Patents by Inventor Karthik Sarpatwari

Karthik Sarpatwari 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: 11295822
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for multi-state programming of memory cells. An embodiment includes a memory having a plurality of memory cells, and circuitry configured to program a memory cell of the plurality of memory cells to one of four possible data states by applying a first voltage pulse to the memory cell wherein the first voltage pulse has a first polarity and a first magnitude, and applying a second voltage pulse to the memory cell wherein the second voltage pulse has a second polarity and a second magnitude, and the second voltage pulse is applied for a shorter duration than the first voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Nevil N. Gajera
  • Publication number: 20220093190
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for data-based polarity write operations are described. A write command may cause a set of data to be written to a set of memory cells. To write the set of data, a write operation that applies voltages across the memory cells based on a logic state of data to be written to the memory cells may be used. During a first interval of the write operation, a voltage may be applied across a memory cell based on a logic state of a data bit to be written to the memory cell. During a second interval of the write operation, a voltage may be applied across the memory cell based on an amount of charge conducted by the memory cell during the first interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Nevil N. Gajera, Hongmei Wang, Mingdong Cui
  • Publication number: 20220093166
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for read refresh operations are described. A memory device may include a plurality of sub-blocks of memory cells. Each sub-block may undergo a quantity of access operations (e.g., read operations, write operations). Based on the quantity of access operations performed on any one sub-block over a period of time, a read refresh operation may be performed on the memory cells of the sub-block. A read refresh operation may refresh and/or restore the data stored to the memory cells of the sub-block, and be initiated based on the memory device receiving an operation code (e.g., from a host device).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Fabio Pellizzer, Karthik Sarpatwari, Innocenzo Tortorelli, Nevil N. Gajera
  • Publication number: 20220068377
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for increase of a sense current in memory. An embodiment includes a memory having a plurality of memory cells, and circuitry configured to apply, prior to sensing a data state of a memory cell of the plurality of memory cells, a voltage to an access line to which the memory cell is coupled, determine whether an amount of current on the access line in response to the applied voltage meets or exceeds a threshold amount of current, and determine whether to increase a magnitude of a current used to sense the data state of the memory cell based on whether the amount of current on the access line in response to the applied voltage meets or exceeds the threshold amount of current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongyuan Lu, Robert J. Gleixner, Karthik Sarpatwari
  • Publication number: 20220051734
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for multi-state programming of memory cells. An embodiment includes a memory having a plurality of memory cells, and circuitry configured to program a memory cell of the plurality of memory cells to one of four possible data states by applying a first voltage pulse to the memory cell wherein the first voltage pulse has a first polarity and a first magnitude, and applying a second voltage pulse to the memory cell wherein the second voltage pulse has a second polarity and a second magnitude, and the second voltage pulse is applied for a shorter duration than the first voltage pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Nevil N. Gajera
  • Publication number: 20220013183
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for accessing a multi-level memory cell are described. The memory device may perform a read operation that includes pre-read portion and a read portion to access the multi-level memory cell. During the pre-read portion, the memory device may apply a plurality of voltages to a plurality of memory cells to identify a likely distribution of memory cells storing a first logic state. During the read portion, the memory device may apply a first read voltage to a memory cell based on performing the pre-read portion. The memory device may apply a second read voltage to the memory cell during the read portion that is based on the first read voltage. The memory device may determine the logic state stored by the memory cell based on applying the first read voltage and the second read voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Xuan-Anh Tran, Jessica Chen, Jason A. Durand, Nevil N. Gajera, Yen Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 11222690
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes multiple levels of two-transistor (2T) memory cells vertically arranged above a substrate. Each 2T memory cell includes a charge storage transistor having a gate, a write transistor having a gate, a vertically extending access line, and a single bit line pair. The source or drain region of the write transistor is directly coupled to a charge storage structure of the charge storage transistor. The vertically extending access line is coupled to gates of both the charge storage transistor and the write transistor of 2T memory cells in multiple respective levels of the multiple vertically arranged levels. The vertically extending access line and the single bit line pair are used for both write operations and read operations of each of the 2T memory cells to which they are coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Karthik Sarpatwari, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 11195998
    Abstract: A memory structure can include a memory cell and a first barrier layer having a maximum hydrogen diffusion coefficient of 1×10?17 cm2/s, said first barrier layer adjacent to the memory cell to minimize contaminant movement to or from the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Dale Collins, Anna Maria Conti, Fred Daniel Gealy, III, Andrea Gotti, Swapnil Lengade, Stephen Russell
  • Publication number: 20210375868
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first semiconductor material between two regions of a second semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is a different composition than the first semiconductor material. Hydrogen is diffused within the first and second semiconductor materials. The conductivity of the second semiconductor material increases in response to the hydrogen diffused therein to thereby create a structure having the second semiconductor material as source/drain regions, and having the first semiconductor material as a channel region between the source/drain regions. A transistor gate is adjacent the channel region and is configured to induce an electric field within the channel region. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Yi Fang Lee, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Ramanathan Gandhi, Karthik Sarpatwari, Scott E. Sills, Sameer Chhajed
  • Publication number: 20210358538
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes multiple two-transistor (2T) memory cells. Each of the multiple 2T memory cells includes: a p-channel field effect transistor (PFET) including a charge storage node and a read channel portion, an n-channel field effect transistor (NFET) including a write channel portion that is directly coupled to the charge storage node of the PFET; a single bit line pair coupled to the read channel portion of the PFET; and a single access line overlapping at least part of each of the read channel portion and the write channel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Karthik Sarpatwari, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20210351234
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a three-dimensional (3D) memory array including a sense line and a plurality of vertical stacks. Each respective on of the vertical stacks includes a different respective portion of the sense line, a first memory cell coupled to that portion of the sense line, a second memory cell coupled to that portion of the sense line, a first access line coupled to the first memory cell and a second access line coupled to the second memory cell. The first and second access lines are perpendicular to the sense line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Lingming Yang, Karthik Sarpatwari, Fabio Pellizzer, Nevil N. Gajera, Lei Wei
  • Publication number: 20210312976
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for read refresh operations are described. A memory device may include a plurality of sub-blocks of memory cells. Each sub-block may undergo a quantity of access operations (e.g., read operations, write operations). Based on the quantity of access operations performed on any one sub-block over a period of time, a read refresh operation may be performed on the memory cells of the sub-block. A read refresh operation may refresh and/or restore the data stored to the memory cells of the sub-block, and be initiated based on the memory device receiving an operation code (e.g., from a host device).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Fabio Pellizzer, Karthik Sarpatwari, Innocenzo Tortorelli, Nevil N. Gajera
  • Patent number: 11139016
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for read refresh operations are described. A memory device may include a plurality of sub-blocks of memory cells. Each sub-block may undergo a quantity of access operations (e.g., read operations, write operations). Based on the quantity of access operations performed on any one sub-block over a period of time, a read refresh operation may be performed on the memory cells of the sub-block. A read refresh operation may refresh and/or restore the data stored to the memory cells of the sub-block, and be initiated based on the memory device receiving an operation code (e.g., from a host device).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Pellizzer, Karthik Sarpatwari, Innocenzo Tortorelli, Nevil N. Gajera
  • Patent number: 11139034
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for data-based polarity write operations are described. A write command may cause a set of data to be written to a set of memory cells. To write the set of data, a write operation that applies voltages across the memory cells based on a logic state of data to be written to the memory cells may be used. During a first interval of the write operation, a voltage may be applied across a memory cell based on a logic state of a data bit to be written to the memory cell. During a second interval of the write operation, a voltage may be applied across the memory cell based on an amount of charge conducted by the memory cell during the first interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Nevil N. Gajera, Hongmei Wang, Mingdong Cui
  • Publication number: 20210287744
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for restoring memory cell threshold voltages are described. A memory device may perform a write operation on a memory cell during which a logic state is stored at the memory cell. Upon detecting satisfaction of a condition, the memory device may perform a read refresh operation on the memory cell during which the threshold voltage of the memory cell may be modified. In some cases, the duration of the read refresh operation may be longer than the duration of a read operation performed by the memory device on the memory cell or on a different memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Lingming Yang, Nevil Gajera, Karthik Sarpatwari
  • Patent number: 11107817
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first semiconductor material between two regions of a second semiconductor material. The second semiconductor material is a different composition than the first semiconductor material. Hydrogen is diffused within the first and second semiconductor materials. The conductivity of the second semiconductor material increases in response to the hydrogen diffused therein to thereby create a structure having the second semiconductor material as source/drain regions, and having the first semiconductor material as a channel region between the source/drain regions. A transistor gate is adjacent the channel region and is configured to induce an electric field within the channel region. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Yi Fang Lee, Haitao Liu, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Ramanathan Gandhi, Karthik Sarpatwari, Scott E. Sills, Sameer Chhajed
  • Publication number: 20210233584
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for dirty write on power off are described. In an example, the described techniques may include writing memory cells of a device according to one or more parameters (e.g., reset current amplitude), where each memory cell is associated with a storage element storing a value based on a material property associated with the storage element. Additionally, the described techniques may include identifying, after writing the memory cells, an indication of power down for the device and refreshing, before the power down of the device, a portion of the memory cells based on identifying the indication of the power down for the device. In some cases, refreshing includes modifying at least one of the one or more parameters for a write operation for the portion of the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Fabio Pellizzer, Jessica Chen, Nevil Gajera
  • Patent number: 11043260
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes multiple two-transistor (2T) memory cells. Each of the multiple 2T memory cells includes: a p-channel field effect transistor (PFET) including a charge storage node and a read channel portion, an n-channel field effect transistor (NFET) including a write channel portion that is directly coupled to the charge storage node of the PFET; a single bit line pair coupled to the read channel portion of the PFET; and a single access line overlapping at least part of each of the read channel portion and the write channel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal M. Karda, Haitao Liu, Karthik Sarpatwari, Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20210151107
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for memory cell selection to enable a memory device to select a targeted memory cell during a write operation are described. The memory device may apply a first pulse to a selected bit line of the targeted memory cell while applying a voltage to deselected word lines to prevent current leakage. If the targeted memory is not selected after the first pulse, the memory device may apply a second pulse to the selected bit line while applying a voltage to the deselected word lines. If the targeted memory cell is not selected following the second pulse, the memory device may apply a third pulse to the selected bit line while applying the voltage to the deselected word lines. The memory device may detect a snapback event after any of the pulses if the targeted memory cell is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Josephine T. Hamada, Mingdong Cui, Joseph M. McCrate, Karthik Sarpatwari, Jessica Chen
  • Patent number: 10964385
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for restoring memory cell threshold voltages are described. A memory device may perform a write operation on a memory cell during which a logic state is stored at the memory cell. Upon detecting satisfaction of a condition, the memory device may perform a read refresh operation on the memory cell during which the threshold voltage of the memory cell may be modified. In some cases, the duration of the read refresh operation may be longer than the duration of a read operation performed by the memory device on the memory cell or on a different memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lingming Yang, Nevil Gajera, Karthik Sarpatwari