Patents by Inventor FANGFANG ZHU

FANGFANG ZHU 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: 20240143231
    Abstract: A write request directed to the non-volatile memory device is received. A stripe associated with an address specified by the write request is present in the volatile memory device is determined. The volatile memory device includes a plurality of stripes, each stripe of the plurality of stripes having a plurality of managed units. The write request on a managed unit of the stripe in the volatile memory device is performed. The stripe in the volatile memory device is evicted to a stripe in the non-volatile memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ning Chen, Jiangli Zhu, Yi-Min Lin, Fangfang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240143232
    Abstract: A partition command from one of a plurality of write partition command queues or a plurality of read partition command queues is received. The received partition command is issued to a command processor of the sequencer component to be applied to one of the one or more memory devices. Responsive to receiving the partition command of the plurality of write partition command queues, whether a timeout threshold criterion pertaining to the plurality of read partition command queues is satisfied is determined. Responsive to determining that the timeout threshold criterion pertaining to the plurality of read partition command queues is not satisfied, whether a write threshold criterion pertaining to the plurality of write partition command queues is satisfied is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Juane Li, Fangfang Zhu, Jason Duong, Chih-Kuo Kao, Jiangli Zhu
  • Patent number: 11971772
    Abstract: An input/output (I/O) command referencing a memory device is identified. A power limit of the memory device is determined. A power level associated with executing the I/O command is estimated. Responsive to determining that the power level satisfies the power limit, the I/O command is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fangfang Zhu, Jiangli Zhu, Ying Y. Tai
  • Patent number: 11966591
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems related to managing deck-specific read levels are described. The apparatus may include a memory array having the memory cells organized into two or more decks. The apparatus can determine a delay between programming the decks. The apparatus can derive and implement the deck-specific read levels by selectively adjusting a base read level with an offset level according to the delay and/or the targeted read location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Tingjun Xie, Fangfang Zhu, Zhenming Zhou, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240126480
    Abstract: A system can include a memory device and a processing device coupled with the memory device. The processing device can receive, from a host system, a command of a type; determine a weighted count of the command according to the type of the command; track, based on the weighted count, a first count of commands of the type; determine whether the first count of commands of the type satisfies a threshold criterion for commands of the type; and responsive to determining that the first count of commands of the type satisfies the threshold criterion, transmit a notification to the host system to refrain from transmitting commands of the type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Duong, Fangfang Zhu, Jiangli Zhu, Juane Li, Chih-Kuo Kao
  • Publication number: 20240103752
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system comprising a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including identifying a group of memory cells corresponding to a first range of logical block addresses (LBAs). The operations performed by the processing device further include receiving a memory access command with respect to the group of memory cells. The operations performed by the processing device further include responsive to determining that a data structure associated with the group of memory cells references a second range of LBAs, blocking the memory access command; responsive to determining that the first range of LBAs does not include each LBA of the second range of LBAs, performing, on the group of memory cells, a trim operation; and responsive to determining that the data structure indicates the completion of the trim operation, performing a memory access operation specified by the memory access command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yueh-Hung Chen, Fangfang Zhu, Horia Simionescu, Chih-Kuo Kao, Jiangli Zhu
  • Patent number: 11941290
    Abstract: A memory access command to be performed on a die of a memory device is received, wherein the memory access command comprises a base partition number and a base page address. The memory access command is converted into a plurality of commands based on a number of partitions associated with the die. A respective partition number derived from the base partition number is determined for each command of the plurality of commands. A respective page address associated with each command of the plurality of commands is determined using the base page address. The plurality of commands is executed using, for each command of the plurality of commands, the respective partition number and the respective page address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bharani Rajendiran, Jason Duong, Chih-Kuo Kao, Fangfang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240078048
    Abstract: A partition command is stored at free memory address location of the local memory corresponding to an index of an address array. The index is associated with an entry in the address array. A last entry in a linked list of entries from a tail register is obtained based on an allocation of the stored partition command to a partition command queue of a plurality of partition command queues. The tail register corresponds to the partition command queue of the plurality of partition command queues. Responsive to obtaining the last entry in the linked list, an entry to the linked list after the last entry is appended. The entry corresponds to the index of the address array associated with the stored partition command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Juane Li, Fangfang Zhu, Jason Duong, Chih-Kuo Kao, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240062840
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system performs a first pass of a multi-pass programming operation to coarsely program a first wordline, performs a second pass to coarsely program a second wordline adjacent to the first wordline, performs a third pass of a multi-pass programming operation to finely program the first wordline, performs a fourth pass of a multi-pass programming operation to coarsely program a third wordline adjacent to the second wordline, performs a fifth pass of a multi-pass programming operation to finely program the second wordline, and responsive to determining that at least the second wordline has been finely programmed, performs a read verify operation on one or more cells associated with the first wordline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Winterfeld, Byron D. Harris, Tom Geukens, Juane Li, Fangfang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11899972
    Abstract: A partition command from one of a plurality of write partition command queues or a plurality of read partition command queues is received. The received partition command is issued to a command processor of the sequencer component to be applied to one of the one or more memory devices. Responsive to receiving the partition command of the plurality of write partition command queues, whether a timeout threshold criterion pertaining to the plurality of read partition command queues is satisfied is determined. Responsive to determining that the timeout threshold criterion pertaining to the plurality of read partition command queues is not satisfied, whether a write threshold criterion pertaining to the plurality of write partition command queues is satisfied is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Juane Li, Fangfang Zhu, Jason Duong, Chih-Kuo Kao, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240045616
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses include receiving a write command including user data. The write command is directed to a portion of memory including a first and second block and a first and second user data portion are directed to the first and second block. Temporary parity data is generated using the first and second user data portions. The temporary parity data and the first and second user data portions are stored in a buffer. Portions of the first and second block are programmed with two programming passes. The first and second user data portions in the buffer are invalidated in response to a completion of the second programming pass of the portions of the first and second blocks. The temporary parity data is maintained in the buffer until a second programming pass of the first and second block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Lakshmi Kalpana Vakati, Dave Scott Ebsen, Peter Feeley, Sanjay Subbarao, Vivek Shivhare, Jiangli Zhu, Fangfang Zhu, Akira Goda
  • Patent number: 11893280
    Abstract: A system can include a memory device and a processing device coupled with the memory device. The processing device can receive a command of a first type from a host system. The processing device can select a threshold criterion for the command of the first type based on a count of commands of a second type. The processing device can determine whether a second count of commands of the first type satisfies the threshold criterion and in response to the second count satisfying the threshold criterion, the processing logic can transmit a notification to the host system to refrain from transmitting the commands of the first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Duong, Fangfang Zhu, Jiangli Zhu, Juane Li, Chih-Kuo Kao
  • Publication number: 20240028259
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses include receiving a write command including user data. The write command is directed to a portion of memory including a first block and a second block. A buffer is allocated for executing the write command to the first block. The buffer includes multiple buffer decks and the buffer holds the user data written to the first block. User data is programmed into the first block to a threshold percentage. The threshold percentage is less than one hundred percent of the first block. A buffer deck is invalidated in response to programming the first block to the threshold percentage. The buffer deck is reallocated to the second block for programming the user data into the second block. The buffer deck holds user data written to the second block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Peter Feeley, Jiangli Zhu, Fangfang Zhu, Akira Goda, Lakshmi Kalpana Vakati, Vivek Shivhare, Dave Scott Ebsen, Sanjay Subbarao
  • Publication number: 20240029815
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses include retrieving a defectivity footprint of a portion of memory, the portion of memory composed of multiple blocks. A deck programming order is determined, based on the defectivity footprint, for a current block of the multiple blocks. The current block is composed of multiple decks. The deck programming order is an order in which the multiple decks are programmed. The multiple decks programmed according to the determined deck programming order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Akira Goda, Dave Scott Ebsen, Lakshmi Kalpana Vakati, Jiangli Zhu, Peter Feeley, Sanjay Subbarao, Vivek Shivhare, Fangfang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11880600
    Abstract: A write request directed to the non-volatile memory device is received. A stripe associated with an address specified by the write request is present in the volatile memory device is determined. The volatile memory device includes a plurality of stripes, each stripe of the plurality of stripes having a plurality of managed units. The write request on a managed unit of the stripe in the volatile memory device is performed. The stripe in the volatile memory device is evicted to a stripe in the non-volatile memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ning Chen, Jiangli Zhu, Yi-Min Lin, Fangfang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11868642
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system that comprises a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations that include receiving, by the processing device, a trim command on the memory device, wherein the trim command references a range of logical block addresses (LBAs). The operations performed by the processing device further include identifying a group of memory cells corresponding to the range of LBAs, wherein the group of memory cells comprises one or more management units (MUs). The operations performed by the processing device further include updating a data structure associated with the group of memory cells to reference the request; receiving a memory access command with respect to the group of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yueh-Hung Chen, Fangfang Zhu, Horia Simionescu, Chih-Kuo Kao, Jiangli Zhu
  • Patent number: 11861167
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for performing an access operation on a memory cell, incrementing a value of a first counter based on performing the access operation on the memory cell, determining that the incremented value of the first counter satisfies a threshold, incrementing a value of a second counter based on determining that the incremented value of the first counter satisfies the threshold, and performing a maintenance operation on the memory cell based on determining that the incremented value of the first counter satisfies the threshold are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ning Chen, Jiangli Zhu, Fangfang Zhu, Ying Yu Tai
  • Patent number: 11860732
    Abstract: A request is received to program host data to a memory device of a memory sub-system. The host data is associated with a logical address. A redundancy factor that corresponds to the logical address associated with the host data is obtained. A first physical address associated with a first set of cells of the memory device and a second physical address associated with a second set of cells of the memory device are determined based on the redundancy factor. The first set of memory cells is to store the host data and the second set of memory cells is to store redundancy metadata associated with the host data. The host data is programmed to the first set of memory cells. The redundancy metadata associated with the host data is programmed to the second set of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Juane Li, Fangfang Zhu, Seungjune Jeon, Yueh-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 11861225
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a processing device operatively coupled to memory device. The processing device performs operations comprising generating a super management unit (SMU) memory access command; splitting the SMU memory access command into a plurality of management unit (MU) memory access commands; indexing, in an index data structure, each MU memory access command of the plurality of MU memory access commands; issuing, to the memory device, a sequence of MU memory access commands from the plurality of MU memory access commands; receiving an indication that a MU memory access command from the sequence of MU memory access commands is completed; and responsive to determining that the completed MU memory access command satisfies a criterion, issuing an available MU memory access command based on an index value of the available MU memory access command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yueh-Hung Chen, Jiangli Zhu, Chih-Kuo Kao, Fangfang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230409210
    Abstract: A stripe-based command pertaining to a set of host data items at management units (MUs) of a memory sub-system configured to support non-stripe based commands is received. A set of operations to be executed at the MUs based on the stripe-based command is determined. The set of operations include one or more first operations associated with the set of host data items, the one or more first operations having a first type, and one or more second operations associated with the set of host data items, the one or more second operations having a second type. A first set of commands corresponding to the one or more first operations and a second set of commands corresponding to the one or more second operations is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Juane Li, Fangfang Zhu, Jiangli Zhu