Patents by Inventor Christopher F. Connor

Christopher F. Connor 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).

  • Publication number: 20190122729
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a non-volatile memory is controlled in a selectable read mode in response to commands from a processor. Selectable read modes may include a default read memory mode, for example, and a performance read memory mode having a shorter read pulse and a reduced read latency than the default read memory mode, for example. In one embodiment, the performance read memory mode may also have refresh operations at an increased frequency compared to that of the default read mode. Other aspects and advantages are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher F. CONNOR, Bruce QUERBACH, Hanmant P. BELGAL
  • Patent number: 10163502
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a non-volatile memory is controlled in a selectable read mode in response to commands from a processor. Selectable read modes may include a default read memory mode, for example, and a performance read memory mode having a shorter read pulse and a reduced read latency than the default read memory mode, for example. In one embodiment, the performance read memory mode may also have refresh operations at an increased frequency compared to that of the default read mode. Other aspects and advantages are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher F. Connor, Bruce Querbach, Hanmant P. Belgal
  • Publication number: 20180190350
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a non-volatile memory is controlled in a selectable read mode in response to commands from a processor. Selectable read modes may include a default read memory mode, for example, and a performance read memory mode having a shorter read pulse and a reduced read latency than the default read memory mode, for example. In one embodiment, the performance read memory mode may also have refresh operations at an increased frequency compared to that of the default read mode. Other aspects and advantages are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher F. CONNOR, Bruce QUERBACH, Hanmant P. BELGAL
  • Publication number: 20180143242
    Abstract: Embodiments detailed herein include an apparatus that includes a reliability assessment engine (RAE) stored in non-volatile memory and processing circuitry to execute the RAE to: receive data of at least one physical condition from a plurality of intra-die variation monitoring circuits, apply the received data least one to at least one reliability physics model, and calculate at least one of an estimated amount of lifetime consumed and an estimated amount of lifetime remaining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher F. Connor, Bruce Querbach, Gordon McFadden, Rahul Khanna
  • Patent number: 9977075
    Abstract: Embodiments detailed herein include an apparatus that includes a reliability assessment engine (RAE) stored in non-volatile memory and processing circuitry to execute the RAE to: receive data of at least one physical condition from a plurality of intra-die variation monitoring circuits, apply the received data least one to at least one reliability physics model, and calculate at least one of an estimated amount of lifetime consumed and an estimated amount of lifetime remaining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher F. Connor, Bruce Querbach, Gordon McFadden, Rahul Khanna
  • Patent number: 9691492
    Abstract: A predetermined pattern of bits is written to a non-volatile memory device prior to powering down the non-volatile memory device. A plurality of voltages are applied to the non-volatile memory device to determine which voltage of the plurality of voltages allows the predetermined pattern of bits to be read with a least amount of error. The determined voltage is set to be a demarcation voltage for reading from the non-volatile memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bruce Querbach, Zion S. Kwok, Christopher F. Connor, Philip Hillier, Jeffrey W. Ryden
  • Publication number: 20170160338
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that include a reliability physics module stored in non-volatile memory and compute logic to calculate at least one of an estimated amount of lifetime consumed or an estimated amount of lifetime remaining after a period of operation of an integrated circuit. In embodiments, the calculation may be based at least in part on the reliability physics model and data of at least one physical condition of the integrated circuit sensed during or at the end of the period of operation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher F. Connor, Bruce Querbach, Gordon McFadden, Hanmant P. Belgal, Rahul Khanna
  • Publication number: 20160378151
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to Rack Scale Architecture (RSA) and/or Shared Memory Controller (SMC) techniques of fast zeroing are described. In one embodiment, a storage device stores meta data corresponding to a portion of a non-volatile memory. Logic, coupled to the non-volatile memory, causes an update to the stored meta data in response to a request for initialization of the portion of the non-volatile memory. The logic causes initialization of the portion of the non-volatile memory prior to a reboot or power cycle of the non-volatile memory. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Querbach, Mark A. Schmisseur, Raj K. Ramanujan, Mohamed Arafa, Christopher F. Connor, Sudeep Puligundla, Mohan J. Kumar