Patents by Inventor Kenneth Okin

Kenneth Okin 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: 9836409
    Abstract: A command from an application is received to access a data structure associated with one or more virtual addresses mapped to main memory. A first subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the symmetric memory components and a second subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the asymmetric memory components are identified. Data associated with the virtual address from the first physical addresses and data associated with the virtual addresses from the second physical addresses are accessed. The data associated with the symmetric and asymmetric memory components is accessed by the application without providing the application with an indication of whether the data is accessed within the symmetric memory component or the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: VIRIDENT SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 9672158
    Abstract: Main memory is managed by receiving a command from an application to read data associated with a virtual address that is mapped to the main memory. A memory controller determines that the virtual address is mapped to one of the symmetric memory components of the main memory, and accesses memory use characteristics indicating how the data associated with the virtual address has been accessed, The memory controller determines that the data associated with the virtual address has access characteristics suited to an asymmetric memory component of the main memory and loads the data associated with the virtual address to the asymmetric memory component of the main memory. After the loading and using the memory management unit, a command is received from the application to read the data associated with the virtual address, and the data associated with the virtual address is retrieved from the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 9514038
    Abstract: A memory controller (MC) is associated with a remapping table to enable access to content in a memory system that includes asymmetric memory. The MC receives a request for a memory read or an Input/Output (I/O) write from a central processing unit (CPU) for a physical address specified by the system's memory management unit (MMU). The CPU uses the MMU to manage memory operations for the CPU, by translating the virtual addresses associated with CPU instructions into physical addresses representing system memory or I/O locations. The MC for asymmetric memories is configured to process the MMU-specified physical addresses as an additional type of virtual addresses, creating a layer of abstraction between the physical address specified by the MMU and the physical memory address with which that address is associated by the MC. The MC shields the CPU from the computational complexities required to implement a memory system with asymmetric components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Okin, Vijay Karamcheti
  • Patent number: 9513695
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a memory apparatus is disclosed. The memory apparatus includes a memory array, a block read/write controller, and a random access read memory controller. The memory array is block read/write accessible and random read accessible. The block read/write controller is coupled between the memory array and an external interconnect. The block read/write controller performs block read/write operations upon the memory array to access blocks of consecutive memory locations therein. The random access read memory controller is coupled between the memory array and the external interconnect in parallel with the block read/write access controller. The random access read memory controller performs random read memory operations upon the memory array to access random memory locations therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Virident Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy
  • Publication number: 20160117258
    Abstract: A command from an application is received to access a data structure associated with one or more virtual addresses mapped to main memory. A first subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the symmetric memory components and a second subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the asymmetric memory components are identified. Data associated with the virtual address from the first physical addresses and data associated with the virtual addresses from the second physical addresses are accessed. The data associated with the symmetric and asymmetric memory components is accessed by the application without providing the application with an indication of whether the data is accessed within the symmetric memory component or the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Publication number: 20160117131
    Abstract: Main memory is managed by receiving a command from an application to read data associated with a virtual address that is mapped to the main memory. A memory controller determines that the virtual address is mapped to one of the symmetric memory components of the main memory, and accesses memory use characteristics indicating how the data associated with the virtual address has been accessed, The memory controller determines that the data associated with the virtual address has access characteristics suited to an asymmetric memory component of the main memory and loads the data associated with the virtual address to the asymmetric memory component of the main memory. After the loading and using the memory management unit, a command is received from the application to read the data associated with the virtual address, and the data associated with the virtual address is retrieved from the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 9262334
    Abstract: A command from an application is received to access a data structure associated with one or more virtual addresses mapped to main memory. A first subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the symmetric memory components and a second subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the asymmetric memory components are identified. Data associated with the virtual address from the first physical addresses and data associated with the virtual addresses from the second physical addresses are accessed. The data associated with the symmetric and asymmetric memory components is accessed by the application without providing the application with an indication of whether the data is accessed within the symmetric memory component or the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 9262333
    Abstract: Main memory is managed by receiving a command from an application to read data associated with a virtual address that is mapped to the main memory. A memory controller determines that the virtual address is mapped to one of the symmetric memory components of the main memory, and accesses memory use characteristics indicating how the data associated with the virtual address has been accessed, The memory controller determines that the data associated with the virtual address has access characteristics suited to an asymmetric memory component of the main memory and loads the data associated with the virtual address to the asymmetric memory component of the main memory. After the loading and using the memory management unit, a command is received from the application to read the data associated with the virtual address, and the data associated with the virtual address is retrieved from the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 9223719
    Abstract: Data stored within symmetric and asymmetric memory components of main memory is integrated by identifying a first data as having access characteristics suitable for storing in an asymmetric memory component. The first data is included among a collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component. An amount of data is identified within the collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component. The amount of data is compared within the collection of data to a volume threshold to determine whether a block write to the asymmetric memory component is justified by the amount of data. If justified, the collection of data is loaded to the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Publication number: 20150032940
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a memory apparatus is disclosed. The memory apparatus includes a memory array, a block read/write controller, and a random access read memory controller. The memory array is block read/write accessible and random read accessible. The block read/write controller is coupled between the memory array and an external interconnect. The block read/write controller performs block read/write operations upon the memory array to access blocks of consecutive memory locations therein. The random access read memory controller is coupled between the memory array and the external interconnect in parallel with the block read/write access controller. The random access read memory controller performs random read memory operations upon the memory array to access random memory locations therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy
  • Publication number: 20150012721
    Abstract: A command from an application is received to access a data structure associated with one or more virtual addresses mapped to main memory. A first subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the symmetric memory components and a second subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the asymmetric memory components are identified. Data associated with the virtual address from the first physical addresses and data associated with the virtual addresses from the second physical addresses are accessed. The data associated with the symmetric and asymmetric memory components is accessed by the application without providing the application with an indication of whether the data is accessed within the symmetric memory component or the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Publication number: 20140258653
    Abstract: Data stored within symmetric and asymmetric memory components of main memory is integrated by identifying a first data as having access characteristics suitable for storing in an asymmetric memory component. The first data is included among a collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component. An amount of data is identified within the collection of data to be written to the asymmetric memory component. The amount of data is compared within the collection of data to a volume threshold to determine whether a block write to the asymmetric memory component is justified by the amount of data. If justified, the collection of data is loaded to the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Publication number: 20140258603
    Abstract: Main memory is managed by receiving a command from an application to read data associated with a virtual address that is mapped to the main memory. A memory controller determines that the virtual address is mapped to one of the symmetric memory components of the main memory, and accesses memory use characteristics indicating how the data associated with the virtual address has been accessed, The memory controller determines that the data associated with the virtual address has access characteristics suited to an asymmetric memory component of the main memory and loads the data associated with the virtual address to the asymmetric memory component of the main memory. After the loading and using the memory management unit, a command is received from the application to read the data associated with the virtual address, and the data associated with the virtual address is retrieved from the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 8782373
    Abstract: A command from an application is received to access a data structure associated with one or more virtual addresses mapped to main memory. A first subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the symmetric memory components and a second subset of the virtual addresses for the data structure having constituent addresses that are mapped to the asymmetric memory components are identified. Data associated with the virtual address from the first physical addresses and data associated with the virtual addresses from the second physical addresses are accessed. The data associated with the symmetric and asymmetric memory components is accessed by the application without providing the application with an indication of whether the data is accessed within the symmetric memory component or the asymmetric memory component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Virident Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy, Ashish Singhai, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 8745314
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a memory apparatus is disclosed. The memory apparatus includes a memory array, a block read/write controller, and a random access read memory controller. The memory array is block read/write accessible and random read accessible. The block read/write controller is coupled between the memory array and an external interconnect. The block read/write controller performs block read/write operations upon the memory array to access blocks of consecutive memory locations therein. The random access read memory controller is coupled between the memory array and the external interconnect in parallel with the block read/write access controller. The random access read memory controller performs random read memory operations upon the memory array to access random memory locations therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Virident Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Karamcheti, Kenneth A. Okin, Kumar Ganapathy
  • Patent number: 8706932
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a replaceable memory apparatus is disclosed. The replaceable memory apparatus includes a first rectangular multilayer printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first male pluggable electrical connector mounted to the first side near a first edge; a first female pluggable electrical connector mounted to the second side; and first non-volatile memory mounted to the first side and the second side. The first female pluggable electrical connector is coupled to the first male pluggable electrical connector to feed through first signals. The first non-volatile memory is coupled to the first female pluggable electrical connector and the first male pluggable electrical connector to receive the first signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Virident Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruban Kanapathippillai, Ashwin Narasimha, Kenneth A. Okin, Vijay Karamcheti
  • Patent number: 8689042
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a replaceable memory apparatus is disclosed. The replaceable memory apparatus includes a first rectangular multilayer printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first male pluggable electrical connector mounted to the first side near a first edge; a first female pluggable electrical connector mounted to the second side; and first non-volatile memory mounted to the first side and the second side. The first female pluggable electrical connector is coupled to the first male pluggable electrical connector to feed through first signals. The first non-volatile memory is coupled to the first female pluggable electrical connector and the first male pluggable electrical connector to receive the first signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Virident Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruban Kanapathippillai, Ashwin Narasimha, Kenneth A. Okin, Vijay Karamcheti
  • Publication number: 20140075106
    Abstract: A computer system is disclosed including a printed circuit board (PCB) including a plurality of traces, at least one processor mounted to the PCB to couple to some of the plurality of traces, a heterogeneous memory channel including a plurality of sockets coupled to a memory channel bus of the PCB, and a memory controller coupled between the at least one processor and the heterogeneous memory channel. The heterogeneous memory channel includes a plurality of sockets coupled to a memory channel bus of the PCB. The plurality of sockets are configured to receive a plurality of different types of memory modules. The memory controller may be a programmable heterogeneous memory controller to flexibly adapt to the memory channel bus to control access to each of the different types of memory modules in the heterogeneous memory channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Okin, George Moussa, Kumar Ganapathy, Vijay Karamcheti, Rajesh Parekh
  • Patent number: 8650343
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a replaceable memory apparatus is disclosed. The replaceable memory apparatus includes a first rectangular multilayer printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first male pluggable electrical connector mounted to the first side near a first edge; a first female pluggable electrical connector mounted to the second side; and first non-volatile memory mounted to the first side and the second side. The first female pluggable electrical connector is coupled to the first male pluggable electrical connector to feed through first signals. The first non-volatile memory is coupled to the first female pluggable electrical connector and the first male pluggable electrical connector to receive the first signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Virident Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruban Kanapathippillai, Ashwin Narasimha, Kenneth A. Okin, Vijay Karamcheti
  • Patent number: 8639863
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a replaceable memory apparatus is disclosed. The replaceable memory apparatus includes a first rectangular multilayer printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first male pluggable electrical connector mounted to the first side near a first edge; a first female pluggable electrical connector mounted to the second side; and first non-volatile memory mounted to the first side and the second side. The first female pluggable electrical connector is coupled to the first male pluggable electrical connector to feed through first signals. The first non-volatile memory is coupled to the first female pluggable electrical connector and the first male pluggable electrical connector to receive the first signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Virident Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruban Kanapathippillai, Ashwin Narasimha, Kenneth A. Okin, Vijay Karamcheti