Patents by Inventor Jeremy Binfet

Jeremy Binfet 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: 20220051722
    Abstract: A method includes during a first portion of a service life of a memory device, programming at least one memory cell of the memory device to a first threshold voltage corresponding to a desired data state. The method can include during a second portion of the service life of the memory device subsequent to the first portion of the service life of the memory device, programming at least one memory cell of the memory device to a second threshold voltage corresponding to the desired data state. The second threshold voltage can be different than the first threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Niccolo' Righetti, Kishore K. Muchherla, Jeffrey S. McNeil, JR., Akira Goda, Todd A. Marquart, Mark A. Helm, Gil Golov, Jeremy Binfet, Carmine Miccoli, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Publication number: 20220050625
    Abstract: A system includes a processing device and a memory device communicatively coupled to the processing device. The memory device can include a cyclic buffer partition portion and a snapshot partition portion coupled to the cyclic buffer partition portion via hold-up capacitors. The snapshot partition portion can further include a first sub-partition portion having a first programming characteristic and a second sub-partition portion having a second programming characteristic. The processing device can write received data sequentially to the cycle buffer partition portion and write, based at least in part on a determination that a trigger event has occurred, data from the cyclic buffer partition portion to the first sub-partition portion or the second sub-partition portion, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kishore K. Muchherla, Niccolo' Righetti, Jeffrey S. McNeil, JR., Akira Goda, Todd A. Marquart, Mark A. Helm, Gil Golov, Jeremy Binfet, Carmine Miccoli, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Publication number: 20210134373
    Abstract: Apparatus might include an array of memory cells and a controller to perform access operations on the array of memory cells. The controller might be configured to establish a negative potential in a body of a memory cell of the array of memory cells, and initiate a sensing operation on the memory cell while the body of the memory cell has the negative potential. Apparatus might further include an array of memory cells, a timer, and a controller to perform access operations on the array of memory cells. The controller might be configured to advance the timer, and establish a negative potential in a body of a memory cell of the array of memory cells in response to a value of the timer having a desired value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 10916313
    Abstract: Apparatus configured to establish a negative potential in a body of a memory cell during an access operation of another memory cell, and methods of operating such an apparatus, as well as apparatus configured to establish a negative potential in a body of a memory cell in response to a timer, or before a sensing operation of the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
  • Publication number: 20200365201
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to reset read are described. A reset read may be employed to initiate a transition of a portion of memory array into a first state or maintain a portion of memory array in a first state, such as a transient state. A reset read may provide a highly-parallelized, energy-efficient option to ensure memory blocks are in the first state. Various modes of reset read may be configured according to different input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Patent number: 10685702
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to reset read are described. A reset read may be employed to initiate a transition of a portion of memory array into a first state or maintain a portion of memory array in a first state, such as a transient state. A reset read may provide a highly-parallelized, energy-efficient option to ensure memory blocks are in the first state. Various modes of reset read may be configured according to different input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Publication number: 20200143894
    Abstract: Apparatus configured to establish a negative potential in a body of a memory cell during an access operation of another memory cell, and methods of operating such an apparatus, as well as apparatus configured to establish a negative potential in a body of a memory cell in response to a timer, or before a sensing operation of the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 10453538
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of operating such apparatus include establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell in response to a timer, or during an access operation of another memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
  • Publication number: 20190066771
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to reset read are described. A reset read may be employed to initiate a transition of a portion of memory array into a first state or maintain a portion of memory array in a first state, such as a transient state. A reset read may provide a highly-parallelized, energy-efficient option to ensure memory blocks are in the first state. Various modes of reset read may be configured according to different input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Publication number: 20180322930
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of operating such apparatus include establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell in response to a timer, or during an access operation of another memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 10049750
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of operating such apparatus include establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell prior to initiating a sensing operation on the memory cell, in response to a timer, or during an access operation of another memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
  • Publication number: 20180137922
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of operating such apparatus include establishing a negative potential in a body of a memory cell prior to initiating a sensing operation on the memory cell, in response to a timer, or during an access operation of another memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
  • Patent number: 8767467
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods are disclosed, including a method involving erasing a block of memory cells. After erasing the block, and before subsequent programming of the block, a number of bad strings in the block are determined based on charge accumulation on select gate transistors. The block is retired from use if the number of bad strings exceeds a threshold. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna K. Parat, Akira Goda, Koichi Kawal, Brian J. Soderling, Jeremy Binfet, Arnaud A. Furnemont, Tejas Krishnamohan, Tyson M. Stichka, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Publication number: 20130332769
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods are disclosed, including a method involving erasing a block of memory cells. After erasing the block, and before subsequent programming of the block, a number of bad strings in the block are determined based on charge accumulation on select gate transistors. The block is retired from use if the number of bad strings exceeds a threshold. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna K. Parat, Akira Goda, Koichi Kawai, Brian J. Soderling, Jeremy Binfet, Arnaud A. Furnemont, Tejas Krishnamohan, Tyson M. Stichka, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Patent number: 8514624
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods are disclosed, including a method involving erasing a block of memory cells. After erasing the block, and before subsequent programming of the block, a number of bad strings in the block are determined based on charge accumulation on select gate transistors. The block is retired from use if the number of bad strings exceeds a threshold. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna K. Parat, Akira Goda, Koichi Kawai, Brian J. Soderling, Jeremy Binfet, Arnaud A. Furnemont, Tejas Krishnamohan, Tyson M. Stichka, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Publication number: 20120327713
    Abstract: Memory devices and methods are disclosed, including a method involving erasing a block of memory cells. After erasing the block, and before subsequent programming of the block, a number of bad strings in the block are determined based on charge accumulation on select gate transistors. The block is retired from use if the number of bad strings exceeds a threshold. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna K. Parat, Akira Goda, Koichi Kawai, Brian J. Soderling, Jeremy Binfet, Arnaud A. Furnemont, Tejas Krishnamohan, Tyson M. Stichka, Giuseppina Puzzilli