Patents by Inventor Ashutosh Malshe

Ashutosh Malshe 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: 11978514
    Abstract: An indication to perform a write operation at a memory component can be received. A voltage pulse can be applied to a destination block of the memory component to store data of the write operation, the voltage pulse being at a first voltage level associated with a programmed state. An erase operation for the destination block can be performed to change the voltage state of the memory cell from the programmed state to a second voltage state associated with an erased state. A write operation can be performed to write the data to the destination block upon changing the voltage state of the memory cell to the second voltage state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Ashutosh Malshe
  • Patent number: 11972130
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a ratio of valid data portions of a block of memory cells is greater than or less than a valid data portion threshold and performing a first media management operation on the block of memory cells in response to determining that the ratio of valid data portions is greater than the valid data portion threshold. The method further includes performing a second media management operation on the block of memory cells in response to determining that the ratio of valid data portions is less than the valid data portion threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore K. Muchherla
  • Publication number: 20240126690
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory array having a plurality of memory cells; and a controller coupled to the memory array, the controller configured to: designate a storage mode for a target set of memory cells based on valid data in a source block, wherein the target set of memory cells are configured with a capacity to store up to a maximum number of bits per cell, and the storage mode is for dynamically configuring the target set of memory cells in as cache memory that stores a number of bits less per cell than the corresponding maximum capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Peter Feeley, Ashutosh Malshe, Daniel J. Hubbard, Christopher S. Hale, Kevin R. Brandt, Sampath K. Ratnam, Yun Li, Marc S. Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20240127900
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device can perform operations comprising determining a data validity metric value with respect to a set of memory cells of the memory device; responsive to determining that the data validity metric value satisfies a first threshold criterion, performing a data integrity check on the set of memory cells to obtain a data integrity metric value; and responsive to determining that the data integrity metric value satisfies a second threshold criterion, performing an error handling operation on the data stored on the set of memory cells to generate corrected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Vamsi Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe, Gary Besinga, Roy Leonard
  • Patent number: 11942160
    Abstract: A request to perform a secure erase operation for a memory component can be received. A voltage level of a pass voltage that is applied to unselected wordlines of the memory component during a read operation can be determined. A voltage pulse can be applied during a program operation to at least one wordline of the memory component to perform the secure erase operation. The voltage pulse can exceed the pass voltage applied to the unselected wordlines of the memory component during the read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe, Sampath K. Ratnam
  • Patent number: 11941285
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system that comprises a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations that include, receiving a read request to perform a read operation on a block of the memory device; determining whether an entry corresponding to the block is stored in a data structure associated with the memory device; responsive to the entry being stored in the data structure, incrementing a counter associated with the block to track a number of read operations performed on the block of the memory device; resetting a timer associated with the block to an initial value, wherein the timer is to track a period of time that elapses since the read operation was performed on the block of the memory device; determining that the counter and the timer satisfy a first criterion; and responsive to determining that the counter and the timer satisfy the first criterion, removing the entry corresponding to the block from the data structure associated with the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Giuseppina Puzzilli, Saeed Sharifi Tehrani
  • Patent number: 11934689
    Abstract: A processing device detects a read operation at a memory device that is directed at a word line group from among multiple word line groups of the memory device. The processing device increments a read counter associated with the word line group based on the read operation being directed at the word line group. The processing device determines the read counter exceeds a read-disturb threshold and performs read-disturb handling on the word line group in response to determining the read counter exceeds the read-disturb threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Miller, Ashutosh Malshe, Gianni Stephen Alsasua, Renato Padilla, Jr., Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish Reddy Singidi
  • Patent number: 11928353
    Abstract: A processing device, operatively coupled with a memory device, is configured to perform a write operation on a page of a plurality of pages of a data unit of a memory device. The processing device further generates a parity page for data stored in the page of the data unit and associates the parity page with parity data associated with the data unit. Responsive to determining that a first size of the parity data is larger than a first threshold size, the processing device compresses the parity data. Responsive to determining that a second size of the compressed parity data is larger than a second threshold size, the processing device releases at least a subset of the parity data corresponding to a subset of the data that is free from defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Harish R Singidi, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla
  • Patent number: 11923030
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including initiating a read operation with respect to a block of the memory device, selecting, based on a set of criteria, a default read offset from a set of read offsets, wherein the set of criteria includes at least one of: a parameter related to trigger rate, or an amount of time that an open block is allowed to remain open to control threshold voltage shift due to storage charge loss, and applying the default read offset to a read operation performed with respect to the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary F. Besinga, Renato C. Padilla, Tawalin Opastrakoon, Sampath K. Ratnam, Michael G. Miller, Christopher M. Smitchger, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe
  • Patent number: 11914490
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include apparatus and/or methods to preemptively detect defect prone memory blocks in a memory device and handle these memory blocks before they fail and trigger a data loss event. Metrics based on memory operations can be used to facilitate the examination of the memory blocks. One or more metrics associated with a memory operation on a block of memory can be tracked and a Z-score for each metric can be generated. In response to a comparison of a Z-score for a metric to a Z-score threshold for the metric, operations can be performed to control possible retirement of the memory block beginning with the comparison. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Harish Reddy Singidi, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Jianmin Huang, Xiangang Luo, Ashutosh Malshe
  • Patent number: 11914878
    Abstract: A method includes determining a health characteristic value of a block of memory cells, determining a difference between the health characteristic value and a health threshold, determining, based on the difference, a weight to associate with a block of memory cells, selecting, based on the weight, a block of memory cells for a media management operation; and performing a media management operation on the selected block of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashutosh Malshe, Antonio D. Bianco
  • Patent number: 11907536
    Abstract: A method includes determining a respective number of and respective locations of valid data portions of a plurality of blocks of NAND memory cells, based on the respective locations of the valid data portions, determining respective dispersions of the valid data portions within the plurality of blocks of NAND memory cells, based at least on the respective dispersions, selecting a block of NAND memory cells from the plurality of blocks of NAND memory cells, and performing a folding operation on the selected block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore K. Muchherla
  • Patent number: 11887681
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device can perform operations comprising determining a data validity metric value with respect to a source set of memory cells of the memory device; determining whether the data validity metric value satisfies a first threshold criterion; responsive to determining that the data validity metric value satisfies the first threshold criterion, performing a data integrity check on the source set of memory cells to obtain a data integrity metric value; determining whether the data integrity metric value satisfies a second threshold criterion; and responsive to determining that the data integrity metric value fails to satisfy the second threshold criterion, causing the memory device to copy data from the source set of memory cells to a destination set of memory cells of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe, Gary Besinga, Roy Leonard
  • Patent number: 11887651
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for temperature informed memory refresh are described herein. A temperature counter can be updated in response to a memory device write performed under an extreme temperature. Here, the write is performed on a memory device element in the memory device. The memory device element can be sorted above other memory device elements in the memory device based on the temperature counter. Once sorted to the top of these memory device elements, a refresh can be performed the memory device element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Stephen Alsasua, Harish Reddy Singidi, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Sampath Ratnam, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Renato Padilla, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11853205
    Abstract: A memory system includes a memory array having a plurality of memory cells; and a controller coupled to the memory array, the controller configured to: designate a storage mode for a target set of memory cells based on valid data in a source block, wherein the target set of memory cells are configured with a capacity to store up to a maximum number of bits per cell, and the storage mode is for dynamically configuring the target set of memory cells in as cache memory that stores a number of bits less per cell than the corresponding maximum capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Peter Feeley, Ashutosh Malshe, Daniel J. Hubbard, Christopher S. Hale, Kevin R. Brandt, Sampath K. Ratnam, Yun Li, Marc S. Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20230393736
    Abstract: One of a plurality of compaction strategies to be performed on the memory device based on at least one characteristic of a memory device is identified. Each of the plurality of compaction strategies is to program host data from at least one single-level cell (SLC) of the memory device to at least one quad-level cell (QLC) of the memory device. One or more host data from a host system is received. A compaction operation on the one or more host data using the one of the plurality of compaction strategies is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Sampath K. Ratnam, Patrick R. Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Ashutosh Malshe
  • Patent number: 11836392
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system identifies a plurality of word lines at a first portion of a memory device, determines a respective error rate for each of the plurality of word lines, and determines that a first error rate of a first word line of the plurality of word lines and a second error rate of a second word line of the plurality of word lines satisfy a first threshold condition pertaining to an error rate threshold. The processing device further identifies a third word line of the plurality of word lines that is proximate to the first word line and the second word line and relocates data stored at the third word line to a second portion of the memory device, wherein the second portion of the memory device is associated with a lower read latency than the first portion of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Sampath K. Ratnam, Harish R. Singidi, Peter Feeley
  • Patent number: 11829623
    Abstract: A system can include a memory device, and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations of writing a first portion of data to one or more complete translation units of the memory device using a first number of logical levels per memory cell and writing a second portion of the data to one or more incomplete translation units of the memory device using the first number of logical levels per memory cell. The operations can also include writing a third portion of the data to one or more complete translation units of the memory device using a second number of logical levels per memory cell that exceeds the first number of logical levels per memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Jianmin Huang, Jonathan S. Parry, Xiangang Luo
  • Patent number: 11829290
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system determines a rate at which an amount of valid data is decreasing on a first block of the memory device and determines whether the rate at which the amount of valid data is decreasing on the first block satisfies a threshold criterion. Responsive to the rate at which the amount of valid data is decreasing on the first block satisfying the threshold criterion, the processing device performs a media management operation on the first block of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Sampath K. Ratnam, Ashutosh Malshe, Peter Sean Feeley
  • Patent number: 11810627
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system maintains a counter to track a number of read operations performed on a data block of a memory device and determines that the number of read operations performed on the data block satisfies a first threshold criterion. The processing device further determines whether a number of scan operations performed on the data block satisfies a scan threshold criterion. Responsive to the number of scan operations performed on the data block satisfying the scan threshold criterion, the processing device performs a first data integrity scan to determine one or more first error rates for the data block, each of the one or more first error rates corresponding to a first set of wordlines of the data block, the first set comprising first alternating pairs of adjacent wordlines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Renato C. Padilla, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe, Sampath K. Ratnam