Patents by Inventor Giovanni Maria Paolucci

Giovanni Maria Paolucci 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: 20240087651
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include an adaptive pre-read manager for controlling pre-reads of the memory device. The adaptive pre-read manager receives a first set of data bits for programming to memory. The adaptive pre-read manager performing a first pass of programming including a first subset of data bits from the set of data bits. The adaptive pre-read manager compares a set of threshold operating differences to a set of differences between multiple operating conditions during the first pass of programming and current operating conditions. The adaptive pre-read manager performs an internal pre-read of the programmed first subset of data bits. The adaptive pre-read manager performs a second pass of programming using the internal pre-read and a second subset of data bits from the first set of data bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Huai-Yuan Tseng, Akira Goda, Dung V. Nguyen, Giovanni Maria Paolucci, James Fitzpatrick, Eric N. Lee, Dave Scott Ebsen, Tomoharu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240069749
    Abstract: A memory access operation is initiated to read a set of target memory cells of a target wordline of the memory device. During the memory access operation, a read voltage level is caused to be applied to the target wordline. During the memory access operation, a first pass through voltage level is caused to be applied to a first wordline adjacent to the target wordline. During the memory access operation, a second pass through voltage is caused to be applied to a second wordline adjacent to the target wordline, wherein the first pass through voltage level is less than the second pass through voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Augusto Benvenuti, Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Alessio Urbani, Gianpietro Carnevale, Aurelio Giancarlo Mauri
  • Publication number: 20240071510
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems including a programming manager for controlling writing data bits to a memory device. The programming manager receives a first set of data bits for programming to memory. The programming manager writes a first subset of data bits to a first wordline during a first pass of programming. The programming manager writes a second subset of data bits of the first set of data bits to a buffer. The programming manager receives a second set of data bits for programming. The programming manager writes the second subset of data bits of the first set of data bits to the first wordline during a second pass of programming to increase a bit density of memory cells in the first wordline in response to receiving the second set of data bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Huai-Yuan Tseng, Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Dave Scott Ebsen, James Fitzpatrick, Akira Goda, Jeffrey S. McNeil, Umberto Siciliani, Daniel J. Hubbard, Walter Di Francesco, Michele Incarnati
  • Publication number: 20240069792
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array and control logic to perform operations including identifying a target cell and a set of cells adjacent to the target cell. Each cell of the set of cells is associated with a respective adjacent cell state. The operations further include determining, for each adjacent cell state, a respective interference value, assigning, based on the respective interference value, each adjacent cell state to a respective bin of a set of state information bins, and in response to determining that each bin of the set of state information bins has at least one adjacent cell state assigned to it, and determining a set of read level offsets for reading the target cell. Each read level offset of the set of read level offsets is associated with a respective bin of the set of state information bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Giovanni Maria Paolucci
  • Publication number: 20230360705
    Abstract: A method includes causing a first set of memory cells, associated with a first wordline of a memory array, to be programmed with a first set of threshold voltage distributions; causing a second set of memory cells, associated with a second wordline adjacent to the first wordline, to be programmed with a second set of threshold voltage distributions; after programming the second set of cells, causing the first set of memory cells to be coarse programmed with an intermediate third set of threshold voltage distributions that is at least twice in number compared to the first set; and causing the first set of memory cells to be fine programmed with a final third set of threshold voltage distributions. At least some threshold voltage distributions of the final third set of threshold voltage distributions have wider read window margins than those of the intermediate third set of threshold voltage distributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Huai-Yuan Tseng, Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, James Fitzpatrick, Akira Goda
  • Publication number: 20230078036
    Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and memory configured to perform similar methods, might include applying a negative first voltage level to a control gate of a transistor connected between a first node and a string of series-connected memory cells, increasing a voltage level applied to the first node at a particular rate while increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor at the particular rate, and in response to the voltage level applied to the first node reaching a particular voltage level, ceasing increasing the voltage level applied to the first node and ceasing increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Paolo Tessariol, Emilio Camerlenghi, Gianpietro Carnevale, Augusto Benvenuti
  • Publication number: 20230075673
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a channel region having a frontside and a backside. A gate is adjacent the frontside of the channel region with a gate insulator being between the gate and the channel region. Insulating material having net negative charge is adjacent the backside of the channel region. The insulating material comprises at least one of AlxFy, HfAlxFy, AlOxNy, and HfAlxOyNz, where “x”, “y”, and “z” are each greater than zero. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanathan Gandhi, Augusto Benvenuti, Giovanni Maria Paolucci
  • Patent number: 11538919
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a channel region having a frontside and a backside. A gate is adjacent the frontside of the channel region with a gate insulator being between the gate and the channel region. Insulating material having net negative charge is adjacent the backside of the channel region. The insulating material comprises at least one of AlxFy, HfAlxFy, AlOxNy, and HfAlxOyNz, where “x”, “y”, and “z” are each greater than zero. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanathan Gandhi, Augusto Benvenuti, Giovanni Maria Paolucci
  • Patent number: 11514987
    Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and memory configured to perform similar methods, might include applying a positive first voltage level to a first node selectively connected to a string of series-connected memory cells while applying a negative second voltage level to a control gate of a transistor connected between the first node and the string of series-connected memory cells, and increasing the voltage level applied to the first node to a third voltage level while increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor to a fourth voltage level lower than the third voltage level and higher than the first voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Paolo Tessariol, Emilio Camerlenghi, Gianpietro Carnevale, Augusto Benvenuti
  • Publication number: 20220271142
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a channel region having a frontside and a backside. A gate is adjacent the frontside of the channel region with a gate insulator being between the gate and the channel region. Insulating material having net negative charge is adjacent the backside of the channel region. The insulating material comprises at least one of AlxFy, HfAlxFy, AlOxNy, and HfAlxOyNz, where “x”, “y”, and “z” are each greater than zero. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanathan Gandhi, Augusto Benvenuti, Giovanni Maria Paolucci
  • Publication number: 20220271127
    Abstract: A transistor comprises a channel region having a frontside and a backside. The channel region comprises a frontside channel material at the frontside and a backside channel material at the backside. A gate is adjacent the frontside of the channel region, with a gate insulator being between the gate and the channel region. The frontside channel material has total n-type dopant therein of greater than 1×1018 atoms/cm3 to no greater than 1×1020 atoms/cm3. The backside channel material has total n-type dopant therein of 0 atoms/cm3 to 1×1018 atoms/cm3. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanathan Gandhi, Augusto Benvenuti, Giovanni Maria Paolucci
  • Publication number: 20210233591
    Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and memory configured to perform similar methods, might include applying a positive first voltage level to a first node selectively connected to a string of series-connected memory cells while applying a negative second voltage level to a control gate of a transistor connected between the first node and the string of series-connected memory cells, and increasing the voltage level applied to the first node to a third voltage level while increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor to a fourth voltage level lower than the third voltage level and higher than the first voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Paolo Tessariol, Emilio Camerlenghi, Gianpietro Carnevale, Augusto Benvenuti
  • Patent number: 11011236
    Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and memory configured to perform similar methods, might include applying a positive first voltage level to a first node selectively connected to a string of series-connected memory cells while applying a negative second voltage level to a control gate of a transistor connected between the first node and the string of series-connected memory cells, and increasing the voltage level applied to the first node to a third voltage level while increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor to a fourth voltage level lower than the third voltage level and higher than the first voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Paolo Tessariol, Emilio Camerlenghi, Gianpietro Carnevale, Augusto Benvenuti
  • Publication number: 20210065810
    Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and memory configured to perform similar methods, might include applying a positive first voltage level to a first node selectively connected to a string of series-connected memory cells while applying a negative second voltage level to a control gate of a transistor connected between the first node and the string of series-connected memory cells, and increasing the voltage level applied to the first node to a third voltage level while increasing the voltage level applied to the control gate of the transistor to a fourth voltage level lower than the third voltage level and higher than the first voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Paolo Tessariol, Emilio Camerlenghi, Gianpietro Carnevale, Augusto Benvenuti