Patents by Inventor Ali Ghalam

Ali Ghalam 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).

  • Patent number: 9443600
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that controls a peak-current condition in a multi-die memory, such as a solid-state drive, by determining by at least one die of the multi-die memory whether a subsequent memory operation is a high-current memory operation, such as an operation to enable a charge pump of the die, an operation to charge a bit line of the die, or a program/erase loop operation, or a combination thereof. The die enters a suspended-operation mode if the subsequent memory operation is determined to be a high current memory operation. Operation is resumed by the die in response to a resume operation event, such as, but not limited to, a command specifically address to the die, an indication from another die that a high-current memory operation is complete. Once operation is resumed, the die performs the high-current memory operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ali Ghalam, Dean Nobunaga, Jason Guo
  • Publication number: 20140293704
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that controls a peak-current condition in a multi-die memory, such as a solid-state drive, by determining by at least one die of the multi-die memory whether a subsequent memory operation is a high-current memory operation, such as an operation to enable a charge pump of the die, an operation to charge a bit line of the die, or a program/erase loop operation, or a combination thereof. The die enters a suspended-operation mode if the subsequent memory operation is determined to be a high current memory operation. Operation is resumed by the die in response to a resume operation event, such as, but not limited to, a command specifically address to the die, an indication from another die that a high-current memory operation is complete. Once operation is resumed, the die performs the high-current memory operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Ali Ghalam, Dean Nobunaga, Jason Guo
  • Patent number: 8462536
    Abstract: The present description relates to non-volatile memory arrays and the operation thereof In at least one embodiment, the non-volatile memory array may include a plurality of memory modules coupled in a daisy chain with enable in/out signals, and a single chip enable signal coupled in parallel to each memory module. With such a configuration, all memory units within each of the memory modules of each memory array may be addressed with the single chip enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dean Nobunaga, Terry Grunzke, Ali Ghalam
  • Publication number: 20120230110
    Abstract: The present description relates to non-volatile memory arrays and the operation thereof In at least one embodiment, the non-volatile memory array may include a plurality of memory modules coupled in a daisy chain with enable in/out signals, and a single chip enable signal coupled in parallel to each memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Dean Nobunaga, Terry Grunzke, Ali Ghalam