Patents by Inventor Guy S. Perry

Guy S. Perry 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: 20240005980
    Abstract: A memory device includes a command interface configured to receive write commands from a host device. The memory device also includes an input buffer configured to buffer data from the host device. The memory device further includes a write shifter configured to receive a first write command of the write commands and to shift the first command through the write shifter. The write shifter is also configured to cause the input buffer to be disabled after a first threshold of clock cycles when the first write command has shifted through the write shifter. The write shifter is additionally configured to receive a second write command and prevent the input buffer from being re-enabled until the second write command has shifted through a second threshold of stages of the write shifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: William Chad Waldrop, David R. Brown, Guy S. Perry, IV
  • Patent number: 10839870
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to storing a data value in a sensing circuitry element. An example method comprises sensing a first data value with a sense amplifier of a sensing circuitry element, moving a second data value from a first storage location of a compute component to a second storage location of the compute component, and storing, in the first storage location, a third data value resulting from a logical operation performed on the first data value and the second data value. The logical operation can be performed by logic circuitry of the sensing circuitry element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Patent number: 10789996
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component having a first storage location and a second storage location associated therewith. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuitry. The controller is configured to control an amount of power associated with shifting a data value stored in the first storage location to the second storage location by applying a charge sharing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Publication number: 20190363060
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for including bond pads and circuits in a semiconductor device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a bond pad including one or more metal layers and one or more circuits. The circuits include one or more layers overlapped with the bond pad and coupled to metal layers of the bond pad. The pin capacitance can be reduced by overlapping of related layers and minimizing the areas of the unrelated layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael V. Ho, Guy S. Perry
  • Publication number: 20190341084
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to storing a data value in a sensing circuitry element. An example method comprises sensing a first data value with a sense amplifier of a sensing circuitry element, moving a second data value from a first storage location of a compute component to a second storage location of the compute component, and storing, in the first storage location, a third data value resulting from a logical operation performed on the first data value and the second data value. The logical operation can be performed by logic circuitry of the sensing circuitry element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Patent number: 10418123
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to column repair in memory are described. The sensing circuitry of an apparatus can include a first sensing component, a second sensing component, and a third sensing component. The second sensing component can include a defective sense amplifier that is column repaired. The apparatus can include a controller configured to use the sensing circuitry to shift data from the first sensing component to the third sensing component by transferring the data through the second sensing component. The second sensing component can be physically located between the first sensing component and the third sensing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Guy S. Perry, Harish N. Venkata, Glen E. Hush
  • Patent number: 10360949
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to storing a data value in a sensing circuitry element. An example method comprises sensing a first data value with a sense amplifier of a sensing circuitry element, moving a second data value from a first storage location of a compute component to a second storage location of the compute component, and storing, in the first storage location, a third data value resulting from a logical operation performed on the first data value and the second data value. The logical operation can be performed by logic circuitry of the sensing circuitry element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Publication number: 20190221244
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component having a first storage location and a second storage location associated therewith. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuitry. The controller is configured to control an amount of power associated with shifting a data value stored in the first storage location to the second storage location by applying a charge sharing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Patent number: 10242722
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component having a first storage location and a second storage location associated therewith. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuitry. The controller is configured to control an amount of power associated with shifting a data value stored in the first storage location to the second storage location by applying a charge sharing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Publication number: 20180374559
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to column repair in memory. An example apparatus can include sensing circuitry. The sensing circuitry can include a first sensing component, a second sensing component, and a third sensing component. The second sensing component can include a defective sense amplifier that is column repaired. The apparatus can include a controller configured to use the sensing circuitry to shift data from the first sensing component to the third sensing component by transferring the data through the second sensing component. The second sensing component can be physically located between the first sensing component and the third sensing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Guy S. Perry, Harish N. Venkata, Glen E. Hush
  • Publication number: 20180261264
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component having a first storage location and a second storage location associated therewith. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuitry. The controller is configured to control an amount of power associated with shifting a data value stored in the first storage location to the second storage location by applying a charge sharing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Publication number: 20180254071
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to storing a data value in a sensing circuitry element. An example method comprises sensing a first data value with a sense amplifier of a sensing circuitry element, moving a second data value from a first storage location of a compute component to a second storage location of the compute component, and storing, in the first storage location, a third data value resulting from a logical operation performed on the first data value and the second data value. The logical operation can be performed by logic circuitry of the sensing circuitry element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Patent number: 10068664
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to column repair in memory are described. An apparatus can include sensing circuitry. The sensing circuitry can include a first sensing component, a second sensing component, and a third sensing component. The second sensing component can include a defective sense amplifier that is column repaired. The apparatus can include a controller configured to use the sensing circuitry to shift data from the first sensing component to the third sensing component by transferring the data through the second sensing component. The second sensing component can be physically located between the first sensing component and the third sensing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Guy S. Perry, Harish N. Venkata, Glen E. Hush
  • Patent number: 9972367
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component having a first storage location and a second storage location associated therewith. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuitry. The controller is configured to control an amount of power associated with shifting a data value stored in the first storage location to the second storage location by applying a charge sharing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Patent number: 9966116
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to storing a data value in a sensing circuitry element. An example method comprises sensing a first data value with a sense amplifier of a sensing circuitry element, moving a second data value from a first storage location of a compute component to a second storage location of the compute component, and storing, in the first storage location, a third data value resulting from a logical operation performed on the first data value and the second data value. The logical operation can be performed by logic circuitry of the sensing circuitry element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Publication number: 20180025758
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to storing a data value in a sensing circuitry element. An example method comprises sensing a first data value with a sense amplifier of a sensing circuitry element, moving a second data value from a first storage location of a compute component to a second storage location of the compute component, and storing, in the first storage location, a third data value resulting from a logical operation performed on the first data value and the second data value. The logical operation can be performed by logic circuitry of the sensing circuitry element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Publication number: 20180025759
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component having a first storage location and a second storage location associated therewith. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuitry. The controller is configured to control an amount of power associated with shifting a data value stored in the first storage location to the second storage location by applying a charge sharing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry
  • Patent number: 9767864
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to storing a data value in a sensing circuitry element. An example method comprises sensing a first data value with a sense amplifier of a sensing circuitry element, moving a second data value from a first storage location of a compute component to a second storage location of the compute component, and storing, in the first storage location, a third data value resulting from a logical operation performed on the first data value and the second data value. The logical operation can be performed by logic circuitry of the sensing circuitry element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Penney, Harish N. Venkata, Guy S. Perry