Patents by Inventor Mark Hawes
Mark Hawes 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).
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Patent number: 12119051Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
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Patent number: 11710525Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Publication number: 20220383949Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
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Patent number: 11423976Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
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Publication number: 20210134373Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Patent number: 10916313Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Publication number: 20200365201Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
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Patent number: 10685702Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
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Publication number: 20200143894Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Patent number: 10453538Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Publication number: 20190066771Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
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Publication number: 20180322930Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Patent number: 10049750Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Publication number: 20180137922Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Koji Sakui, Mark Hawes, Toru Tanzawa, Jeremy Binfet
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Patent number: 9007867Abstract: Methods of loading trim address and trim data pairs to a trim register array, and apparatus configured to perform such methods. The methods maintain a correspondence between the trim address and the trim data of each trim address and trim data pair in the trim register array. The trim address of a particular trim address and trim data pair corresponds to a storage location of a trim settings array containing trim settings used in performing operations on an array of memory cells. The trim data of the particular trim address and trim data pair corresponds to data to modify a value of the storage location of the trim settings array corresponding to the trim address of the particular trim address and trim data pair.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mark Hawes, Violante Moschiano
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Publication number: 20140241097Abstract: Methods of loading trim address and trim data pairs to a trim register array, and apparatus configured to perform such methods. The methods maintain a correspondence between the trim address and the trim data of each trim address and trim data pair in the trim register array. The trim address of a particular trim address and trim data pair corresponds to a storage location of a trim settings array containing trim settings used in performing operations on an array of memory cells. The trim data of the particular trim address and trim data pair corresponds to data to modify a value of the storage location of the trim settings array corresponding to the trim address of the particular trim address and trim data pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Mark Hawes, Violante Moschiano
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Patent number: 8094508Abstract: A memory block of a memory device is tested by programming a plurality of pages of the memory block, passing the memory block if a number of pages, each programmed in a first programming time, is greater than or equal to a first predetermined number and a number of pages, each programmed in a second programming time, is less than or equal to a second predetermined number, and failing the memory block if a programming time of any one of the pages exceeds a predetermined programming time or if the number of pages programmed in the first programming time is less than the first predetermined number or if the number of pages programmed in the second programming time exceeds the second predetermined number.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Scott N. Gatzemeier, Joemar Sinipete, Nevil Gajera, Mark Hawes
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Publication number: 20090290441Abstract: A memory block of a memory device is tested by programming a plurality of pages of the memory block, passing the memory block if a number of pages, each programmed in a first programming time, is greater than or equal to a first predetermined number and a number of pages, each programmed in a second programming time, is less than or equal to a second predetermined number, and failing the memory block if a programming time of any one of the pages exceeds a predetermined programming time or if the number of pages programmed in the first programming time is less than the first predetermined number or if the number of pages programmed in the second programming time exceeds the second predetermined number.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Scott N. Gatzemeier, Joemar Sinipete, Nevil Gajera, Mark Hawes
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Patent number: 7567472Abstract: A memory device is tested by programming a plurality of pages of a memory block of the memory device, determining a programming time for each page, determining a total programming time for the memory block, passing the memory block if the total programming time for the memory block is less than or equal to a first predetermined time, and failing the memory block if the total programming time for the memory block exceeds the first predetermined time or the programming time for any one of the pages exceeds a second predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Scott N. Gatzemeier, Joemar Sinipete, Nevil Gajera, Mark Hawes
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Publication number: 20070266276Abstract: A memory device is tested by programming a plurality of pages of a memory block of the memory device, determining a programming time for each page, determining a total programming time for the memory block, passing the memory block if the total programming time for the memory block is less than or equal to a first predetermined time, and failing the memory block if the total programming time for the memory block exceeds the first predetermined time or the programming time for any one of the pages exceeds a second predetermined time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Scott Gatzemeier, Joemar Sinipete, Nevil Gajera, Mark Hawes