Patents by Inventor Mase J. Taub
Mase J. Taub 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: 11900998Abstract: A memory device including a memory array and address lines; and decoder circuitry to apply a first bias to a WL coupled to a memory cell selected for a memory operation, a second bias to a BL coupled to the selected memory cell, and one or more neutral biases to the other BLs and WLs of the memory array; wherein the decoder circuitry comprises a plurality of bias circuits coupled to the address lines, a first bias circuit of the plurality of bias circuits comprising a transistor pair and an additional transistor coupled to an address line of the plurality of address lines, wherein the bias circuit is to apply, to the address line, the first bias through the transistor pair in a first state, the second bias through the transistor pair in a second state, and the neutral bias through the additional transistor in a third state.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Balaji Srinivasan, Sandeep Kumar Guliani, Mase J. Taub, Derchang Kau, Ashir G. Shah
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Patent number: 11705197Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a modified write voltage for memory devices are described. In an example, the memory device may determine a first set of memory cells to be switched from a first logic state (e.g., a SET state) to a second logic state (e.g., a RESET state) based on a received write command. The memory device may perform a read operation to determine a subset of the first set of memory cells (e.g., a second set of memory cells) having a conductance threshold satisfying a criteria based on a predicted drift of the memory cells. The memory device may apply a RESET pulse to each of the memory cells within the first set of memory cells, where the RESET pulse applied to the second set of memory cells is modified to decrease voltage threshold drift in the RESET state.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sandeepan Dasgupta, Sanjay Rangan, Koushik Banerjee, Nevil Gajera, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal
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Publication number: 20220415425Abstract: A read technique for both SLC (single level cell) and MLC (multi-level cell) cross-point memory can mitigate drift-related errors with minimal or no drift tracking. In one example, a read at a higher magnitude voltage is applied first, which causes the drift for cells in a lower threshold voltage state to be reset. In one example, the read at the first voltage can be a full float read to minimize disturb. A second read can then be performed at a lower voltage without the need to adjust the read voltage due to drift.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Hemant P. RAO, Raymond W. ZENG, Prashant S. DAMLE, Zion S. KWOK, Kiran PANGAL, Mase J. TAUB
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Publication number: 20220084589Abstract: A memory device including a memory array and address lines; and decoder circuitry to apply a first bias to a WL coupled to a memory cell selected for a memory operation, a second bias to a BL coupled to the selected memory cell, and one or more neutral biases to the other BLs and WLs of the memory array; wherein the decoder circuitry comprises a plurality of bias circuits coupled to the address lines, a first bias circuit of the plurality of bias circuits comprising a transistor pair and an additional transistor coupled to an address line of the plurality of address lines, wherein the bias circuit is to apply, to the address line, the first bias through the transistor pair in a first state, the second bias through the transistor pair in a second state, and the neutral bias through the additional transistor in a third state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Balaji Srinivasan, Sandeep Kumar Guliani, Mase J. Taub, DerChang Kau, Ashir G. Shah
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Patent number: 11276465Abstract: A method, apparatus and system to address memory cells in a memory array that includes address lines comprising wordlines (WLs) and bitlines (BLs). The method comprises: controlling a decoder circuitry of a memory array, the memory array including a plurality of WLs and a plurality of BLs, the decoder circuitry including a plurality of switches coupled respectively to the WLs, or respectively to the BLs; and causing a selected switch of the plurality of switches to change a bias of a corresponding selected address line coupled thereto from a floating bias at an idle state of the decoder circuitry to either a positive bias or a negative bias without changing a bias at deselected address lines corresponding to deselected switches of the plurality of switches from the floating bias at the idle state.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Balaji Srinivasan, Mase J. Taub, DerChang Kau
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Publication number: 20220068385Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a modified write voltage for memory devices are described. In an example, the memory device may determine a first set of memory cells to be switched from a first logic state (e.g., a SET state) to a second logic state (e.g., a RESET state) based on a received write command. The memory device may perform a read operation to determine a subset of the first set of memory cells (e.g., a second set of memory cells) having a conductance threshold satisfying a criteria based on a predicted drift of the memory cells. The memory device may apply a RESET pulse to each of the memory cells within the first set of memory cells, where the RESET pulse applied to the second set of memory cells is modified to decrease voltage threshold drift in the RESET state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Sandeepan Dasgupta, Sanjay Rangan, Koushik Banerjee, Nevil Gajera, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal
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Publication number: 20220059166Abstract: A method, apparatus and system to address memory cells in a memory array that includes address lines comprising wordlines (WLs) and bitlines (BLs). The method comprises: controlling a decoder circuitry of a memory array, the memory array including a plurality of WLs and a plurality of BLs, the decoder circuitry including a plurality of switches coupled respectively to the WLs, or respectively to the BLs; and causing a selected switch of the plurality of switches to change a bias of a corresponding selected address line coupled thereto from a floating bias at an idle state of the decoder circuitry to either a positive bias or a negative bias without changing a bias at deselected address lines corresponding to deselected switches of the plurality of switches from the floating bias at the idle state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Balaji Srinivasan, Mase J. Taub, DerChang Kau
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Patent number: 11170853Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a modified write voltage for memory devices are described. In an example, the memory device may determine a first set of memory cells to be switched from a first logic state (e.g., a SET state) to a second logic state (e.g., a RESET state) based on a received write command. The memory device may perform a read operation to determine a subset of the first set of memory cells (e.g., a second set of memory cells) having a conductance threshold satisfying a criteria based on a predicted drift of the memory cells. The memory device may apply a RESET pulse to each of the memory cells within the first set of memory cells, where the RESET pulse applied to the second set of memory cells is modified to decrease voltage threshold drift in the RESET state.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sandeepan Dasgupta, Sanjay Rangan, Koushik Banerjee, Nevil Gajera, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal
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Publication number: 20210280244Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a modified write voltage for memory devices are described. In an example, the memory device may determine a first set of memory cells to be switched from a first logic state (e.g., a SET state) to a second logic state (e.g., a RESET state) based on a received write command. The memory device may perform a read operation to determine a subset of the first set of memory cells (e.g., a second set of memory cells) having a conductance threshold satisfying a criteria based on a predicted drift of the memory cells. The memory device may apply a RESET pulse to each of the memory cells within the first set of memory cells, where the RESET pulse applied to the second set of memory cells is modified to decrease voltage threshold drift in the RESET state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Sandeepan Dasgupta, Sanjay Rangan, Koushik Banerjee, Nevil Gajera, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal
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Patent number: 10546634Abstract: The present disclosure relates to phase change memory control. An apparatus includes a memory controller. The memory controller includes a word line (WL) control module and a bit line (BL) control module. The memory controller is to determine a WL address based, at least in part, on a received memory address. The memory controller is further to determine a BL address. The apparatus further includes a parameter selection module to select a value of a control parameter based, at least in part, on at least one of the WL address and/or the BL address.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Raymond W. Zeng, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal, Sandeep K. Guliani
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Patent number: 10497434Abstract: A system and technique is disclosed for writing data in a cross-point memory. The state of one or more memory cells of the cross-point memory are sensed and then are continued to be selected and left on. It is then determined which of the one or more memory cells are to change state based on incoming user data that is to be written into the one or more memory cells. The one or more memory cells determined to change state and are still selected to be on are then written by applying a write-current pulse to the memory cells. In one exemplary embodiment, the one or more memory cells comprise one or more phase-change-type memory cell devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mase J. Taub, Sandeep K. Guliani, Kiran Pangal
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Patent number: 10269396Abstract: Examples may include techniques to mitigate bias drift for memory cells of a memory device. A first memory cell coupled with a first word-line and a bit-line is selected for a write operation. A second memory cell coupled with a second word-line and the bit-line is de-selected for the write operation. First and second bias voltages are applied to the first word-line and the bit-line during the write operation to program the first memory cell. A third bias voltage is applied to the second word-line during the write operation to reduce or mitigate voltage bias to the second memory cell due to the second bias voltage applied to the bit-line to program the first memory cell.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Rakesh Jeyasingh, Nevil N Gajera, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal
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Publication number: 20190096482Abstract: The present disclosure relates to phase change memory control. An apparatus includes a memory controller. The memory controller includes a word line (WL) control module and a bit line (BL) control module. The memory controller is to determine a WL address based, at least in part, on a received memory address. The memory controller is further to determine a BL address. The apparatus further includes a parameter selection module to select a value of a control parameter based, at least in part, on at least one of the WL address and/or the BL address.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Raymond W. ZENG, Mase J. TAUB, Kiran PANGAL, Sandeep K. GULIANI
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Publication number: 20190074058Abstract: A system and technique is disclosed for writing data in a cross-point memory. The state of one or more memory cells of the cross-point memory are sensed and then are continued to be selected and left on. It is then determined which of the one or more memory cells are to change state based on incoming user data that is to be written into the one or more memory cells. The one or more memory cells determined to change state and are still selected to be on are then written by applying a write-current pulse to the memory cells. In one exemplary embodiment, the one or more memory cells comprise one or more phase-change-type memory cell devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Mase J. TAUB, Sandeep K. GULIANI, Kiran PANGAL
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Publication number: 20190057728Abstract: Examples may include techniques to mitigate bias drift for memory cells of a memory device. A first memory cell coupled with a first word-line and a bit-line is selected for a write operation. A second memory cell coupled with a second word-line and the bit-line is de-selected for the write operation. First and second bias voltages are applied to the first word-line and the bit-line during the write operation to program the first memory cell. A third bias voltage is applied to the second word-line during the write operation to reduce or mitigate voltage bias to the second memory cell due to the second bias voltage applied to the bit-line to program the first memory cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Rakesh JEYASINGH, Nevil N GAJERA, Mase J. TAUB, Kiran PANGAL
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Patent number: 10134468Abstract: The present disclosure relates to phase change memory control. An apparatus includes a memory controller. The memory controller includes a word line (WL) control module and a bit line (BL) control module. The memory controller is to determine a WL address based, at least in part, on a received memory address. The memory controller is further to determine a BL address. The apparatus further includes a parameter selection module to select a value of a control parameter based, at least in part, on at least one of the WL address and/or the BL address.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Raymond W. Zeng, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal, Sandeep K. Guliani
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Patent number: 10056136Abstract: A system and technique is disclosed for writing data in a cross-point memory. The state of one or more memory cells of the cross-point memory are sensed and then are continued to be selected and left on. It is then determined which of the one or more memory cells are to change state based on incoming user data that is to be written into the one or more memory cells. The one or more memory cells determined to change state and are still selected to be on are then written by applying a write-current pulse to the memory cells. In one exemplary embodiment, the one or more memory cells comprise one or more phase-change-type memory cell devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mase J. Taub, Sandeep K. Guliani, Kiran Pangal
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Patent number: 10026460Abstract: Examples may include techniques to mitigate bias drift for memory cells of a memory device. A first memory cell coupled with a first word-line and a bit-line is selected for a write operation. A second memory cell coupled with a second word-line and the bit-line is de-selected for the write operation. First and second bias voltages are applied to the first word-line and the bit-line during the write operation to program the first memory cell. A third bias voltage is applied to the second word-line during the write operation to reduce or mitigate voltage bias to the second memory cell due to the second bias voltage applied to the bit-line to program the first memory cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Rakesh Jeyasingh, Nevil N. Gajera, Mase J. Taub, Kiran Pangal
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Patent number: 9792986Abstract: The present disclosure relates to phase change memory current. An apparatus includes a memory controller including a word line (WL) control module and a bit line (BL) control module, the memory controller is to initiate selection of a memory cell. The apparatus further includes a mitigation module to configure a first line selection logic to reduce a transient energy dissipation of the memory cell, the transient energy related to selecting the memory cell.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Mase J. Taub, Sandeep K. Guliani, Kiran Pangal, Raymond W. Zeng
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Publication number: 20170294228Abstract: A system and technique is disclosed for writing data in a cross-point memory. The state of one or more memory cells of the cross-point memory are sensed and then are continued to be selected and left on. It is then determined which of the one or more memory cells are to change state based on incoming user data that is to be written into the one or more memory cells. The one or more memory cells determined to change state and are still selected to be on are then written by applying a write-current pulse to the memory cells. In one exemplary embodiment, the one or more memory cells comprise one or more phase-change-type memory cell devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Mase J. TAUB, Sandeep K. GULIANI, Kiran PANGAL