Patents by Inventor Andrew M. Kowles

Andrew M. Kowles 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: 11914474
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system including a memory device having a plurality of physical memory segments and a processing device to perform operations that include, responsive to detecting a failure of a memory operation associated with a physical memory segment of the plurality of physical memory segments, quarantining the physical memory segment, responsive to quarantining the physical memory segment, performing one or more scanning operations on the physical memory segment, and determining, based on results of the one or more scanning operations, a viability status of the physical memory segment, wherein the viability status indicates an ability of the physical memory segment to store data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler L. Betz, Andrew M. Kowles, Adam J. Hieb
  • Patent number: 11762567
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and media are described for runtime memory allocation to avoid defects. One embodiment includes assigning a plurality of memory blocks of a memory sub-system to a plurality of erase groups, such that each erase group of the plurality of erase groups comprises two or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks. A bad block association is determined for each erase group of the plurality of erase groups. Prior to a memory condition being met, memory resources of the memory sub-system are allocated by erase group based on a first set of criteria which are based at least in part on the bad block association for each erase group in order to prioritize use of erase groups with fewer bad blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Woei Chen Peh, Eng Hong Tan, Andrew M. Kowles, Xiaoxin Zou, Zaihas Amri Fahdzan Bin Hasfar
  • Publication number: 20230195572
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system including a memory device having a plurality of physical memory segments and a processing device to perform operations that include, responsive to detecting a failure of a memory operation associated with a physical memory segment of the plurality of physical memory segments, quarantining the physical memory segment, responsive to quarantining the physical memory segment, performing one or more scanning operations on the physical memory segment, and determining, based on results of the one or more scanning operations, a viability status of the physical memory segment, wherein the viability status indicates an ability of the physical memory segment to store data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Tyler L. Betz, Andrew M. Kowles, Adam J. Hieb
  • Patent number: 11646077
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a component coupleable to a memory device. The component can be configured to analyze a plurality of sets of memory cells of the memory device to determine quality attributes associated with the plurality of sets of memory cells and assign grades to one or more sets of the memory cells based, at least in part, on the determined quality attributes. The component can be configured to allocate at least one of the plurality of sets of memory cells for use by the memory device based, at least in part, on the assigned grade associated with the one or more sets of the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Kowles, Kevin R. Brandt
  • Patent number: 11579968
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system including a memory device having a plurality of physical memory segments and a processing device to perform operations that include, responsive to detecting a failure of a memory operation associated with a physical memory segment of the plurality of physical memory segments, quarantining the physical memory segment, responsive to quarantining the physical memory segment, performing one or more scanning operations on the physical memory segment, and determining, based on results of the one or more scanning operations, a viability status of the physical memory segment, wherein the viability status indicates an ability of the physical memory segment to store data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler L. Betz, Andrew M. Kowles, Adam J. Hieb
  • Publication number: 20220214970
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for improved power loss protection in a memory sub-system of a device. In particular, a power loss protection component allocates a portion of the memory sub-system to non-volatile memory. Responsive to detecting a trigger event at the device, wherein the trigger event may include asynchronous power loss of the device, the power loss protection component detects data written to a volatile cache of the memory sub-system, retrieves the data from the volatile cache, and writes the data to the portion of the memory sub-system allocated to the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew M. Kowles
  • Patent number: 11301381
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for improved power loss protection in a memory sub-system of a device. In particular, a power loss protection component allocates a portion of the memory sub-system to non-volatile memory. Responsive to detecting a trigger event at the device, wherein the trigger event may include asynchronous power loss of the device, the power loss protection component detects data written to a volatile cache of the memory sub-system, retrieves the data from the volatile cache, and writes the data to the portion of the memory sub-system allocated to the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Kowles
  • Publication number: 20220066868
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system including a memory device having a plurality of physical memory segments and a processing device to perform operations that include, responsive to detecting a failure of a memory operation associated with a physical memory segment of the plurality of physical memory segments, quarantining the physical memory segment, responsive to quarantining the physical memory segment, performing one or more scanning operations on the physical memory segment, and determining, based on results of the one or more scanning operations, a viability status of the physical memory segment, wherein the viability status indicates an ability of the physical memory segment to store data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler L. Betz, Andrew M. Kowles, Adam J. Hieb
  • Publication number: 20210365195
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and media are described for runtime memory allocation to avoid defects. One embodiment includes assigning a plurality of memory blocks of a memory sub-system to a plurality of erase groups, such that each erase group of the plurality of erase groups comprises two or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks. A bad block association is determined for each erase group of the plurality of erase groups. Prior to a memory condition being met, memory resources of the memory sub-system are allocated by erase group based on a first set of criteria which are based at least in part on the bad block association for each erase group in order to prioritize use of erase groups with fewer bad blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Woei Chen Peh, Eng Hong Tan, Andrew M. Kowles, Xiaoxin Zou, Zaihas Amri Fahdzan Bin Hasfar
  • Patent number: 11112979
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and media are described for runtime memory allocation to avoid defects. One embodiment includes assigning a plurality of memory blocks of a memory sub-system to a plurality of erase groups, such that each erase group of the plurality of erase groups comprises two or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks. A bad block association is determined for each erase group of the plurality of erase groups. Prior to a memory condition being met, memory resources of the memory sub-system are allocated by erase group based on a first set of criteria which are based at least in part on the bad block association for each erase group in order to prioritize use of erase groups with fewer bad blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Woei Chen Peh, Eng Hong Tan, Andrew M. Kowles, Xiaoxin Zou, Zaihas Amri Fahdzan Bin Hasfar
  • Publication number: 20210241827
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a component coupleable to a memory device. The component can be configured to analyze a plurality of sets of memory cells of the memory device to determine quality attributes associated with the plurality of sets of memory cells and assign grades to one or more sets of the memory cells based, at least in part, on the determined quality attributes. The component can be configured to allocate at least one of the plurality of sets of memory cells for use by the memory device based, at least in part, on the assigned grade associated with the one or more sets of the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew M. Kowles, Kevin R. Brandt
  • Patent number: 11011223
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a component coupleable to a memory device. The component can be configured to analyze a plurality of sets of memory cells of the memory device to determine quality attributes associated with the plurality of sets of memory cells and assign grades to one or more sets of the memory cells based, at least in part, on the determined quality attributes. The component can be configured to allocate at least one of the plurality of sets of memory cells for use by the memory device based, at least in part, on the assigned grade associated with the one or more sets of the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Kowles, Kevin R. Brandt
  • Patent number: 10983911
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is operable in an over-provisioned storage device comprising a cache region and a main storage region. The method includes compressing incoming data, generating a compression parameter for the compressed data, and storing at least a portion of the compressed data in chunks in the main storage region of the storage device. The method also includes predicting when to store other chunks of the compressed data in the cache region based on the compression parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Andrew M. Kowles
  • Publication number: 20210065789
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a component coupleable to a memory device. The component can be configured to analyze a plurality of sets of memory cells of the memory device to determine quality attributes associated with the plurality of sets of memory cells and assign grades to one or more sets of the memory cells based, at least in part, on the determined quality attributes. The component can be configured to allocate at least one of the plurality of sets of memory cells for use by the memory device based, at least in part, on the assigned grade associated with the one or more sets of the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew M. Kowles, Kevin R. Brandt
  • Publication number: 20210026547
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and media are described for runtime memory allocation to avoid defects. One embodiment includes assigning a plurality of memory blocks of a memory sub-system to a plurality of erase groups, such that each erase group of the plurality of erase groups comprises two or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks. A bad block association is determined for each erase group of the plurality of erase groups. Prior to a memory condition being met, memory resources of the memory sub-system are allocated by erase group based on a first set of criteria which are based at least in part on the bad block association for each erase group in order to prioritize use of erase groups with fewer bad blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Woei Chen Peh, Eng Hong Tan, Andrew M. Kowles, Xiaoxin Zou, Zaihas Amri Fahdzan Bin Hasfar
  • Publication number: 20200327056
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for improved power loss protection in a memory sub-system of a device. In particular, a power loss protection component allocates a portion of the memory sub-system to non-volatile memory. Responsive to detecting a trigger event at the device, wherein the trigger event may include asynchronous power loss of the device, the power loss protection component detects data written to a volatile cache of the memory sub-system, retrieves the data from the volatile cache, and writes the data to the portion of the memory sub-system allocated to the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew M. Kowles
  • Patent number: 10725912
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for improved power loss protection in a memory sub-system of a device. In particular, a power loss protection component allocates a portion of the memory sub-system to non-volatile memory. Responsive to detecting a trigger event at the device, wherein the trigger event may include asynchronous power loss of the device, the power loss protection component detects data written to a volatile cache of the memory sub-system, retrieves the data from the volatile cache, and writes the data to the portion of the memory sub-system allocated to the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Kowles
  • Publication number: 20200201761
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for improved power loss protection in a memory sub-system of a device. In particular, a power loss protection component allocates a portion of the memory sub-system to non-volatile memory. Responsive to detecting a trigger event at the device, wherein the trigger event may include asynchronous power loss of the device, the power loss protection component detects data written to a volatile cache of the memory sub-system, retrieves the data from the volatile cache, and writes the data to the portion of the memory sub-system allocated to the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew M. Kowles
  • Patent number: 10496280
    Abstract: A method for data steering in tiered storage is described. In one embodiment, the method includes ranking storage areas of a storage device according to latency of access. In some embodiments, the storage areas include at least a first storage area and a second storage area. The method includes identifying first data at the storage device, passing a portion of the first data through a compression algorithm, and analyzing a result of passing the portion of the first data through the compression algorithm. In some cases, the result includes a score of compression savings associated with the portion of the first data. If the result satisfies a threshold associated with the first storage area, the first data is stored in the first storage area. If the result satisfies a threshold associated with the second storage area, the first data is stored in the second storage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Andrew M. Kowles
  • Patent number: 10379741
    Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide for increasing storage drive performance by reserving a region of user-writeable storage space on a storage medium for overprovisioning uses, including performance-enhancing functions. Until a capacity condition of the storage drive is satisfied, write operations targeting the reserved region are written to another equal-sized region that does not contain user data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Sokolov, Bang C. Nguyen, Andrew M. Kowles, Cameron S. McGary, Adam J. Weikal, Brian T. Edgar