Patents by Inventor Fa-Long Luo

Fa-Long Luo 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: 20220140850
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of multiple frequency bands transmission with a recurrent neural network that compensates for the self-interference noise generated by power amplifiers at harmonic frequencies of a respective wireless receiver. The recurrent neural network may be coupled to antennas of a wireless device and configured to generate the adjusted signals that compensate self-interference. The recurrent neural network may include a network of processing elements configured to combine transmission signals into sets of intermediate results. Each set of intermediate results may be summed in the recurrent neural network to generate a corresponding adjusted signal. The adjusted signal is receivable by a corresponding wireless receiver to compensate for the self-interference noise generated by a wireless transmitter transmitting on the same or different frequency band as the wireless receiver is receiving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Fa-Long Luo
  • Patent number: 11310644
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to wireless main memory for computing are described. A device may include a processor that is wirelessly coupled to a memory array, which may be in a physically separate device. The processor may execute instructions stored in and wirelessly communicated from the memory array. The processor may read data from or write data to the memory array via a wireless communication link (e.g., using resources of an ultra high frequency, super high frequency, and/or extremely high frequency band). Several devices may have a small amount of local memory (or no local memory) and may share, via a wireless communication link, a main memory array. Memory devices may include memory resources and transceiver resources; they may be configured to use one or several communication protocols over licensed or shared frequency spectrum bands, directly (e.g., device-to-device) or indirectly (e.g., via a base station).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Glen E. Hush, Aaron P. Boehm
  • Patent number: 11284394
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of configuration modes for baseband units (BBU) and remote radio heads (RRH). For example, a computing system including a BBU and a RRH may receive a configuration mode selection including information indicative of a configuration mode for respective processing units of the BBU and the RRH. The computing system may allocate the respective processing units to perform wireless processing stages associated with a wireless protocol. The BBU and/or the RRH may generate an output data stream based on the mixing of coefficient data with input data at the BBU and/or the RRH. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G (e.g., New Radio (NR)) wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Publication number: 20220086242
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for incentivizing device participation within a distributed network. In one exemplary embodiment, devices of a fog network may provide for example, computational, storage, and/or network resources in exchange for fungible tokens. In one such variant, the user contributions are recorded in a blockchain data structure, thereby enabling users to be compensated for their contributions of resources to the network at a later time. Unlike traditional networking techniques which often rely on centralized networks directing and/or commandeering user equipment for network bandwidth, the various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to ensuring that crediting and debiting of participation can be performed at the edge of the network (within the fog) without requiring authentication or trust exchanges. More directly, various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to verification and/or validation of work performed by peer devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Cameron Murphy, Fa-Long Luo
  • Patent number: 11269648
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for organizing bits in a memory device are described. In a number of embodiments, an apparatus can include an array of memory cells, a data interface, a multiplexer coupled between the array of memory cells and the data interface, and a controller coupled to the array of memory cells, the controller configured to cause the apparatus to latch bits associated with a row of memory cells in the array in a number of sense amplifiers in a prefetch operation and send the bits from the sense amplifiers, through a multiplexer, to a data interface, which may include or be referred to as DQs. The bits may be sent to the DQs in a particular order that may correspond to a particular matrix configuration and may thus facilitate or reduce the complexity of arithmetic operations performed on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen E. Hush, Aaron P. Boehm, Fa-Long Luo
  • Patent number: 11269661
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for implementing data flows in a processor are described herein. A data flow manager may be configured to generate a configuration packet for a compute operation based on status information regarding multiple processing elements of the processor. Accordingly, multiple processing elements of a processor may concurrently process data flows based on the configuration packet. For example, the multiple processing elements may implement a mapping of processing elements to memory, while also implementing identified paths, through the processor, for the data flows. After executing the compute operation at certain processing elements of the processor, the processing results may be provided. In speech signal processing operations, the processing results may be compared to phonemes to identify such components of human speech in the processing results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Chritz, Tamara Schmitz, Fa-Long Luo, David Hulton
  • Publication number: 20220060226
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of an autocorrelation calculator. An electronic device including an autocorrelation calculator may be configured to calculate an autocorrelation matrix including an autocorrelation of symbols indicative of a first narrowband Internet of Things (IoT) transmission and a second narrowband IoT transmission. The electronic device may calculate the autocorrelation matrix based on a stored autocorrelation matrix and the autocorrelation of symbols indicative of the first narrowband IoT transmission and symbols indicative of the second narrowband IoT transmission. The stored autocorrelation matrix may represent another received signal at a different time period than a time period of the first and second narrowband IoT transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FA-LONG LUO, TAMARA SCHMITZ, JEREMY CHRITZ, JAIME CUMMINS
  • Patent number: 11258473
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of multiple frequency bands transmission with a recurrent neural network that compensates for the self-interference noise generated by power amplifiers at harmonic frequencies of a respective wireless receiver. The recurrent neural network may be coupled to antennas of a wireless device and configured to generate the adjusted signals that compensate self-interference. The recurrent neural network may include a network of processing elements configured to combine transmission signals into sets of intermediate results. Each set of intermediate results may be summed in the recurrent neural network to generate a corresponding adjusted signal. The adjusted signal is receivable by a corresponding wireless receiver to compensate for the self-interference noise generated by a wireless transmitter transmitting on the same or different frequency band as the wireless receiver is receiving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Fa-Long Luo
  • Publication number: 20220052885
    Abstract: Examples described herein include methods, devices, and systems which may compensate input data for I/Q imbalance or noise related thereto to generate compensated input data. In doing such the above compensation, during an uplink transmission time interval (TTI), a switch path is activated to provide converted input data to a receiver stage including a recurrent neural network (RNN). The RNN may calculate an error representative of the noise based partly on the input signal to be transmitted and a feedback signal to generate filter coefficient data associated with the I/Q imbalance. The feedback signal is provided, after processing through the receiver, to the RNN. During an uplink TTI, the converted input data may also be transmitted as the RF wireless transmission via an RF antenna. During a downlink TTI, the switch path may be deactivated and the receiver stage may receive an additional RF wireless transmission to be processed in the receiver stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Fa-Long Luo
  • Publication number: 20220046200
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing multi-step image processing using a reconfigurable fabric device (RFD) in place of multiple discrete ICs. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatus operate according to a flexible time-divided schedule, and the processing is configured to process image sensor data by at least: (i) receiving RAW image data, programming an RFD to operate as a first functional unit such as an image signal processor (ISP), using the programmed RFD to perform image signal processing on the RAW image data, storing the ISP-result in temporary memory; and (ii) programming the RFD to operate as a second functional unit (e.g., deep learning accelerator (DLA)), using the programmed RFD to read out ISP-result from the temporary memory, perform deep learning processing on the ISP-result, and storing the DLA-result back into the temporary memory. In one variant, an on-die controller and memory are used in support of the RFD operations, thereby enabling a single-die processing solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Fa-Long Luo
  • Publication number: 20220014217
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for wireless communication are described. Input data for in-phase branch/quadrature branch (I/Q) imbalance or mismatch may be compensated for or non-linear power amplifier noise may be used to generate compensated input data. In some examples, a transmitter may be configured to transmit communications signaling via a first antenna, the transmitter including a filter configured for digital mismatch correction; a receiver may be configured to receive communications signaling via a second antenna; and a switch may be configured to selectively activate a first switch path to couple the transmitter and the first antenna and a second switch path to couple the receiver and the transmitter to provide communications signaling received via the transmitter as feedback for the filter through the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FA-LONG LUO, JAIME CUMMINS, TAMARA SCHMITZ, JEREMY CHRITZ
  • Publication number: 20210406087
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods related to memory pooling between selected memory resources are described. A system using a memory pool formed as such may enable performance of functions, including automated functions critical for prevention of damage to a product, personnel safety, and/or reliable operation, based on increased access to data that may improve performance of a mission profile. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes a memory resource, a processing resource coupled to the memory resource, and a transceiver resource coupled to the processing resource. The memory resource, the processing resource, and the transceiver resource are configured to enable formation of a memory pool between the memory resource and another memory resource at another apparatus responsive to a request to access the other memory resource transmitted from the processing resource via the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Aaron P. Boehm, Glen E. Hush, Fa-Long Luo
  • Patent number: 11206050
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of full duplex compensation with a self-interference noise calculator that compensates for the self-interference noise generated by power amplifiers at harmonic frequencies of a respective wireless receiver. The self-interference noise calculator may be coupled to antennas of a wireless device and configured to generate the adjusted signals that compensate self-interference. The self-interference noise calculator may include a network of processing elements configured to combine transmission signals into sets of intermediate results. Each set of intermediate results may be summed in the self-interference noise calculator to generate a corresponding adjusted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz
  • Patent number: 11201646
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of an autocorrelation calculator. An electronic device including an autocorrelation calculator may be configured to calculate an autocorrelation matrix including an autocorrelation of symbols indicative of a first radio frequency (“RF”) signal and a second RF signal. The electronic device may calculate the autocorrelation matrix based on a stored autocorrelation matrix and the autocorrelation of symbols indicative of the first RF signal and symbols indicative of the second RF signal. The stored autocorrelation matrix may represent another received signal at a different time period than a time period of the first and second RF signals. Examples of the systems and methods may facilitate the processing of data for wireless and may utilize less memory space than a device than a scheme that stores and calculates autocorrelation from a large dataset computed from various time points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Tamara Schmitz, Jeremy Chritz, Jaime Cummins
  • Publication number: 20210366553
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to organizing data to correspond to a matrix at a memory device are described. Data can be organized by circuitry coupled to an array of memory cells prior to the processing resources executing instructions on the data. The organization of data may thus occur on a memory device, rather than at an external processor. A controller coupled to the array of memory cells may direct the circuitry to organize the data in a matrix configuration to prepare the data for processing by the processing resources. The circuitry may be or include a column decode circuitry that organizes the data based on a command from the host associated with the processing resource. For example, data read in a prefetch operation may be selected to correspond to rows or columns of a matrix configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Glen E. Hush, Aaron P. Boehm, Fa-Long Luo
  • Publication number: 20210367822
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of mixing input data with coefficient data. For example, a computing system with processing units may mix the input data for a transmission in a radio frequency (RF) wireless domain with the coefficient data to generate output data that is representative of the transmission being processed according to the wireless protocol in the RF wireless domain. A computing device may be trained to generate coefficient data based on the operations of a wireless transceiver such that mixing input data using the coefficient data generates an approximation of the output data, as if it were processed by the wireless transceiver. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: JEREMY CHRITZ, TAMARA SCHMITZ, FA-LONG LUO, JAIME CUMMINS
  • Publication number: 20210367823
    Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of mixing input data with coefficient data specific to a processing mode selection. For example, a computing system with processing units may mix the input data for a transmission in a radio frequency (RF) wireless domain with the coefficient data to generate output data that is representative of the transmission being processed according to a specific processing mode selection. The processing mode selection may include a single processing mode, a multi-processing mode, or a full processing mode. The processing mode selection may be associated with an aspect of a wireless protocol. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Fa-Long LUO, Jaime CUMMINS, Jeremy CHRITZ, Tamara SCHMITZ
  • Patent number: 11184446
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for incentivizing device participation within a distributed network. In one exemplary embodiment, devices of a fog network may provide for example, computational, storage, and/or network resources in exchange for fungible tokens. In one such variant, the user contributions are recorded in a blockchain data structure, thereby enabling users to be compensated for their contributions of resources to the network at a later time. Unlike traditional networking techniques which often rely on centralized networks directing and/or commandeering user equipment for network bandwidth, the various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to ensuring that crediting and debiting of participation can be performed at the edge of the network (within the fog) without requiring authentication or trust exchanges. More directly, various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to verification and/or validation of work performed by peer devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Cameron Murphy, Fa-Long Luo
  • Publication number: 20210357691
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for applying data analytics such as deep learning algorithms to sensor data. In one embodiment, an electronic device such as a camera apparatus including a deep learning accelerator (DLA) communicative with an image sensor is disclosed, the camera apparatus configured to evaluate unprocessed sensor data from the image sensor using the DLA. In one variant, the camera apparatus provides sensor data directly to the DLA, bypassing image signal processing in order to improve the effectiveness the DLA, obtain DLA results more quickly than using conventional methods, and further allow the camera apparatus to conserve power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Fa-Long Luo
  • Patent number: 11159188
    Abstract: Examples described herein include methods, devices, and systems which may compensate input data for non-linear power amplifier noise to generate compensated input data. In compensating the noise, during an uplink transmission time interval (TTI), a switch path is activated to provide amplified input data to a receiver stage including a coefficient calculator. The coefficient calculator may calculate an error representative of the noise based partly on the input signal to be transmitted and a feedback signal to generate coefficient data associated with the power amplifier noise. The feedback signal is provided, after processing through the receiver, to a coefficient calculator. During an uplink TTI, the amplified input data may also be transmitted as the RF wireless transmission via an RF antenna. During a downlink TTI, the switch path may be deactivated and the receiver stage may receive an additional RF wireless transmission to be processed in the receiver stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jeremy Chritz, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz