Patents by Inventor Andrea Giovanni Xotta

Andrea Giovanni Xotta 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: 9460783
    Abstract: The present application includes apparatuses and methods for determining soft data. A number of embodiments include determining soft data associated with a data state of a memory cell. In a number of embodiments, the soft data may be determined by performing a single stepped sense operation on the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Andrea D'Alessandro, Andrea Giovanni Xotta
  • Publication number: 20160026565
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for concurrently accessing different memory planes are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may include a controller associated with a queue configured to maintain respective information associated with each of a plurality of memory command and address pairs. The controller is configured to select a group of memory command and address pairs from the plurality of memory command and address pairs based on the information maintained by the queue. The example apparatus further includes a memory configured to receive the group of memory command and address pairs. The memory is configured to concurrently perform memory access operations associated with the group of memory command and address pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tommaso Vali, Andrea Giovanni Xotta, Umberto Siciliani, Luca DeSantis, Michele Incarnati
  • Publication number: 20150348619
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for determining soft data. A number of embodiments include determining soft data associated with a data state of a memory cell. In a number of embodiments, the soft data may be determined by performing a single stepped sense operation on the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Andrea D'Alessandro, Andrea Giovanni Xotta