Patents by Inventor Garth N. Grubb

Garth N. Grubb 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: 12170107
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a self-refresh state with decreased power consumption are described. A memory system may enter a self-refresh state to refresh a set of rows of memory cells at the memory system. Based on entering the self-refresh state, the memory system may execute a first set of refresh operations on the rows of memory cells according to a first rate. Additionally, the memory system may determine, while in the self-refresh state, whether to decrease the rate for executing the refresh operations to a second rate based on whether each of the rows of memory cells is refreshed according to the first rate. In cases that the memory system determines to decrease the rate for executing the refresh operations, the memory system may execute a set of second refresh operations on the rows of memory cells according to the second, slower, rate while in the self-refresh state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn M. Hilde, Dennis G. Montierth, Garth N. Grubb
  • Publication number: 20240403177
    Abstract: Correctable error pattern information for a memory device can be based on data received from or using a data pin of the memory device. The memory device can include, for example, a DRAM device comprising an array of memory cells. Based on the error pattern information, firmware or software can be used to identify respective physical portions of the array comprising data with correctable errors. In an example, one or more fault locations in the memory device can be identified, the fault location corresponding to multiple cells in the array and comprising the data with correctable errors. In response to identifying the fault location in the array, one or more memory pages corresponding to the location(s) can be offlined or removed from an addressable memory space. In an example, the memory device comprises a portion of a compute express link (CXL) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Su Wei Lim, Senthil Murugan Thangaraj, Marco Sforzin, Daniele Balluchi, Massimiliano Patriarca, Giorgio Servalli, Angelo Visconti, Antonino Capri’, Garth N. Grubb, Amitava Majumdar, Miguel Mares
  • Publication number: 20240311238
    Abstract: An exemplary memory includes a first sub-wordline (SWL) driver configured to provide first data from a memory cell array, a second SWL driver configured to provide second data from a memory cell array, and an input/output (I/O) circuit configured to receive the first data and the second data from the first and second SWL drivers, respectively. The I/O circuit including a data terminal mapping circuit configured to selectively route the first data and the second data to different respective data terminal based on a data terminal mapping setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Wesley W. Borie, Dennis G. Montierth, Garth N. Grubb, Mow Yiak Goh, Anthony M. Geidl
  • Publication number: 20240311231
    Abstract: An exemplary host includes a data mapping decoder configured to decode a swizzle mapping signal received from a memory module to provide a data mapping setting, a data input/output circuit configured to receive a plurality of data bits from the memory module via a data bus, and a data adjustment circuit configured to re-arrange an order of the plurality of data bits based on the data mapping setting to provide a plurality of adjusted data bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Sujeet Ayyapureddi, Wesley W. Borie, Dennis G. Montierth, Garth N. Grubb, Mow Yiak Goh, Anthony M. Geidl
  • Publication number: 20230420023
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a self-refresh state with decreased power consumption are described. A memory system may enter a self-refresh state to refresh a set of rows of memory cells at the memory system. Based on entering the self-refresh state, the memory system may execute a first set of refresh operations on the rows of memory cells according to a first rate. Additionally, the memory system may determine, while in the self-refresh state, whether to decrease the rate for executing the refresh operations to a second rate based on whether each of the rows of memory cells is refreshed according to the first rate. In cases that the memory system determines to decrease the rate for executing the refresh operations, the memory system may execute a set of second refresh operations on the rows of memory cells according to the second, slower, rate while in the self-refresh state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Shawn M. Hilde, Dennis G. Montierth, Garth N. Grubb