Patents by Inventor AbdelHakim S. Alhussien

AbdelHakim S. Alhussien 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: 20220172787
    Abstract: A memory device to perform a calibration of read voltages of a group of memory cells. For example, the memory device can measure signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells to determine an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells and determine an amount of accumulated storage charge loss in the group of memory cells. Subsequently, the memory device can perform a read voltage calibration based on the determined amount of accumulated storage charge loss and a look up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Robert Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Publication number: 20220139468
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to execute a read command of a first type using a combine process to read soft bit data and hard bit data from memory cells. For example, a memory device is to: measure signal and noise characteristics of memory cells for the read command; calculate, based on the characteristics, an optimized voltage and two adjacent voltages that have offsets of a same amount from the optimized voltage; read the memory cells for hard bit data using the optimized voltage and for soft bit data using the two adjacent voltages; and transmit, to the processing device, a response including the hard bit data. The soft bit data can be selectively transmitted based on a classification determined from the characteristics. When a read command of a second type is executed, soft bit data is not read; and/or the signal and noise characteristics are not measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Publication number: 20220107731
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to improve performance using signal and noise characteristics of memory cells measured during the execution of a command in a memory component. For example, the memory component is enclosed in an integrated circuit and has a calibration circuit. The signal and noise characteristics are measured by the calibration circuit as a byproduct of executing the command in the memory component. A processing device separate from the memory component transmits the command to the memory component, and receives and processes the signal and noise characteristics to identify an attribute about the memory component. Subsequently, an operation related to data stored in the memory component can be performed based on the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Violante Moschiano
  • Publication number: 20220083277
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to adaptively and/or iteratively determine sub-operations of executing a read command to retrieve data from memory cells. For example, after receiving the read command from a processing device of a memory sub-system, a memory device starts an atomic operation of executing the read command in the memory device. The memory device can have one or more groups of memory cells formed on an integrated circuit die and a calibration circuit configured to measure signal and noise characteristics of memory cells in the memory device. During the atomic operation, the calibration circuit generates outputs, based on which a read manager of the memory sub-system identifies sub-operations to be performed in the atomic operation and/or decides to end the atomic operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Publication number: 20220084614
    Abstract: A memory sub-system to track charge loss in memory cells and shifts of voltages optimized to read the memory cells. For example, a memory device can measure signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells to calculate an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells. The memory sub-system having the memory device can determine an amount of charge loss in the group of memory cells, using at least the signal and noise characteristics, the optimized read voltage, and/or the bit error rate of data read using the optimized read voltage. The memory sub-system tracks changes in optimized read voltages of memory cells in the memory device based on the amount of charge loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, James Fitzpatrick, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Publication number: 20220084603
    Abstract: A memory device to search for a voltage optimized to read a group of memory cells. In response to a read command, the memory device measures first signal and noise characteristics of the memory cells by reading the memory cells at first test voltages. Based on the first signal and noise characteristics, the memory device may determine that the optimized read voltage is outside of a range of the first test voltages. In response, the memory device determines, based on the first signal and noise characteristics, an estimate of the optimized read voltage, and measures second signal and noise characteristics by reading at second test voltages configured around the estimate. The optimized read voltage can be computed based at least in part on the second signal and noise characteristics. The memory device retrieves data from the memory cells using the optimized read voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Robert Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Publication number: 20220084607
    Abstract: A memory device to perform a read disturb mitigation operation. For example, the memory device can measure signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells to determine an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells and determine a margin of read disturb accumulated in the group of memory cells. Subsequently, the memory device can identify the group of memory cells for the read disturb mitigation operation based on the margin of read disturb and a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Robert Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Publication number: 20220084613
    Abstract: A memory device to determine a voltage window to read soft bit data. For example, in response to a read command, the memory device can read a group of memory cells at a plurality of test voltages to determine signal and noise characteristics, which can be used to determine an optimized read voltage for reading hard bit data and a voltage window between a first voltage and a second voltage for reading soft bit data. The soft bit data identifies exclusive or (XOR) of results read from the group of memory cells at the first voltage and at the second voltage respective. The memory device can provide a response to the read command based on the hard bit data and the soft bit data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Patent number: 11276473
    Abstract: A memory device to perform a calibration of read voltages of a group of memory cells. For example, the memory device can measure signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells to determine an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells and determine an amount of accumulated storage charge loss in the group of memory cells. Subsequently, the memory device can perform a read voltage calibration based on the determined amount of accumulated storage charge loss and a look up table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Robert Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 11257546
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to execute a read command of a first type using a combine process to read soft bit data and hard bit data from memory cells. For example, a memory device is to: measure signal and noise characteristics of memory cells for the read command; calculate, based on the characteristics, an optimized voltage and two adjacent voltages that have offsets of a same amount from the optimized voltage; read the memory cells for hard bit data using the optimized voltage and for soft bit data using the two adjacent voltages; and transmit, to the processing device, a response including the hard bit data. The soft bit data can be selectively transmitted based on a classification determined from the characteristics. When a read command of a second type is executed, soft bit data is not read; and/or the signal and noise characteristics are not measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Publication number: 20220044751
    Abstract: A memory sub-system to track charge loss in memory cells and shifts of voltages optimized to read the memory cells. For example, a memory device can measure signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells to calculate an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells. The memory sub-system having the memory device can determine an amount of charge loss in the group of memory cells, using at least the signal and noise characteristics, the optimized read voltage, and/or the bit error rate of data read using the optimized read voltage. The memory sub-system tracks changes in optimized read voltages of memory cells in the memory device based on the amount of charge loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, James Fitzpatrick, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Publication number: 20220044735
    Abstract: A memory device to search for a voltage optimized to read a group of memory cells. In response to a read command, the memory device measures first signal and noise characteristics of the memory cells by reading the memory cells at first test voltages. Based on the first signal and noise characteristics, the memory device may determine that the optimized read voltage is outside of a range of the first test voltages. In response, the memory device determines, based on the first signal and noise characteristics, an estimate of the optimized read voltage, and measures second signal and noise characteristics by reading at second test voltages configured around the estimate. The optimized read voltage can be computed based at least in part on the second signal and noise characteristics. The memory device retrieves data from the memory cells using the optimized read voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Robert Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Publication number: 20220044736
    Abstract: A memory device to determine a voltage optimized to read a group of memory cells. In response to a command, the memory device reads the group of memory cells at a plurality of test voltages to determine a set of signal and noise characteristics of the group of memory cells. The memory device determines or recognizes a shape of a distribution of the signal and noise characteristics over the plurality of test voltages. Based on the shape, the memory device selects an operation in determining an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, James Fitzpatrick, Patrick Robert Khayat, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Publication number: 20220044756
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to generate or update a model for reading memory cells in a memory device. For example, in response to a processing device of a memory sub-system transmitting to a memory device read commands that are configured to instruct the memory device to retrieve data from a group of memory cells formed on an integrated circuit die in the memory device, the memory device may measure signal and noise characteristics of the group of memory cells during execution of the read commands. Based on the signal and noise characteristics the memory sub-system can generate or update, measured during the execution of the read commands a model of changes relevant to reading data from the group of memory cells. The changes can be a result of damage, charge loss, read disturb, cross-temperature effect, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Publication number: 20220044739
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to use first values of a plurality of optimized read voltages to perform a first read calibration, which determines second values of the plurality of optimized read voltages. A plurality of shifts, from the first values to the second values respectively, can be computed for the plurality of optimized read voltages respectively. After recognizing a pattern in the plurality of shifts that are computed for the plurality of voltages respectively, the memory sub-system can control and/or initiate a second read calibration based on the recognized pattern in the shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Publication number: 20220044737
    Abstract: A memory device to perform a calibration of read voltages of a group of memory cells. For example, the memory device can measure signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells to determine an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells and determine an amount of accumulated storage charge loss in the group of memory cells. Subsequently, the memory device can perform a read voltage calibration based on the determined amount of accumulated storage charge loss and a look up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Robert Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 11244729
    Abstract: A memory device to search for a voltage optimized to read a group of memory cells. In response to a read command, the memory device measures first signal and noise characteristics of the memory cells by reading the memory cells at first test voltages. Based on the first signal and noise characteristics, the memory device may determine that the optimized read voltage is outside of a range of the first test voltages. In response, the memory device determines, based on the first signal and noise characteristics, an estimate of the optimized read voltage, and measures second signal and noise characteristics by reading at second test voltages configured around the estimate. The optimized read voltage can be computed based at least in part on the second signal and noise characteristics. The memory device retrieves data from the memory cells using the optimized read voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Robert Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 11237726
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to improve performance using signal and noise characteristics of memory cells measured during the execution of a command in a memory component. For example, the memory component is enclosed in an integrated circuit and has a calibration circuit. The signal and noise characteristics are measured by the calibration circuit as a byproduct of executing the command in the memory component. A processing device separate from the memory component transmits the command to the memory component, and receives and processes the signal and noise characteristics to identify an attribute about the memory component. Subsequently, an operation related to data stored in the memory component can be performed based on the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Violante Moschiano
  • Patent number: 11227666
    Abstract: A memory sub-system to track charge loss in memory cells and shifts of voltages optimized to read the memory cells. For example, a memory device can measure signal and noise characteristics of a group of memory cells to calculate an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells. The memory sub-system having the memory device can determine an amount of charge loss in the group of memory cells, using at least the signal and noise characteristics, the optimized read voltage, and/or the bit error rate of data read using the optimized read voltage. The memory sub-system tracks changes in optimized read voltages of memory cells in the memory device based on the amount of charge loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, James Fitzpatrick, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien
  • Patent number: 11221800
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to adaptively and/or iteratively determine sub-operations of executing a read command to retrieve data from memory cells. For example, after receiving the read command from a processing device of a memory sub-system, a memory device starts an atomic operation of executing the read command in the memory device. The memory device can have one or more groups of memory cells formed on an integrated circuit die and a calibration circuit configured to measure signal and noise characteristics of memory cells in the memory device. During the atomic operation, the calibration circuit generates outputs, based on which a read manager of the memory sub-system identifies sub-operations to be performed in the atomic operation and/or decides to end the atomic operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien