Patents by Inventor Mark A. Helm

Mark A. Helm 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: 20220383949
    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 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Patent number: 11500791
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for status check using chip enable pin are described. An apparatus may include a memory device, a pin coupled with the memory device, and a driver coupled with the pin and configured to bias the pin to a first a voltage or a second voltage based on a status of the memory device. The status may indicate, for example, whether the memory device is available to receive a command. The driver may bias the pin to a first voltage based on a first status of the memory device indicating that the memory device is busy. Additionally, or alternatively, the driver may bias the pin to a second voltage based on a second status of the memory device indicating that the memory device is available to receive the command. In some cases, the pin may be an example of a chip enable pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chulbum Kim, Mark A. Helm, Yoav Weinberg
  • Publication number: 20220357873
    Abstract: An example memory sub-system comprises: a memory device; and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device. The processing device is configured to: receive a first host data item; store the first host data item in a first page of a first logical unit of a memory device, wherein the first page is associated with a fault tolerant stripe; receive a second host data item; store the second host data item in a second page of the first logical unit of the memory device, wherein the second page is associated with the fault tolerant stripe, and wherein the second page is separated from the first page by one or more wordlines including a dummy wordline storing no host data; and store, in a third page of a second logical unit of the memory device, redundancy metadata associated with the fault tolerant stripe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Mark A. Helm, Giuseppina Puzzilli, Peter Feeley, Yifen Liu, Violante Moschiano, Akira Goda, Sampath K. Ratnam
  • Publication number: 20220350517
    Abstract: A system includes a processing device and trigger circuitry to signal the processing device responsive, at least in part, based on a determination that a trigger event has occurred. The system can further include a memory device communicatively coupled to the processing device. The memory device can include a cyclic buffer partition portion having a first endurance characteristic and a first reliability characteristic associated therewith. The memory device can further include a snapshot partition portion coupled to the cyclic buffer partition portion via hold-up capacitors. The snapshot partition portion can have a second endurance characteristic and a second reliability characteristic associated therewith. The processing device can perform operations including writing received data sequentially to the cyclic buffer partition portion and writing, based at least in part on the determination that the trigger event has occurred, data from the cyclic buffer partition portion to the snapshot partition portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 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
  • Patent number: 11487436
    Abstract: Instructions can be executed to determine a quantity of logical units that are part of a memory device. The instructions can be executed to operate the logical units with a programming time sufficient to provide a required throughput for storage of time based telemetric sensor data received from a host. The instructions can be executed to operate the logical units with a trim that correspond to the programming time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. McNeil, Jr., Niccolo' Righetti, Kishore K. Muchherla, Akira Goda, Todd A. Marquart, Mark A. Helm, Gil Golov, Jeremy Binfet, Carmine Miccoli, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Patent number: 11481273
    Abstract: A memory component comprises a cyclic buffer partition portion and a snapshot partition portion. In response to receiving a signal that a trigger event has occurred, a processing device included in the memory component performs an error correction operation on a portion of data stored in the cyclic buffer partition portion, copies the data stored in the cyclic buffer partition portion to the snapshot partition portion in response to the error correction operation being successful, and sends the data stored in the cyclic buffer partition portion to a processing device operatively coupled to the memory component in response to the error correction operation not being successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    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
  • Patent number: 11449271
    Abstract: An example memory sub-system comprises: a memory device; and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device. The processing device is configured to: receive a first host data item; store the first host data item in a first page of a first logical unit of a memory device, wherein the first page is associated with a fault tolerant stripe; receive a second host data item; store the second host data item in a second page of the first logical unit of the memory device, wherein the second page is associated with the fault tolerant stripe, and wherein the second page is separated from the first page by one or more wordlines including a dummy wordline storing no host data; and store, in a third page of a second logical unit of the memory device, redundancy metadata associated with the fault tolerant stripe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Mark A. Helm, Giuseppina Puzzilli, Peter Feeley, Yifen Liu, Violante Moschiano, Akira Goda, Sampath K. Ratnam
  • Publication number: 20220291865
    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: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 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
  • Patent number: 11423976
    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: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Patent number: 11385819
    Abstract: A system includes a processing device and trigger circuitry to signal the processing device responsive, at least in part, based on a determination that a trigger event has occurred. The system can further include a memory device communicatively coupled to the processing device. The memory device can include a cyclic buffer partition portion having a first endurance characteristic and a first reliability characteristic associated therewith. The memory device can further include a snapshot partition portion coupled to the cyclic buffer partition portion via hold-up capacitors. The snapshot partition portion can have a second endurance characteristic and a second reliability characteristic associated therewith. The processing device can perform operations including writing received data sequentially to the cyclic buffer partition portion and writing, based at least in part on the determination that the trigger event has occurred, data from the cyclic buffer partition portion to the snapshot partition portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    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: 20220215895
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device having a plurality of groups of memory cells and a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is be configured to read a first group of memory cells of the plurality to determine a calibrated read voltage associated with the group of memory cells. The processing device is further configured to determine, using the calibrated read voltage associated with the first group of memory cells, a bit error rate (BER) of a second group of memory cells of the plurality. Prior to causing the memory device to perform a copyback operation on the plurality of groups of memory cells, the processing device is further configured to determine whether to perform a subsequent read voltage calibration on at least the second group of the plurality based, at least partially, on a comparison between the determined BER and a threshold BER.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 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: 20220215885
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for acceleration of data queries in memory. A number of embodiments include an array of memory cells, and processing circuitry configured to receive, from a host, a query for particular data stored in the array of memory cells, wherein the particular data corresponds to a search key generated by the host, search portions of the array of memory cells for the particular data corresponding to the search key, determine data stored in the portions of the array of memory cells that matches the search key, and transfer the data that matches the search key to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Helm, Joseph T. Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20220197771
    Abstract: A method includes writing received data sequentially to a particular location of a cyclic buffer of a memory device according to a first set of threshold voltage distributions. The method further includes performing a touch up operation on the particular location by adjusting the first set of threshold voltage distributions of the data to a second set of threshold voltage distributions in response to a determination that a trigger event has occurred. The second set of threshold voltage distributions can have a larger read window between adjacent threshold voltage distributions of the second set than that of the first set of threshold voltage distributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. McNeil, JR., Niccolo' Righetti, Kishore K. Muchherla, Akira Goda, Todd A. Marquart, Mark A. Helm, Gil Golov, Jeremy Binfet, Carmine Miccoli, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Publication number: 20220188247
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for status check using chip enable pin are described. An apparatus may include a memory device, a pin coupled with the memory device, and a driver coupled with the pin and configured to bias the pin to a first a voltage or a second voltage based on a status of the memory device. The status may indicate, for example, whether the memory device is available to receive a command. The driver may bias the pin to a first voltage based on a first status of the memory device indicating that the memory device is busy. Additionally, or alternatively, the driver may bias the pin to a second voltage based on a second status of the memory device indicating that the memory device is available to receive the command. In some cases, the pin may be an example of a chip enable pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Chulbum Kim, Mark A. Helm, Yoav Weinberg
  • Patent number: 11360700
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    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: 20220181341
    Abstract: Apparatus having a transistor connected between a voltage node and a load node, where the transistor includes a dielectric material overlying a semiconductor material including fins and having a first conductivity type, a conductor overlying the dielectric material, first and second extension region bases formed in the semiconductor material and having a second conductivity type, first and second extension region risers formed overlying respective first and second extension region bases and having the second conductivity type, and first and second source/drain regions formed in respective first and second extension region risers and having the second conductivity type at greater conductivity levels than their respective extension region risers, as well as method of forming similar transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Haitao Liu, Michael Violette, Mark A. Helm, Guangyu Huang, Vladimir Mikhalev
  • Patent number: 11309052
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device having a plurality of groups of memory cells and a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is be configured to read a first group of memory cells of the plurality to determine a calibrated read voltage associated with the group of memory cells. The processing device is further configured to determine, using the calibrated read voltage associated with the first group of memory cells, a bit error rate (BER) of a second group of memory cells of the plurality. Prior to causing the memory device to perform a copyback operation on the plurality of groups of memory cells, the processing device is further configured to determine whether to perform a subsequent read voltage calibration on at least the second group of the plurality based, at least partially, on a comparison between the determined BER and a threshold BER.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    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
  • Patent number: 11301346
    Abstract: A system includes a processing device and a memory device coupled to the processing device. The memory device can include a cyclic buffer portion and a snapshot portion. The processing device can store time based telemetric sensor data in the cyclic buffer portion, copy an amount of the telemetric sensor data from the cyclic buffer portion to the snapshot portion in response to a trigger event, operate the cyclic buffer portion with a first trim tailored to a performance target of the cyclic buffer portion, and operate the snapshot portion with a second trim tailored to a performance target of the snapshot portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Marquart, Niccolo′ Righetti, Jeffrey S. McNeil, Jr., Akira Goda, Kishore K. Muchherla, Mark A. Helm, Gil Golov, Jeremy Binfet, Carmine Miccoli, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Patent number: 11288160
    Abstract: A method includes writing received data sequentially to a particular location of a cyclic buffer of a memory device according to a first set of threshold voltage distributions. The method further includes performing a touch up operation on the particular location by adjusting the first set of threshold voltage distributions of the data to a second set of threshold voltage distributions in response to a determination that a trigger event has occurred. The second set of threshold voltage distributions can have a larger read window between adjacent threshold voltage distributions of the second set than that of the first set of threshold voltage distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. McNeil, Jr., Niccolo′ Righetti, Kishore K. Muchherla, Akira Goda, Todd A. Marquart, Mark A. Helm, Gil Golov, Jeremy Binfet, Carmine Miccoli, Giuseppina Puzzilli
  • Patent number: 11289166
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for acceleration of data queries in memory. A number of embodiments include an array of memory cells, and processing circuitry configured to receive, from a host, a query for particular data stored in the array of memory cells, wherein the particular data corresponds to a search key generated by the host, search portions of the array of memory cells for the particular data corresponding to the search key, determine data stored in the portions of the array of memory cells that matches the search key, and transfer the data that matches the search key to the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Helm, Joseph T. Pawlowski