Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Wright

Kenneth L. Wright 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: 10846252
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein describe technologies of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) components for high-performance, high-capacity registered memory modules, such as registered dual in-line memory modules (RDIMMs). One DRAM component may include a set of memory cells and steering logic. The steering logic may include a first data interface and a second data interface. The first and second data interfaces are selectively coupled to a controller component in a first mode and the first data interface is selectively coupled to the controller component in a second mode and the second data interface is selectively coupled to a second DRAM component in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: RAMBUS, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, Ely Tsern, John Eric Linstadt, Thomas J. Giovannini, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Patent number: 10847196
    Abstract: A memory module includes cache of relatively fast and durable dynamic, random-access memory (DRAM) in service of a larger amount of relatively slow and wear-sensitive nonvolatile memory. Local controller manages communication between the DRAM cache and nonvolatile memory to accommodate disparate access granularities, reduce the requisite number of memory transactions, and minimize the flow of data external to nonvolatile memory components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20200364164
    Abstract: Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a pin interface for coupling to a bus. The bus has a first width. The module includes at least one storage class memory (SCM) component and at least one DRAM component. The memory module operates in a first mode that utilizes all of the first width, and in a second mode that utilizes less than all of the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, Kenneth L. Wright, John Eric Linstadt, Craig Hampel
  • Patent number: 10839884
    Abstract: A memory component includes a first memory bank. The first memory bank has a plurality of sub-arrays having sub-rows of memory elements. The memory component includes a write driver, coupled to the first memory bank, to perform a write operation of an entire sub-row of a sub-array. To perform the write operation, the write driver is to load a burst of write data to the memory bank. The memory bank may then activate a plurality of sense amplifiers associated with a plurality of memory elements of the entire sub-row to load the burst of write data to the plurality of sense amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Rambus, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Brent Steven Haukness, Kenneth L. Wright, Thomas Vogelsang
  • Patent number: 10824983
    Abstract: Methods and systems of completing tracking-based transactions are disclosed. A financial institution computing system includes a customer database retrievably storing information relating to a plurality of financial accounts, a tag database retrievably storing information relating to a plurality of tags, a network interface circuit, and a transaction circuit. The transaction circuit receives a transaction request with at least one tag relating to an order of goods from a seller computing system. A transaction schedule is generated based on the transaction request and customer information in the customer database, and is stored in the tag database. The transaction circuit receives tag data corresponding to physical movement of the order of goods and performs at least one transaction pursuant to the transaction schedule based on received tag data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Craig Stuart, Michelle Young, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20200321048
    Abstract: Described are memory modules that support different error detection and correction (EDC) schemes in both single- and multiple-module memory systems. The memory modules are width configurable and support the different EDC schemes for relatively wide and narrow module data widths. Data buffers on the modules support the half-width and full-width modes, and also support time-division-multiplexing to access additional memory components on each module in support of enhanced EDC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Patent number: 10734064
    Abstract: A memory control component has control circuitry and a data interface, the data interface to be coupled, via a plurality of data signaling paths, to a respective plurality of memory dies disposed on a memory module. The control circuitry transmits to the memory module a first configuration value that specifies a memory die quantity N that is permitted to range from a first value corresponding to the quantity of the data signaling paths to at least one value less than the first value. Thereafter, the control circuitry transmits a memory read command to the memory module to enable, in accordance with the first configuration value, a quantity N of the memory dies to output read data and enables the data interface to receive the read data via a respective quantity N of the data signaling paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Patent number: 10678719
    Abstract: Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a pin interface for coupling to a bus. The bus has a first width. The module includes at least one storage class memory (SCM) component and at least one DRAM component. The memory module operates in a first mode that utilizes all of the first width, and in a second mode that utilizes less than all of the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, Kenneth L. Wright, John Eric Linstadt, Craig Hampel
  • Publication number: 20200160953
    Abstract: Systems and methods realize the benefit of portable storage devices by taking advantage of PCs including an optical disk drive, optical disks, such as a CD or a DVD, and the Internet. An individual patient provides personal data to a healthcare service center. The healthcare service center can then create a portable optical disk for the patient to carry. The personal data written onto the portable optical disk is stored on a database management server database and is readable and updateable by the individual patient using his/her PC with an optical disk drive and connected to the Internet. The individual patient can choose to update his/her personal data on the portable optical disk and can receive a new portable optical disk that includes the update. The new portable optical disk containing the latest update is created and delivered to the patient by the database management server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher M. Duma, Kenneth L. Wright, Chet La Guardia
  • Patent number: 10650881
    Abstract: Described are memory modules that support different error detection and correction (EDC) schemes in both single- and multiple-module memory systems. The memory modules are width configurable and support the different EDC schemes for relatively wide and narrow module data widths. Data buffers on the modules support the half-width and full-width modes, and also support time-division-multiplexing to access additional memory components on each module in support of enhanced EDC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20200050562
    Abstract: Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) memory component is disclosed that includes a memory core, a primary interface, and a secondary interface. The primary interface includes data input/output (I/O) circuitry and control/address (C/A) input circuitry, and accesses the memory core during a normal mode of operation. The secondary interface accesses the memory core during a fault mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20190378560
    Abstract: A memory system includes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) components that include interconnected and redundant component data interfaces. The redundant interfaces facilitate memory interconnect topologies that accommodate considerably more DRAM components per memory channel than do traditional memory systems, and thus offer considerably more memory capacity per channel, without concomitant reductions in signaling speeds. Each DRAM component includes multiplexers that allow either of the data interfaces to write data to or read data from a common set of memory banks, and to selectively relay write and read data to and from other components, bypassing the local banks. Delay elements can impose selected read/write delays to align read and write transactions from and to disparate DRAM components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Frederick A. WARE, Ely K. TSERN, John E. LINSTADT, Thomas J. GIOVANNINI, Scott C. BEST, Kenneth L. WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20190362769
    Abstract: Described are memory modules that support different error detection and correction (EDC) schemes in both single- and multiple-module memory systems. The memory modules are width configurable and support the different EDC schemes for relatively wide and narrow module data widths. Data buffers on the modules support the half-width and full-width modes, and also support time-division-multiplexing to access additional memory components on each module in support of enhanced EDC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20190294502
    Abstract: A memory system includes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) components that include interconnected and redundant component data interfaces. The redundant interfaces facilitate memory interconnect topologies that accommodate considerably more DRAM components per memory channel than do traditional memory systems, and thus offer considerably more memory capacity per channel, without concomitant reductions in signaling speeds. The memory components can be configured to route data around defective data connections to maintain full capacity and continue to support memory transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Wright, Frederick A. Ware
  • Patent number: 10409742
    Abstract: Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) memory component is disclosed that includes a memory core, a primary interface, and a secondary interface. The primary interface includes data input/output (I/O) circuitry and control/address (C/A) input circuitry, and accesses the memory core during a normal mode of operation. The secondary interface accesses the memory core during a fault mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20190266115
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein describe technologies of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) components for high-performance, high-capacity registered memory modules, such as registered dual in-line memory modules (RDIMMs). One DRAM component may include a set of memory cells and steering logic. The steering logic may include a first data interface and a second data interface. The first and second data interfaces are selectively coupled to a controller component in a first mode and the first data interface is selectively coupled to the controller component in a second mode and the second data interface is selectively coupled to a second DRAM component in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, Ely Tsern, John Eric Linstadt, Thomas J. Giovannini, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20190259435
    Abstract: A memory module includes cache of relatively fast and durable dynamic, random-access memory (DRAM) in service of a larger amount of relatively slow and wear-sensitive nonvolatile memory. Local controller manages communication between the DRAM cache and nonvolatile memory to accommodate disparate access granularities, reduce the requisite number of memory transactions, and minimize the flow of data external to nonvolatile memory components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20190259029
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a federated identity computing system, identity information from a customer; receiving, by the computing system, preferences for the identity information from the customer, wherein the preferences govern distribution of the identity information to requesting parties; generating, by the computing system, a key specific to the customer; and provisioning, by the computing system, the key to an identification chip associated with the customer. The computer-implemented method further includes receiving, by the computing system, the key and a request for one or more pieces of the identity information from a requesting party and providing, by the computing system, the requested one or more pieces of identity information to the requesting party based on the key and the preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Jana L. Chilton, Angira Goswami, Muhammad Farukh Munir, Traci Nguyen, Priyamvada Singh, Darrell L. Suen, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Patent number: 10360972
    Abstract: A memory system includes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) component that include interconnected and redundant component data interfaces. The redundant interfaces facilitate memory interconnect topologies that accommodate considerably more DRAM components per memory channel than do traditional memory systems, and thus offer considerably more memory capacity per channel, without concomitant reductions in signaling speeds. Each DRAM component includes multiplexers that allow either of the data interfaces to write data to or read data from a common set of memory banks, and to selectively relay write and read data to and from other components, bypassing the local banks. Delay elements can impose selected read/write delays to align read and write transactions from and to disparate DRAM components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, Ely K. Tsern, John Eric Linstadt, Thomas J. Giovannini, Scott C. Best, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Patent number: 10339999
    Abstract: Described are memory modules that support different error detection and correction (EDC) schemes in both single- and multiple-module memory systems. The memory modules are width configurable and support the different EDC schemes for relatively wide and narrow module data widths. Data buffers on the modules support the half-width and full-width modes, and also support time-division-multiplexing to access additional memory components on each module in support of enhanced EDC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ware, John Eric Linstadt, Kenneth L. Wright