Patents by Inventor Dheeraj Srinivasan

Dheeraj Srinivasan 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: 10762974
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, can include apparatus and methods to perform a one check failure byte (CFBYTE) scheme in programming of a memory device. In programming memory cells in which each memory cell can store multiple bits, the multiple bits being a n-tuple of bits of a set of n-tuples of bits with each n-tuple of the set associated with a level of a set of levels of threshold voltages for the memory cells. Verification of a program algorithm can be structured based on a programming algorithm that proceeds in a progressive manner by placing a threshold voltage of one level/distribution at a time. The routine of this progression can be used to perform just one failure byte check for that specific target distribution only, thus eliminating the need to check failure byte for all subsequent target distribution during every stage of program algorithm. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Kristopher H. Gaewsky, Naveen Vittal Prabhu, Purval S. Sule, Trupti Bemalkhedkar, Nehul N. Tailor, Quan H. Ngo, Dheeraj Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10698624
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing buffer operations in memory are provided. An example apparatus can include an array of memory cells, a page buffer, and a controller. The page buffer can be configured to store a number of pages of data in respective caches of the page buffer. The controller can be configured to program the number of pages of data to a first group of cells in the array. The programming operation can include programming the first group of cells to target states encoded with respective data patterns. The programming operation can include incrementally releasing a first of the respective caches of the page buffer responsive to completing programming of cells programmed to a particular first one of the target states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Publication number: 20200167229
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to partially written superblock treatment. An example apparatus includes a memory device operable as a multiplane memory resource including blocks organized as superblocks. The memory device is configured to maintain, internal to the memory device, included in a status of an open superblock, a page indicator corresponding to a last written page of the open superblock. The memory device is further configured, responsive to receipt, from a controller, of a read request to a page of the open superblock, determine from page map information maintained internal to the memory device and from the indicator of the last written page, which of a number of different read trim sets to use to read the page of the open superblock corresponding to the read request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Patent number: 10552254
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to partially written superblock treatment. An example apparatus includes a memory device operable as a multiplane memory resource including blocks organized as superblocks. The memory device is configured to maintain, internal to the memory device, included in a status of an open superblock, a page indicator corresponding to a last written page of the open superblock. The memory device is further configured, responsive to receipt, from a controller, of a read request to a page of the open superblock, determine from page map information maintained internal to the memory device and from the indicator of the last written page, which of a number of different read trim sets to use to read the page of the open superblock corresponding to the read request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Publication number: 20190355422
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for an automated dynamic word line start voltage. An example apparatus includes a controller and a memory device. The memory device is configured to maintain, internal to the memory device, a status of a number of open blocks in the memory device. The status can include a programming operation being initiated in the respective number of open blocks. Responsive to receipt of, from the controller, a request to direct initiation of the programming operation to a word line, determine a group of memory cells associated with the word line that programs first relative to other groups of memory cells associated with the word line and maintain, included in the status of an open block, a voltage at which the group of memory cells is the first group to program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Jeffrey M. Tsai, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Terry M. Grunzke
  • Publication number: 20190355431
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, can include apparatus and methods to perform a one check failure byte (CFBYTE) scheme in programming of a memory device. In programming memory cells in which each memory cell can store multiple bits, the multiple bits being a n-tuple of bits of a set of n-tuples of bits with each n-tuple of the set associated with a level of a set of levels of threshold voltages for the memory cells. Verification of a program algorithm can be structured based on a programming algorithm that proceeds in a progressive manner by placing a threshold voltage of one level/distribution at a time. The routine of this progression can be used to perform just one failure byte check for that specific target distribution only, thus eliminating the need to check failure byte for all subsequent target distribution during every stage of program algorithm. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Kristopher H. Gaewsky, Naveen Vittal Prabhu, Purval S. Sule, Trupti Bemalkhedkar, Nehul N. Tailor, Quan H. Ngo, Dheeraj Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20190332284
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods to control memory operations on buffers. An example apparatus includes a memory device and a host. The memory device includes a buffer and an array of memory cells, and the buffer includes a plurality of caches. The host includes a system controller, and the system controller is configured to control performance of a memory operation on data in the buffer. The memory operation is associated with data movement among the plurality of caches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Ali Mohammadzadeh, Jung Sheng Hoei, Dheeraj Srinivasan, Terry M. Grunzke
  • Patent number: 10388379
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller and a memory device. The memory device is configured to maintain, internal to the memory device, a status of a number of open blocks in the memory device. The status can include a programming operation being initiated in the respective number of open blocks. Responsive to receipt of, from the controller, a request to direct initiation of the programming operation to a word line, determine a group of memory cells associated with the word line that programs first relative to other groups of memory cells associated with the word line and maintain, included in the status of an open block, a voltage at which the group of memory cells is the first group to program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Jeffrey M. Tsai, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Terry M. Grunzke
  • Patent number: 10372353
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods to control memory operations on buffers. An example apparatus includes a memory device and a host. The memory device includes a buffer and an array of memory cells, and the buffer includes a plurality of caches. The host includes a system controller, and the system controller is configured to control performance of a memory operation on data in the buffer. The memory operation is associated with data movement among the plurality of caches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Mohammadzadeh, Jung Sheng Hoei, Dheeraj Srinivasan, Terry M. Grunzke
  • Patent number: 10354738
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, can include apparatus and methods to perform a one check failure byte (CFBYTE) scheme in programming of a memory device. In programming memory cells in which each memory cell can store multiple bits, the multiple bits being a n-tuple of bits of a set of n-tuples of bits with each n-tuple of the set associated with a level of a set of levels of threshold voltages for the memory cells. Verification of a program algorithm can be structured based on a programming algorithm that proceeds in a progressive manner by placing a threshold voltage of one level/distribution at a time. The routine of this progression can be used to perform just one failure byte check for that specific target distribution only, thus eliminating the need to check failure byte for all subsequent target distribution during every stage of program algorithm. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Kristopher H. Gaewsky, Naveen Vittal Prabhu, Purval S. Sule, Trupti Bemalkhedkar, Nehul N. Tailor, Quan H. Ngo, Dheeraj Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20190155744
    Abstract: An example method of the present disclosure includes, responsive to a loss of last written page information by a memory system, initiating a last written page search to determine last written page information of a memory device, where the last written page search is initiated via a command from a controller of the memory system to the memory device, responsive to receiving the command, performing the last written page search on the memory device, and providing the last written page information to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Michael G. Miller, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Jung Sheng Hoei
  • Publication number: 20190096494
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, can include apparatus and methods to perform a one check failure byte (CFBYTE) scheme in programming of a memory device. In programming memory cells in which each memory cell can store multiple bits, the multiple bits being a n-tuple of bits of a set of n-tuples of bits with each n-tuple of the set associated with a level of a set of levels of threshold voltages for the memory cells. Verification of a program algorithm can be structured based on a programming algorithm that proceeds in a progressive manner by placing a threshold voltage of one level/distribution at a time. The routine of this progression can be used to perform just one failure byte check for that specific target distribution only, thus eliminating the need to check failure byte for all subsequent target distribution during every stage of program algorithm. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Kristopher H. Gaewsky, Naveen Vittal Prabhu, Purval S. Sule, Trupti Bemalkhedkar, Nehul N. Tailor, Quan H. Ngo, Dheeraj Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20190065095
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing buffer operations in memory are provided. An example apparatus can include an array of memory cells, a page buffer, and a controller. The page buffer can be configured to store a number of pages of data in respective caches of the page buffer. The controller can be configured to program the number of pages of data to a first group of cells in the array. The programming operation can include programming the first group of cells to target states encoded with respective data patterns. The programming operation can include incrementally releasing a first of the respective caches of the page buffer responsive to completing programming of cells programmed to a particular first one of the target states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Publication number: 20190056989
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to partially written superblock treatment. An example apparatus includes a memory device operable as a multiplane memory resource including blocks organized as superblocks. The memory device is configured to maintain, internal to the memory device, included in a status of an open superblock, a page indicator corresponding to a last written page of the open superblock. The memory device is further configured, responsive to receipt, from a controller, of a read request to a page of the open superblock, determine from page map information maintained internal to the memory device and from the indicator of the last written page, which of a number of different read trim sets to use to read the page of the open superblock corresponding to the read request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Patent number: 10163500
    Abstract: Error correction systems and methods for improving sense matching conditions between hard-bit read (HBR) information and soft-bit read (SBR) information. For HBRs, a given set of sense conditions can include a discharged bit line of one or more cells that discharged during a previous HBR. For SBRs, a given set of sense conditions can include loading latches of the sense amplifiers for corresponding cells are with sense results of the previous SBR strobe when the corresponding cells discharged during a previous SBR strobe or loading the latches of the sense amplifiers with sense results of a previous HBR when the corresponding cells discharged during the previous HBR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Erwin E. Yu, William C. Filipiak, Dheeraj Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20180349029
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods to control memory operations on buffers. An example apparatus includes a memory device and a host. The memory device includes a buffer and an array of memory cells, and the buffer includes a plurality of caches. The host includes a system controller, and the system controller is configured to control performance of a memory operation on data in the buffer. The memory operation is associated with data movement among the plurality of caches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Ali Mohammadzadeh, Jung Sheng Hoei, Dheeraj Srinivasan, Terry M. Grunzke
  • Patent number: 10120604
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing buffer operations in memory are provided. An example apparatus can include an array of memory cells, a page buffer, and a controller. The page buffer can be configured to store a number of pages of data in respective caches of the page buffer. The controller can be configured to program the number of pages of data to a first group of cells in the array. The programming operation can include programming the first group of cells to target states encoded with respective data patterns. The programming operation can include incrementally releasing a first of the respective caches of the page buffer responsive to completing programming of cells programmed to a particular first one of the target states, and a second of the respective caches of the page buffer responsive to completing programming of cells programmed to a particular second one of the target states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Publication number: 20180301193
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for an automated dynamic word line start voltage (ADWLSV). An example apparatus includes a controller and a memory device. The memory device is configured to maintain, internal to the memory device, a status of a number of open blocks in the memory device. The status can include a programming operation being initiated in the respective number of open blocks. Responsive to receipt of, from the controller, a request to direct initiation of the programming operation to a word line, determine a group of memory cells associated with the word line that programs first relative to other groups of memory cells associated with the word line and maintain, included in the status of an open block, a voltage at which the group of memory cells is the first group to program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Dheeraj Srinivasan, Jeffrey M. Tsai, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Terry M. Grunzke
  • Patent number: 9711236
    Abstract: A disclosed example includes generating a first binary value corresponding to a first sensed threshold voltage of a multi-level cell (MLC) memory cell corresponding to a first time at which a bias voltage is applied to a temporary bias cache capacitor of the MLC memory cell; generating a second binary value corresponding to a second sensed threshold voltage of the MLC memory cell corresponding to a second time at which the bias voltage is not applied to the temporary bias cache capacitor of the MLC memory cell; and based on the first and second binary values, selecting whether to program the MLC memory cell using a full program pulse or a partial program pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Dheeraj Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20170076816
    Abstract: A disclosed example includes generating a first binary value corresponding to a first sensed threshold voltage of a multi-level cell (MLC) memory cell corresponding to a first time at which a bias voltage is applied to a temporary bias cache capacitor of the MLC memory cell; generating a second binary value corresponding to a second sensed threshold voltage of the MLC memory cell corresponding to a second time at which the bias voltage is not applied to the temporary bias cache capacitor of the MLC memory cell; and based on the first and second binary values, selecting whether to program the MLC memory cell using a full program pulse or a partial program pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Dheeraj Srinivasan