Patents by Inventor Gerard J. Perdaems

Gerard J. Perdaems 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: 11705201
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for managing flash memory are disclosed herein. A memory controller may receive a first program request comprising first host data to be written to the flash memory. The flash memory may comprise a number of storage units with each storage unit comprising a number of storage sub-units. If the first host data is less than a remainder threshold, the memory controller may generate a first program data unit comprising the first host data and first log data describing the flash memory. The memory controller may program the program data unit to the first storage unit of the flash memory, where the first log data is written to a first storage sub-unit of the number of storage sub-unit. The memory controller may also store an indication that the first storage sub-unit is invalid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Papa, Luigi Esposito, Massimo Iaculo, Eric Kwok Fung Yuen, Gerard J. Perdaems
  • Publication number: 20210383872
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for managing flash memory are disclosed herein. A memory controller may receive a first program request comprising first host data to be written to the flash memory. The flash memory may comprise a number of storage units with each storage unit comprising a number of storage sub-units. If the first host data is less than a remainder threshold, the memory controller may generate a first program data unit comprising the first host data and first log data describing the flash memory. The memory controller may program the program data unit to the first storage unit of the flash memory, where the first log data is written to a first storage sub-unit of the number of storage sub-unit, The memory controller may also store an indication that the first storage sub-unit is invalid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Paolo Papa, Luigi Esposito, Massimo Iaculo, Eric Kwok Fung Yuen, Gerard J. Perdaems
  • Patent number: 11100996
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for managing flash memory are disclosed herein. A memory controller may receive a first program request comprising first host data to be written to the flash memory. The flash memory may comprise a number of storage units with each storage unit comprising a number of storage sub-units. If the first host data is less than a remainder threshold, the memory controller may generate a first program data unit comprising the first host data and first log data describing the flash memory. The memory controller may program the program data unit to the first storage unit of the flash memory, where the first log data is written to a first storage sub-unit of the number of storage sub-unit. The memory controller may also store an indication that the first storage sub-unit is invalid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Papa, Luigi Esposito, Massimo Iaculo, Eric Kwok Fung Yuen, Gerard J. Perdaems
  • Publication number: 20190066791
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for managing flash memory are disclosed herein. A memory controller may receive a first program request comprising first host data to be written to the flash memory. The flash memory may comprise a number of storage units with each storage unit comprising a number of storage sub-units. If the first host data is less than a remainder threshold, the memory controller may generate a first program data unit comprising the first host data and first log data describing the flash memory. The memory controller may program the program data unit to the first storage unit of the flash memory, where the first log data is written to a first storage sub-unit of the number of storage sub-unit. The memory controller may also store an indication that the first storage sub-unit is invalid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Paolo Papa, Luigi Esposito, Massimo Iaculo, Eric Kwok Fung Yuen, Gerard J. Perdaems