Patents by Inventor Angelo Visconti

Angelo Visconti 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: 11670357
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for cell data bulk reset are described. In some examples, a logic state (e.g., a first logic state) may be written to one or more memory cells based on an associated memory device transitioning power states. To write the first logic state to the memory cells, a first subset of digit lines may be driven to a first voltage and a plate may be driven to a second voltage. While the digit lines and plate are driven to the respective voltages, one or more word lines may be driven to the second voltage. In some instances, the word lines may be driven to the second voltage based on charge sharing occurring between adjacent word lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Jahanshir J. Javanifard
  • Publication number: 20230114735
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for charge leakage detection for memory system reliability are described. In accordance with examples as disclosed herein, a memory system may employ memory management techniques configured to identify precursors of charge leakage in a memory device, and take preventative action based on such identified precursors. For example, a memory system may be configured to perform a leakage detection evaluation for a memory array, which may include various biasing and evaluation operations to identify whether a leakage condition of the memory array may affect operational reliability. Based on such an evaluation, the memory device, or a host device in communication with the memory device, may take various preventative measures to avoid operational failures of the memory device or host device that may result from ongoing operation of a memory array associated with charge leakage, thereby improving reliability of the memory system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Riccardo Pazzocco, Jonathan J. Strand, Kevin T. Majerus
  • Publication number: 20220406356
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for cell data bulk reset are described. In some examples, a logic state (e.g., a first logic state) may be written to one or more memory cells based on an associated memory device transitioning power states. To write the first logic state to the memory cells, a first subset of digit lines may be driven to a first voltage and a plate may be driven to a second voltage. While the digit lines and plate are driven to the respective voltages, one or more word lines may be driven to the second voltage. In some instances, the word lines may be driven to the second voltage based on charge sharing occurring between adjacent word lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Jahanshir J. Javanifard
  • Publication number: 20220406355
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for cell data bulk reset are described. In some examples, a write pulse may be applied to one or more memory cells based on an associated memory device transitioning power states. To apply the wire pulse, a first subset of digit lines may be driven to a first voltage and a plate may be driven to a second voltage or a third voltage. While the digit lines and plate are driven to the respective voltages, one or more word lines may be driven to the second voltage or the third voltage. In some instances, the digit lines may be selected (e.g., driven) according to a pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Jahanshir J. Javanifard
  • Patent number: 11514968
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for charge leakage detection for memory system reliability are described. In accordance with examples as disclosed herein, a memory system may employ memory management techniques configured to identify precursors of charge leakage in a memory device, and take preventative action based on such identified precursors. For example, a memory system may be configured to perform a leakage detection evaluation for a memory array, which may include various biasing and evaluation operations to identify whether a leakage condition of the memory array may affect operational reliability. Based on such an evaluation, the memory device, or a host device in communication with the memory device, may take various preventative measures to avoid operational failures of the memory device or host device that may result from ongoing operation of a memory array associated with charge leakage, thereby improving reliability of the memory system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Riccardo Pazzocco, Jonathan J. Strand, Kevin T. Majerus
  • Publication number: 20220300375
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for erasure decoding for a memory device are described. In accordance with the described techniques, a memory device may be configured to identify conditions associated with an erasure, a possible erasure, or an otherwise indeterminate logic state (e.g., of a memory cell, of an information position of a codeword). Such an identification may be used to enhance aspects of error handling operations, including those that may be performed at the memory device or a host device (e.g., error handling operations performed at a memory controller external to the memory device). For example, error handling operations may be performed using speculative codewords, where information positions associated with an indeterminate or unassigned logic state are assigned with a respective assumed logic state, which may extend a capability of error detection or error correction compared to handling errors with unknown positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Richard E. Fackenthal, Angelo Visconti
  • Patent number: 11430522
    Abstract: Memory devices might include a controller configured to cause the memory device to apply a first plurality of incrementally increasing programming pulses to control gates of a particular plurality of memory cells selected for programming to respective intended data states, determine a first occurrence of a criterion being met, store a representation of a voltage level corresponding to a particular programming pulse in response to the first occurrence of the criterion being met, set a starting programming voltage for a second plurality of incrementally increasing programming pulses in response to the stored representation of the voltage level corresponding to the particular programming pulse, and apply the second plurality of incrementally increasing programming pulses to control gates of a different plurality of memory cells selected for programming to respective intended data states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Beltrami, Angelo Visconti
  • Publication number: 20220270667
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for biasing a memory cell during a read operation are described. For example, a memory device may bias a memory cell to a first voltage (e.g., a read voltage) during an activation phase of a read operation. After biasing the memory cell to the first voltage, the memory device may bias the memory cell to a second voltage greater than the first voltage (e.g., a write voltage) during the activation phase of the read operation. After biasing the memory cell to the second voltage, the memory device may initiate a refresh phase of the read operation. Based on a value stored by the memory cell prior to biasing the memory cell to the first voltage, the memory device may initiate a precharge phase of the read operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea Locatelli, Giorgio Servalli, Angelo Visconti
  • Publication number: 20220199138
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for techniques to mitigate asymmetric long delay stress are described. A memory device may activate a memory cell during a first phase of an access operation cycle. The memory device may write a first state or a second state to the memory cell during the first phase of the access operation cycle. The memory device may maintain the first state or the second state during a second phase of the access operation cycle after the first phase of the access operation cycle. The memory device may write, during a third phase of the access operation cycle after the second phase of the access operation cycle, the second state to the memory cell. The memory device may precharge the memory cell during the third phase of the access operation cycle based on writing the second state to the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Angelo Visconti
  • Publication number: 20220197564
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to memory activation timing management are described herein. In an examples, memory activation timing management can include receiving a first command associated with a set of memory cells, activating the set of memory cells to perform a memory access responsive to the first command, pre-charging the set of memory cells associated with the first command, receiving a second command associated with the set of memory cells, determining that the set of memory cells associated with the first command is a recently activated set of the plurality of sets of memory cells, imparting a delay, and applying a sensing voltage to the set of memory cells associated with the second command to perform a memory access responsive to the second command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Daniele Balluchi, Giorgio Servalli
  • Publication number: 20220199129
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to memory activation timing management are described herein. In an examples, memory activation timing management can include receiving a first command associated with a set of memory cells, activating the set of memory cells to perform a memory access responsive to the first command, pre-charging the set of memory cells associated with the first command, receiving a second command associated with the set of memory cells, determining that the set of memory cells associated with the first command is a recently activated set of the plurality of sets of memory cells, imparting a delay, and applying a sensing voltage to the set of memory cells associated with the second command to perform a memory access responsive to the second command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Daniele Balluchi, Giorgio Servalli
  • Patent number: 11348635
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for biasing a memory cell during a read operation are described. For example, a memory device may bias a memory cell to a first voltage (e.g., a read voltage) during an activation phase of a read operation. After biasing the memory cell to the first voltage, the memory device may bias the memory cell to a second voltage greater than the first voltage (e.g., a write voltage) during the activation phase of the read operation. After biasing the memory cell to the second voltage, the memory device may initiate a refresh phase of the read operation. Based on a value stored by the memory cell prior to biasing the memory cell to the first voltage, the memory device may initiate a precharge phase of the read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Locatelli, Giorgio Servalli, Angelo Visconti
  • Patent number: 11301320
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for erasure decoding for a memory device are described. In accordance with the described techniques, a memory device may be configured to identify conditions associated with an erasure, a possible erasure, or an otherwise indeterminate logic state (e.g., of a memory cell, of an information position of a codeword). Such an identification may be used to enhance aspects of error handling operations, including those that may be performed at the memory device or a host device (e.g., error handling operations performed at a memory controller external to the memory device). For example, error handling operations may be performed using speculative codewords, where information positions associated with an indeterminate or unassigned logic state are assigned with a respective assumed logic state, which may extend a capability of error detection or error correction compared to handling errors with unknown positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Fackenthal, Angelo Visconti
  • Patent number: 11295797
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for techniques to mitigate asymmetric long delay stress are described. A memory device may activate a memory cell during a first phase of an access operation cycle. The memory device may write a first state or a second state to the memory cell during the first phase of the access operation cycle. The memory device may maintain the first state or the second state during a second phase of the access operation cycle after the first phase of the access operation cycle. The memory device may write, during a third phase of the access operation cycle after the second phase of the access operation cycle, the second state to the memory cell. The memory device may precharge the memory cell during the third phase of the access operation cycle based on writing the second state to the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Angelo Visconti
  • Publication number: 20220020412
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for read operations based on a dynamic reference are described. A memory device may include a set of memory cells each associated with a capacitive circuit including a first and second capacitor. After receiving a read command, the memory device may couple each capacitive circuit with a respective memory cell (e.g., to transfer a charge stored by each respective memory cell to a capacitive circuit) and may couple the second capacitor of each capacitive circuit to a reference voltage bus. Thus, a reference voltage on the reference voltage bus may be based on an average charge across the second capacitors of each capacitive circuit. The memory device may then compare a charge stored by the first and second capacitors of each capacitive circuit with the reference voltage bus and may output a set of values stored by the set of memory cells based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ferdinando Bedeschi, Umberto Di Vincenzo, Riccardo Muzzetto, Angelo Visconti
  • Patent number: 11189330
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for biasing techniques, such as open page biasing techniques, are described. A memory cell may be accessed during an access phase of an access operation, for example, an open page access operation. An activate pulse may be applied to the memory cell during the access phase. The memory cell may be biased to a non-zero voltage after applying the activate pulse and before a pre-charge phase. The pre-charge phase of the access phase may be initiated after biasing the memory cell to the non-zero voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Andrea Locatelli, Giorgio Servalli
  • Publication number: 20210311824
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for erasure decoding for a memory device are described. In accordance with the described techniques, a memory device may be configured to identify conditions associated with an erasure, a possible erasure, or an otherwise indeterminate logic state (e.g., of a memory cell, of an information position of a codeword). Such an identification may be used to enhance aspects of error handling operations, including those that may be performed at the memory device or a host device (e.g., error handling operations performed at a memory controller external to the memory device). For example, error handling operations may be performed using speculative codewords, where information positions associated with an indeterminate or unassigned logic state are assigned with a respective assumed logic state, which may extend a capability of error detection or error correction compared to handling errors with unknown positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Richard E. Fackenthal, Angelo Visconti
  • Publication number: 20210304805
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for charge leakage detection for memory system reliability are described. In accordance with examples as disclosed herein, a memory system may employ memory management techniques configured to identify precursors of charge leakage in a memory device, and take preventative action based on such identified precursors. For example, a memory system may be configured to perform a leakage detection evaluation for a memory array, which may include various biasing and evaluation operations to identify whether a leakage condition of the memory array may affect operational reliability. Based on such an evaluation, the memory device, or a host device in communication with the memory device, may take various preventative measures to avoid operational failures of the memory device or host device that may result from ongoing operation of a memory array associated with charge leakage, thereby improving reliability of the memory system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Riccardo Pazzocco, Jonathan J. Strand, Kevin T. Majerus
  • Publication number: 20210304812
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for biasing a memory cell during a read operation are described. For example, a memory device may bias a memory cell to a first voltage (e.g., a read voltage) during an activation phase of a read operation. After biasing the memory cell to the first voltage, the memory device may bias the memory cell to a second voltage greater than the first voltage (e.g., a write voltage) during the activation phase of the read operation. After biasing the memory cell to the second voltage, the memory device may initiate a refresh phase of the read operation. Based on a value stored by the memory cell prior to biasing the memory cell to the first voltage, the memory device may initiate a precharge phase of the read operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Locatelli, Giorgio Servalli, Angelo Visconti
  • Publication number: 20210264961
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for memory cell biasing techniques are described. A memory cell may be accessed during an access phase of an access operation. A pre-charge phase of the access phase may be initiated. The memory cell may be biased to a voltage (e.g., a non-zero voltage) after the pre-charge phase. In some examples, the memory cell may be biased to the voltage when a word line is unbiased and the memory cell is isolated from the digit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Angelo Visconti, Giorgio Servalli, Andrea Locatelli