Patents by Inventor Douglas Eugene Majerus

Douglas Eugene Majerus 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: 11789738
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory controllers, memory dies, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums that allow for efficient updating of software instructions of the memory die. In some examples, the controller of the memory device may cause the software instructions of one or more memory dies to be updated by causing the page buffers of the one or more memory dies to be loaded with updated software instructions and subsequently issuing a command to the memory die to update the software instructions from the page buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Anthony Stoller, Douglas Eugene Majerus, Qisong Lin
  • Patent number: 11783871
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include devices or methods that provide read processing of data in memory cells of a memory device without predetermined read levels for the memory cells identified. A read process is provided to vary a selected access line gate voltage over time, creating a time-variate sequence where memory cell turn-on correlates with programmed threshold voltage. Total string current of data lines of a group of strings of memory cells of the memory device can be monitored during a read operation of selected memory cells of the strings to which a ramp voltage with positive slope is applied to an access line coupled to the selected memory cells. Selected values of the change of the total current with respect to time, from the monitoring of the total current, are determined. Read points to capture data are based on the determined selected values. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas Eugene Majerus
  • Publication number: 20230073018
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory controllers, memory dies, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums that allow for efficient updating of software instructions of the memory die. In some examples, the controller of the memory device may cause the software instructions of one or more memory dies to be updated by causing the page buffers of the one or more memory dies to be loaded with updated software instructions and subsequently issuing a command to the memory die to update the software instructions from the page buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Anthony Stoller, Douglas Eugene Majerus, Qisong Lin
  • Patent number: 11500637
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory controllers, memory dies, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums that allow for efficient updating of software instructions of the memory die. In some examples, the controller of the memory device may cause the software instructions of one or more memory dies to be updated by causing the page buffers of the one or more memory dies to be loaded with updated software instructions and subsequently issuing a command to the memory die to update the software instructions from the page buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Anthony Stoller, Douglas Eugene Majerus, Qisong Lin
  • Publication number: 20210389949
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory controllers, memory dies, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums that allow for efficient updating of software instructions of the memory die. In some examples, the controller of the memory device may cause the software instructions of one or more memory dies to be updated by causing the page buffers of the one or more memory dies to be loaded with updated software instructions and subsequently issuing a command to the memory die to update the software instructions from the page buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Anthony Stoller, Douglas Eugene Majerus, Qisong Lin
  • Publication number: 20210390986
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include devices or methods that provide read processing of data in memory cells of a memory device without predetermined read levels for the memory cells identified. A read process is provided to vary a selected access line gate voltage over time, creating a time-variate sequence where memory cell turn-on correlates with programmed threshold voltage. Total string current of data lines of a group of strings of memory cells of the memory device can be monitored during a read operation of selected memory cells of the strings to which a ramp voltage with positive slope is applied to an access line coupled to the selected memory cells. Selected values of the change of the total current with respect to time, from the monitoring of the total current, are determined. Read points to capture data are based on the determined selected values. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Douglas Eugene Majerus
  • Patent number: 11107509
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include devices or methods that provide read processing of data in memory cells of a memory de vice without predetermined read levels for the memory cells identified. A read process is provided to vary a selected access line gate voltage over time, creating a time-variate sequence where memory cell turn-on correlates with programmed threshold voltage. Total string current of data lines of a group of strings of memory cells of the memory device can be monitored during a read operation of selected memory cells of the strings to which a ramp voltage with positive slope is applied to an access line coupled to the selected memory cells. Selected values of the change of the total current with respect to time, from the monitoring of the total current, are determined. Read points to capture data are based on the determined selected values. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas Eugene Majerus
  • Publication number: 20210089229
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of memory components and a processing device that is operatively coupled with the plurality of memory components. The processing device detects a triggering condition for updating one or more media settings of a memory component of the plurality of memory components, and responsively instructs the memory component to load, from data storage on the memory component, a set of one or more media-setting values that correspond to the one or more media settings of the memory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Douglas Eugene Majerus, Scott Anthony Stoller, Brent Carl Byron