Patents by Inventor Greg A. Blodgett

Greg A. Blodgett 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: 20240069620
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for providing energy information to memory. An embodiment includes determining, by a host, that a charge level of an energy source coupled to the host has reached or exceeded a threshold value, and transmitting, from the host to a memory device coupled to the host, signaling indicative of an energy mode for the memory device, wherein the signaling is transmitted based at least in part on determining that the charge level of the energy source has reached or exceeded the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Greg Blodgett, Daniele Balluchi, Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni
  • Patent number: 11727997
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a memory device or a memory controller configured to supply supported voltages to a host, provide temperature throttling information to the host, or provide an indication that a host attempting to read a result was not the host that caused the placement of the result in a result register. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium and other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 11720163
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for providing energy information to memory. An embodiment includes determining, by a host, that a charge level of an energy source coupled to the host has reached or exceeded a threshold value, and transmitting, from the host to a memory device coupled to the host, signaling indicative of an energy mode for the memory device, wherein the signaling is transmitted based at least in part on determining that the charge level of the energy source has reached or exceeded the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Blodgett, Daniele Balluchi, Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni
  • Patent number: 11599366
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including selectively providing one of a first reset or a second reset to transition to a storage system from a low power mode to an operational power mode in response to a hardware reset signal and a value of a control bit on the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg A. Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20220404988
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for providing an improved Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) data frame and command queue for communication between a host device and a memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastien Andre Jean, Greg A. Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20220358034
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for host accelerated operations in managed NAND devices are described herein. A host logical-to-physical (L2P) table of the NAND device has an associated map. Entries in the map correspond to one or more logical addresses (LA) and indicate whether the host L2P table is current for those LAs. If the table is not current, then a request will bypass the host L2P table, using a standard device L2P lookup instead. Otherwise, the host L2P table can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastien Andre Jean, Greg A. Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20220357791
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for providing energy information to memory. An embodiment includes determining, by a host, that a charge level of an energy source coupled to the host has reached or exceeded a threshold value, and transmitting, from the host to a memory device coupled to the host, signaling indicative of an energy mode for the memory device, wherein the signaling is transmitted based at least in part on determining that the charge level of the energy source has reached or exceeded the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Blodgett, Daniele Balluchi, Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni
  • Patent number: 11442634
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for providing an improved Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) data frame and command queue for communication between a host device and a memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Andre Jean, Greg A. Blodgett
  • Patent number: 11409651
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for host accelerated operations in managed NAND devices are described herein. A host logical-to-physical (L2P) table of the NAND device has an associated map. Entries in the map correspond to one or more logical addresses (LA) and indicate whether the host L2P table is current for those LAs. If the table is not current, then a request will bypass the host L2P table, using a standard device L2P lookup instead. Otherwise, the host L2P table can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Andre Jean, Greg A. Blodgett
  • Patent number: 11397461
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for providing energy information to memory. An embodiment includes determining, by a host, that a charge level of an energy source coupled to the host has reached or exceeded a threshold value, and transmitting, from the host to a memory device coupled to the host, signaling indicative of an energy mode for the memory device, wherein the signaling is transmitted based at least in part on determining that the charge level of the energy source has reached or exceeded the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Blodgett, Daniele Balluchi, Danilo Caraccio, Graziano Mirichigni
  • Patent number: 11309040
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a memory device or a memory controller configured to determine that a condition has occurred that indicates a performance throttling operation, implement a performance throttling responsive to the determined condition, responsive to implementing the performance throttling, set a performance throttling status indicator in an exception event status attribute, receive a command from a host device across a memory device interface, perform the command, prepare a response to the command, the response including a flag indicating that the performance throttling status indicator is set in the exception event status attribute, and send the response to the host device. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium and other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Publication number: 20210397460
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including selectively providing one of a first reset or a second reset to transition to a storage system from a low power mode to an operational power mode in response to a hardware reset signal and a value of a control bit on the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Greg A. Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20210334016
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for providing an improved Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) data frame and command queue for communication between a host device and a memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastien Andre Jean, Greg A. Blodgett
  • Patent number: 11133075
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed including a memory device or a memory controller configured to receive, from a host device over a host interface, a request for a device descriptor of a memory device, and to send to the host, over the host interface, the device descriptor, the device descriptor including voltage supply capability fields that are set to indicate supported voltages of the memory device, the supported voltages selected from a plurality of discrete voltages. The host device can utilize the supported voltages to supply an appropriate voltage to the memory device. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium, a host computing device, and other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 11113073
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including selectively providing one of a first reset or a second reset to transition to a storage system from a low power mode to an operational power mode in response to a hardware reset signal and a value of a control bit on the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg A. Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20210240608
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for host accelerated operations in managed NAND devices are described herein. A host logical-to-physical (L2P) table of the NAND device has an associated map. Entries in the map correspond to one or more logical addresses (LA) and indicate whether the host L2P table is current for those LAs. If the table is not current, then a request will bypass the host L2P table, using a standard device L2P lookup instead. Otherwise, the host L2P table can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastien Andre Jean, Greg A. Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20210134376
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a memory device or a memory controller configured to determine that a condition has occurred that indicates a performance throttling operation, implement a performance throttling responsive to the determined condition, responsive to implementing the performance throttling, set a performance throttling status indicator in an exception event status attribute, receive a command from a host device across a memory device interface, perform the command, prepare a response to the command, the response including a flag indicating that the performance throttling status indicator is set in the exception event status attribute, and send the response to the host device. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium and other embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10916316
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a memory device or a memory controller configured to determine that a condition has occurred that indicates a performance throttling operation, implement a performance throttling responsive to the determined condition, responsive to implementing the performance throttling, set a performance throttling status indicator in an exception event status attribute, receive a command from a host device across a memory device interface, perform the command, prepare a response to the command, the response including a flag indicating that the performance throttling status indicator is set in the exception event status attribute, and send the response to the host device. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium and other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Publication number: 20200411123
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a memory device or a memory controller configured to determine that a condition has occurred that indicates a performance throttling operation, implement a performance throttling responsive to the determined condition, responsive to implementing the performance throttling, set a performance throttling status indicator in an exception event status attribute, receive a command from a host device across a memory device interface, perform the command, prepare a response to the command, the response including a flag indicating that the performance throttling status indicator is set in the exception event status attribute, and send the response to the host device. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium and other embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Publication number: 20200379778
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including selectively providing one of a first reset or a second reset to transition to a storage system from a low power mode to an operational power mode in response to a hardware reset signal and a value of a control bit on the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Greg A. Blodgett