Patents by Inventor Edward McGlaughlin

Edward McGlaughlin 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: 11573703
    Abstract: A memory sub-system includes a memory sub-system controller comprising at least one host channel, a memory device comprising a plurality of memory die, and at least one input/output (I/O) expander circuit coupled between the at least one host channel of the memory sub-system controller and to the memory device to connect the plurality of memory die to the memory sub-system controller. The at least one I/O expander circuit is to limit an impedance load presented on the at least one host channel to an impedance load of a corresponding subset of the plurality of memory die selected during a given time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward McGlaughlin
  • Patent number: 11404092
    Abstract: A processing device determines a subset of a plurality of blocks from a volatile memory device of a memory sub-system, retrieves the subset of the plurality of blocks from the volatile memory device, and writes the subset of the plurality of blocks to a non-volatile cross point array memory device of the memory sub-system using a first type of write operation. The processing device further receives an indication of a power loss in the memory sub-system, and responsive to receiving the indication of the power loss, writes a remainder of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device using a second type of write operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Ying Yu Tai, Samir Mittal
  • Publication number: 20210373763
    Abstract: A memory sub-system includes a memory sub-system controller comprising at least one host channel, a memory device comprising a plurality of memory die, and at least one input/output (I/O) expander circuit coupled between the at least one host channel of the memory sub-system controller and to the memory device to connect the plurality of memory die to the memory sub-system controller. The at least one I/O expander circuit is to limit an impedance load presented on the at least one host channel to an impedance load of a corresponding subset of the plurality of memory die selected during a given time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Edward McGlaughlin
  • Patent number: 11119658
    Abstract: A memory sub-system includes a memory sub-system controller comprising at least one host channel, a memory device comprising a plurality of memory die, and at least one input/output (I/O) expander circuit coupled to the at least one host channel of the memory sub-system controller and to the memory device. The at least one I/O expander circuit includes one or more I/O buffers to send and receive signals on the at least one host channel, a selection circuit coupled to the one or more I/O buffers, and command processing logic to enable the selection circuit to route the signals on a selected one of a plurality of expansion channels coupled to the at least one I/O expander circuit. Each of the plurality of expansion channels is coupled to a corresponding subset of the plurality of memory die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward McGlaughlin
  • Patent number: 11042441
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe mapping in memory. An example method comprises writing data in a number of stripes across a storage volume of a plurality of memory devices according to a stripe map; wherein each of the number of stripes includes a number of elements; and wherein the stripe map includes a number of stripe indexes to identify the number of stripes and a number of element identifiers to identify elements included in each of the number of stripes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
  • Publication number: 20210132798
    Abstract: A memory sub-system includes a memory sub-system controller comprising at least one host channel, a memory device comprising a plurality of memory die, and at least one input/output (I/O) expander circuit coupled to the at least one host channel of the memory sub-system controller and to the memory device. The at least one I/O expander circuit includes one or more I/O buffers to send and receive signals on the at least one host channel, a selection circuit coupled to the one or more I/O buffers, and command processing logic to enable the selection circuit to route the signals on a selected one of a plurality of expansion channels coupled to the at least one I/O expander circuit. Each of the plurality of expansion channels is coupled to a corresponding subset of the plurality of memory die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Edward McGlaughlin
  • Patent number: 10970003
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including a host interface circuit configured to control communication between a set of virtual functions (VFs) and a media management system (MMS). The host interface circuit can consolidate commands from the set of VFs, dynamically allocate write buffers (WBs) from a set of available WBs to the set of VFs using the commands, and manage WB access for the set of VFs and provide write data to the MMS using the allocated WBs. For each VF in the set of VFs, the host interface circuit can manage a submission queue (SQ) for a respective VF from the set of VFs, receive a command from the respective VF, including one or more submission queue entries (SQEs), and coordinate the one or more received SQEs with allocated WBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Yves Tchapda, Stephen Marshall, Samuel Bradshaw, Niels Reimers
  • Publication number: 20210027812
    Abstract: A processing device determines a subset of a plurality of blocks from a volatile memory device of a memory sub-system, retrieves the subset of the plurality of blocks from the volatile memory device, and writes the subset of the plurality of blocks to a non-volatile cross point array memory device of the memory sub-system using a first type of write operation. The processing device further receives an indication of a power loss in the memory sub-system, and responsive to receiving the indication of the power loss, writes a remainder of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device using a second type of write operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Ying Yu Tai, Samir Mittal
  • Patent number: 10839862
    Abstract: An indication of a power loss can be received at a cross point array memory dual in-line memory module (DIMM) operation component of a memory sub-system. The cross point array memory DIMM operation component includes a volatile memory component and a non-volatile cross point array memory component. In response to receiving the indication of the power loss, a type of write operation for the non-volatile cross point array memory component of the cross point array memory DIMM operation component is determined based on a characteristic of the memory sub-system. Data stored at the volatile memory component of the cross point array memory DIMM operation component is retrieved and written to the non-volatile cross point array memory component of the cross point array memory DIMM operation component by using the determined type of write operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Ying Yu Tai, Samir Mittal
  • Publication number: 20200081659
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including a host interface circuit configured to control communication between a set of virtual functions (VFs) and a media management system (MMS). The host interface circuit can consolidate commands from the set of VFs, dynamically allocate write buffers (WBs) from a set of available WBs to the set of VFs using the commands, and manage WB access for the set of VFs and provide write data to the MMS using the allocated WBs. For each VF in the set of VFs, the host interface circuit can manage a submission queue (SQ) for a respective VF from the set of VFs, receive a command from the respective VF, including one or more submission queue entries (SQEs), and coordinate the one or more received SQEs with allocated WBs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Yves Tchapda, Stephen Marshall, Samuel Bradshaw, Niels Reimers
  • Patent number: 10503434
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including a host interface circuit configured to control communication between a set of virtual functions (VFs) and a media management system (MMS). The host interface circuit can consolidate commands from the set of VFs, dynamically allocate write buffers (WBs) from a set of available WBs to the set of VFs using the commands, and manage WB access for the set of VFs and provide write data to the MMS using the allocated WBs. For each VF in the set of VFs, the host interface circuit can manage a submission queue (SQ) for a respective VF from the set of VFs, receive a command from the respective VF, including one or more submission queue entries (SQEs), and coordinate the one or more received SQEs with allocated WBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Yves Tchapda, Stephen Marshall, Samuel Bradshaw, Niels Reimers
  • Publication number: 20190333548
    Abstract: An indication of a power loss can be received at a cross point array memory dual in-line memory module (DIMM) operation component of a memory sub-system. The cross point array memory DIMM operation component includes a volatile memory component and a non-volatile cross point array memory component. In response to receiving the indication of the power loss, a type of write operation for the non-volatile cross point array memory component of the cross point array memory DIMM operation component is determined based on a characteristic of the memory sub-system. Data stored at the volatile memory component of the cross point array memory DIMM operation component is retrieved and written to the non-volatile cross point array memory component of the cross point array memory DIMM operation component by using the determined type of write operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Ying Yu Tai, Samir Mittal
  • Publication number: 20190324847
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe mapping in memory. An example method comprises writing data in a number of stripes across a storage volume of a plurality of memory devices according to a stripe map; wherein each of the number of stripes includes a number of elements; and wherein the stripe map includes a number of stripe indexes to identify the number of stripes and a number of element identifiers to identify elements included in each of the number of stripes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
  • Patent number: 10339005
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe mapping in memory. An example method comprises writing data in a number of stripes across a storage volume of a plurality of memory devices according to a stripe map; wherein each of the number of stripes includes a number of elements; and wherein the stripe map includes a number of stripe indexes to identify the number of stripes and a number of element identifiers to identify elements included in each of the number of stripes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
  • Publication number: 20180300064
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including a host interface circuit configured to control communication between a set of virtual functions (VFs) and a media management system (MMS). The host interface circuit can consolidate commands from the set of VFs, dynamically allocate write buffers (WBs) from a set of available WBs to the set of VFs using the commands, and manage WB access for the set of VFs and provide write data to the MMS using the allocated WBs. For each VF in the set of VFs, the host interface circuit can manage a submission queue (SQ) for a respective VF from the set of VFs, receive a command from the respective VF, including one or more submission queue entries (SQEs), and coordinate the one or more received SQEs with allocated WBs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Yves Tchapda, Stephen Marshall, Samuel Bradshaw, Niels Reimers
  • Publication number: 20170357467
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe mapping in memory. An example method comprises writing data in a number of stripes across a storage volume of a plurality of memory devices according to a stripe map; wherein each of the number of stripes includes a number of elements; and wherein the stripe map includes a number of stripe indexes to identify the number of stripes and a number of element identifiers to identify elements included in each of the number of stripes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
  • Patent number: 9766837
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe mapping in memory. An example method comprises writing data in a number of stripes across a storage volume of a plurality of memory devices according to a stripe map; wherein each of the number of stripes includes a number of elements; and wherein the stripe map includes a number of stripe indexes to identify the number of stripes and a number of element identifiers to identify elements included in each of the number of stripes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
  • Publication number: 20160364181
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe mapping in memory. An example method comprises writing data in a number of stripes across a storage volume of a plurality of memory devices according to a stripe map; wherein each of the number of stripes includes a number of elements; and wherein the stripe map includes a number of stripe indexes to identify the number of stripes and a number of element identifiers to identify elements included in each of the number of stripes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Edward McGlaughlin, Joseph M. Jeddeloh
  • Patent number: 7719969
    Abstract: Method and system for assigning port addresses for a plurality of network devices based on a link rate associated with each network device is provided. The method includes discovering a link rate associated with each of the plurality of network devices; assigning a device address for each of the plurality of network devices, where at least a portion of the device address is selected based on the discovered link rate; assigning communication lanes among the plurality of network devices for network communication, wherein the communication lanes are assigned such that network devices with similar link rates use a same communication lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: QLOGIC, Corporation
    Inventors: Frank R. Dropps, Edward McGlaughlin
  • Publication number: 20060263087
    Abstract: Method and system for processing frames in a fibre channel network is provided. The method includes, determining if an incoming frame in a port of a fibre channel switch includes a FR_Header with a time to live time (“TTLT”) field value; determining if the TTLT field value is greater than a certain number; adjusting the TTLT field value at a pre-determined time interval if the TTLT field value is greater than the certain number; and inserting an adjusted TTLT field value in the incoming frame before it is sent out. The switch element includes, a port that receives an incoming frame and determines if a FR_Header with a time to live time (“TTLT”) field value is received with the FR_Header, and using a timer adjusts the TTLT field value and inserts the adjusted TTLT field value in the incoming frame, before it is sent out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Frank Dropps, Edward McGlaughlin, Craig Carlson