Patents by Inventor Mark Helm

Mark 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).

  • Patent number: 12119051
    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: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20200365201
    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: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Patent number: 10685702
    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: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Patent number: 10593624
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes a staircase structure having alternating conductive and dielectric layers, wherein respective word lines are formed in the conductive layers. The word lines are connected to respective storage cells within the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes upper word lines above the staircase structure that are connected to first vias that connect to respective steps of the staircase structure. The upper word lines are also connected to second vias that run vertically off a side of the staircase structure other than a side opposite the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The second vias are connected to respective word line driver transistors that are disposed beneath the staircase structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Deepak Thimmegowda, Aaron Yip, Mark Helm, Yongna Li
  • Publication number: 20190390269
    Abstract: The method comprises: the reverse transcription of the template RNA, the amplification and high-throughput sequencing of the cDNAs obtained in this way, the mapping of the sequenced cDNAs/reads to the reference genome using computerized alignment methods, a computerized evaluation of the mapping results with regard to the reverse transcription event pattern (the RT signature) at the nucleotide positions and feeding the digitalised data of the RT signatures into a computerized machine learning based classification system. Reverse transcription is carried out in parallel reaction batches with different reverse transcriptases and/or under different reaction conditions. The evaluation of the mapping results with regard to the RT signature is carried out using the events ‘arrest’ and/or ‘readthrough with mismatch’ and/or ‘readthrough with sequence gap(s)’. RT signature data obtained using the parallel reaction batches are fed into the classification system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
    Inventors: Mark HELM, Ralf HAUENSCHILD, Lyudmil TSEROVSKI, Stephan WERNER, Andreas HILDEBRANDT, Jennifer LECLAIRE, Thomas KEMMER
  • Publication number: 20190066771
    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 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremy Binfet, Mark Helm, William Filipiak, Mark Hawes
  • Patent number: 10186325
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a NAND flash memory device comprising a memory device controller and a memory NAND flash memory array, the NAND flash memory device to program data into a plurality of NAND flash memory cells coupled to a wordline in a single program sequence, wherein the plurality of NAND flash memory cells are coupled to a first plurality of bitlines and a second plurality of bitlines; couple the first plurality of bitlines to a fixed bias voltage in response to a first read command; apply a read voltage to the wordline coupled to the plurality of NAND flash memory cells; and sense, via the second plurality of bitlines, data stored in NAND flash memory cells coupled to the wordline, wherein at least some bitlines of the second plurality of bitlines are each in between and directly adjacent to two respective bitlines coupled to the fixed bias voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Helm, Aaron Yip
  • Publication number: 20180331034
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes a staircase structure having alternating conductive and dielectric layers, wherein respective word lines are formed in the conductive layers. The word lines are connected to respective storage cells within the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes upper word lines above the staircase structure that are connected to first vias that connect to respective steps of the staircase structure. The upper word lines are also connected to second vias that run vertically off a side of the staircase structure other than a side opposite the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The second vias are connected to respective word line driver transistors that are disposed beneath the staircase structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Deepak THIMMEGOWDA, Aaron YIP, Mark HELM, Yongna LI
  • Patent number: 10090053
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, include apparatus and methods to read a logic level in a selected memory cell in a selected string of a memory by sensing the logic level in response to a read current flowing through the selected string to a data line. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Takehiro Hasegawa, Mark Helm
  • Publication number: 20180261292
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a NAND flash memory device comprising a memory device controller and a memory NAND flash memory array, the NAND flash memory device to program data into a plurality of NAND flash memory cells coupled to a wordline in a single program sequence, wherein the plurality of NAND flash memory cells are coupled to a first plurality of bitlines and a second plurality of bitlines; couple the first plurality of bitlines to a fixed bias voltage in response to a first read command; apply a read voltage to the wordline coupled to the plurality of NAND flash memory cells; and sense, via the second plurality of bitlines, data stored in NAND flash memory cells coupled to the wordline, wherein at least some bitlines of the second plurality of bitlines are each in between and directly adjacent to two respective bitlines coupled to the fixed bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Helm, Aaron Yip
  • Publication number: 20180233200
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, include apparatus and methods to read a logic level in a selected memory cell in a selected string of a memory by sensing the logic level in response to a read current flowing through the selected string to a data line. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Takehiro Hasegawa, Mark Helm
  • Patent number: 10043751
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes a staircase structure having alternating conductive and dielectric layers, wherein respective word lines are formed in the conductive layers. The word lines are connected to respective storage cells within the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes upper word lines above the staircase structure that are connected to first vias that connect to respective steps of the staircase structure. The upper word lines are also connected to second vias that run vertically off a side of the staircase structure other than a side opposite the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The second vias are connected to respective word line driver transistors that are disposed beneath the staircase structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Deepak Thimmegowda, Aaron Yip, Mark Helm, Yongna Li
  • Patent number: 9972391
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, include apparatus and methods to read a logic level in a selected memory cell in a selected string of a memory by sensing the logic level in response to a read current flowing through the selected string to a data line. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Takehiro Hasegawa, Mark Helm
  • Publication number: 20170287833
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes a staircase structure having alternating conductive and dielectric layers, wherein respective word lines are formed in the conductive layers. The word lines are connected to respective storage cells within the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes upper word lines above the staircase structure that are connected to first vias that connect to respective steps of the staircase structure. The upper word lines are also connected to second vias that run vertically off a side of the staircase structure other than a side opposite the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The second vias are connected to respective word line driver transistors that are disposed beneath the staircase structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Deepak THIMMEGOWDA, Aaron YIP, Mark HELM, Yongna LI
  • Patent number: 9754683
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a processor circuit a processor circuit to retrieve data from a non-volatile memory, and a multistrobe read module operable on the processor circuit to set a read operation to read a memory cell over a multiplicity of sense operations, where each sense operation is performed under a different sense condition. The multistrobe read module may be further operable to schedule a new sense operation to succeed a prior sense operation of the multiplicity of sense operations without recharge of the wordline when a value of one or more read condition is within a preset range. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Goldman, Krishna K. Parat, Pranav Kalavade, Nathan R. Franklin, Mark Helm
  • Patent number: 9620229
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a memory array, a wordline circuit, divided into at least two subcircuits, to control the memory array, and a bitline circuit, divided into at least two subcircuits, to control the memory array. The wordline subcircuits and the bitline subcircuits at least partially overlap separate respective regions of the memory array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Helm, Jung Sheng Hoei, Aaron Yip, Dzung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20160196879
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a memory array, a wordline circuit, divided into at least two subcircuits, to control the memory array, and a bitline circuit, divided into at least two subcircuits, to control the memory array. The wordline subcircuits and the bitline subcircuits at least partially overlap separate respective regions of the memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: MARK HELM, JUNG SHENG HOEI, AARON YIP, DZUNG NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20160180934
    Abstract: Various embodiments, disclosed herein, include apparatus and methods to read a logic level in a selected memory cell in a selected string of a memory by sensing the logic level in response to a read current flowing through the selected string to a data line. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Koji Sakui, Takehiro Hasegawa, Mark Helm