity of the signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Roman A. Royer
  • Patent number: 11605442
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses methods for checking redundancy information for row addresses prior to performing various refresh operations, such as auto refresh and targeted refresh operations. In some examples, refresh operations may be multi pump refresh operations. In some examples, a targeted refresh operation may be performed prior to an auto refresh operation responsive to a multi pump refresh operation. In some examples, redundancy information for the auto refresh operation may be performed, at least in part, during the targeted refresh operation. In some examples, refresh operations on word lines may be skipped when the redundancy information indicates the word line is defective or unused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Bin Du, Liang Li, Yu Zhang, Yin Lu
  • Patent number: 11600321
    Abstract: Numerous embodiments of analog neural memory arrays are disclosed. In one embodiment, an analog neural memory system comprises an array of non-volatile memory cells, wherein the cells are arranged in rows and columns, the columns arranged in physically adjacent pairs of columns, wherein within each adjacent pair one column in the adjacent pair comprises cells storing W+ values and one column in the adjacent pair comprises cells storing W? values, wherein adjacent cells in the adjacent pair store a differential weight, W, according to the formula W=(W+)?(W?). In another embodiment, an analog neural memory system comprises a first array of non-volatile memory cells storing W+ values and a second array storing W? values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hieu Van Tran, Thuan Vu, Stephen Trinh, Stanley Hong, Anh Ly, Vipin Tiwari
  • Patent number: 11600350
    Abstract: In a method of testing a nonvolatile memory device including a first semiconductor layer in which and a second semiconductor layer is formed prior to the first semiconductor layer, circuit elements including a page buffer circuit are provided in the second semiconductor layer, an on state of nonvolatile memory cells which are not connected to the page buffer circuit is mimicked by providing a conducting path between an internal node of a bit-line connection circuit connected between a sensing node and a bit-line node of the page buffer circuit and a voltage terminal to receive a first voltage, a sensing and latching operation with the on state being mimicked is performed in the page buffer circuit and a determination is made as to whether the page buffer circuit operates normally is made based on a result of the sensing and latching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungbum Kim, Kyoman Kang
  • Patent number: 11594285
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells; a first word line connected to the first and second memory cells; a first bit line connected to the first memory cell; a second bit line connected to the second memory cell; a first sense amplifier connected to the first bit line; a second sense amplifier connected to the second bit line; a voltage generation circuit; and a first row decoder which supplies a voltage to the first word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Hioka, Tsukasa Kobayashi, Koji Kato, Yuki Shimizu, Hiroshi Maejima
  • Patent number: 11594288
    Abstract: A memory includes a first deck including a first set of word lines, a second deck above the first deck and including a second set of word lines, and a controller. The controller is configured to apply a program voltage to a first target word line of the first set of word lines in the first deck, and apply a first pass voltage to at least one of the first set of word lines that is below the first target word line when applying the program voltage to the first target word line. The controller is also configured to apply the program voltage to a second target word line of the second set of word lines in the second deck, and apply a second pass voltage to at least one of the second set of word lines that is below the second target word line when applying the program voltage to the second target word line. The second pass voltage is greater than the first pass voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yali Song, XiangNan Zhao, Ying Cui
  • Patent number: 11595423
    Abstract: Analyzing and reporting anomalous internet traffic data by accepting a request for a connection to a virtual security appliance, collecting attribute data about the connection, applying an alert module to the data, and automatically generating an alert concerning an identified incident. An alert system for analyzing and reporting the anomalous internet traffic data. A processor to analyze and report anomalous internet traffic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Hodgman, Wah-Kwan Lin, Vasudha Shivamoggi
  • Patent number: 11587603
    Abstract: A memory device including a reference voltage (VREF) generator and method for operating the same to improve memory sensing margin, and extend operational temperature range and life of the device are disclosed. Generally, the device further includes an array of non-volatile memory cells divided into a plurality of blocks, a sensing circuit coupled to the array to receive and compare memory signals therefrom to the VREF to read data from the cells. The Local reference voltage generator is configured to provide one of a number of reference voltages to the sensing circuit based on which of the blocks is being read. The array can be divided based on row and column addresses of cells in the blocks. Where the cells include 1T1C ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) cells, and the reference voltages are selected based on a lowest P-term or highest U-term of the cells in the block being read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Edwin Kim, Alan DeVilbiss, Kapil Jain, Patrick O'Connell, Franklin Brodsky, Shan Sun, Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 11586885
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a memory device including a first memory element and a second memory element. The memory device includes a substrate and a bottom electrode disposed over the substrate. The first memory element is disposed between the bottom electrode and a top electrode, such that the first memory element has a first area. A second memory element is disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The second memory element is laterally separated from the first memory element by a non-zero distance. The second memory element has a second area different than the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal, Gerben Doornbos, Mauricio Manfrini
  • Patent number: 11574699
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a plurality of column planes each including a plurality of bit lines, an access control circuit configured to select one of the plurality of bit lines in each of the plurality of column planes based on a column address to read a plurality of data-bits, a data generating circuit configured to generate an expected-bit based at least in part on the data-bits, and an analyzing circuit configured to generate a fail-bit data indicating which one of the data-bits does not match the expected-bit when one of the data-bits does not match the expected-bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Satoshi Morishita
  • Patent number: 11574698
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for improving performance of a memory device are described. An example method includes receiving one or more parameters associated with a plurality of previous read operations on a page of the memory device, wherein the previous read operations are based on a plurality of read voltages, determining, using the one or more parameters as an input to a deep neural network comprising a plurality of layers, an updated plurality of read voltages, wherein each of the plurality of layers is a fully connected layer, and applying the updated plurality of read voltages to the memory device to retrieve information from the memory device, wherein the deep neural network uses a plurality of weights that have been processed using at least one of (a) a pruning operation, (b) a non-uniform quantization operation, or (c) a Huffman encoding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seyhan Karakulak, Haobo Wang, Aman Bhatia, Fan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11574665
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for timing chains for accessing memory cells are described to implement some delays at logic circuitry under an array of memory cells. The memory array logic may represent CMOS under array logic circuitry. A bank group logic may generate a first memory operation and a longer delay corresponding to a timing between the first operation and a second operation. The first operation may represent an access operation, a precharging operation, or the like. The memory array logic may be signaled regarding the first operation and may generate one or more smaller delays associated with one or more sub-operations of the first operation. The smaller delays may be tunable, which may support a memory device or controller to implement operations or sub-operations with different timings based on different processes, different memory cell characteristics, or different temperatures, among other examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Carman