Patents by Inventor Murong Lang

Murong Lang 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: 12688904
    Abstract: An example method of performing memory access operations comprises: receiving a request to perform a memory access operation; identifying a block family associated with a set of memory cells; determining, for each logical programming level of a plurality of logical programming levels, a corresponding default block family error avoidance (BFEA) threshold voltage offset value associated with the block family; determining a value of a data state metric associated with the set of memory cells; determining, for each logical programming level of a plurality of logical programming levels, a corresponding sub-BFEA threshold voltage offset value; and performing the memory access operation by applying, for each logical programming level of the plurality of logical programming levels, a combination of the default BFEA threshold voltage value, the sub-BFEA threshold voltage value, and a corresponding base voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Chang, Yu-Chung Lien, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Michael G. Miller
  • Publication number: 20260204332
    Abstract: A system and method for reading data from a memory device are provided. The system and method determine a center of valley (CoV) shift for an individual memory die and generate a read offset by program-erase count (PEC) (ROBP) lookup table individually associated with the individual memory die based on the determined CoV shift, the ROBP lookup table including read level offset values for different word line groups and PEC counts. The system and method apply the ROBP lookup table to adjust read levels for the individual memory die during memory operations to compensate for threshold voltage degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Li-Te Chang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260204328
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for reading data from a memory device. The system and method receive a request to read data from a portion of a memory device. The system and method, in response to receiving the request to read the data, determine whether the portion of the memory device is available for writing data. The system and method selectively apply boundary word line (WL) offset values to read one or more WLs of the portion of the memory device in addition to applying inner WL offset values in response to determining whether the portion of the memory device is available for writing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Christina Papagianni, Murong Lang, Yang Liu, Yueh-hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20260196259
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device comprising a plurality of dies and a processing device coupled to the memory device. The processing device provides updated assignments of a plurality of blocks from a plurality of dies to a plurality of voltage offset bins to a code word error rate (CWER) machine learning (ML) model. The processing device receives, from the CWER ML model, a CWER distribution of the memory device. The processing device determines a tail slope value associated with the CWER distribution. The processing device determines whether the tail slope value satisfies a tail slope threshold criterion. Responsive to determining that the tail slope value associated with the CWER distribution satisfies the tail slope threshold criterion, the processing device causes a data associated with a block family to be refreshed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Li-Te Chang, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 12676202
    Abstract: A method for performing a media scan operation on a virtual block in a memory device is described herein. The method includes incrementing a first count value of a first read counter via a controller in response to a first read operation performed on a first fractional good block of the virtual block. The method also includes incrementing a second count value of a second read counter via the controller in response to a second read operation performed on a second fractional good block of the virtual block. The method also includes selecting one of the first and second fractional good blocks for the media scan operation via the controller based on a difference between the first and second count values. The method further includes performing the media scan operation on a wordline of the selected one of the first and second fractional good blocks via the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Peng Zhang, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Lei Lin
  • Patent number: 12675224
    Abstract: A memory sub-system controller selectively adjusts read threshold voltages on certain word lines for partially written memory blocks of a memory sub-system. The controller generates a request to read a portion of a set of memory components. The controller, in response to determining that the portion corresponds to a partially programmed block (PB), selectively modifies a boundary word line (WL) read level offset, stored in a boundary WL offset table, by applying an adjustment factor to the boundary WL read level offset. The controller reads a first set of data from one or more inner WLs of the portion using a first read level offset retrieved from an inner WL offset table and reads a second set of data from a boundary WL of the portion using the selectively modified boundary WL read level offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christina Papagianni, Murong Lang, Guang Hu
  • Publication number: 20260188397
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for reading data from a memory device. The system and method generate a request to read a portion of a memory device and, in response to determining that the portion corresponds to a partially programmed block (PB), determining a condition associated with an individual WL corresponding to the portion of the memory device. The system and method obtain a read level offset from an individual WL offset table, based on the condition associated with the individual WL, and read data from the individual WL using the read level offset obtained from the individual WL offset table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Christina Papagianni, Murong Lang
  • Publication number: 20260188398
    Abstract: A system and method for reading data from a memory device. The system and method determine that a power loss event has occurred during an all-level program operation of the memory device, the all-level program operation simultaneously programming multiple levels of the memory device. The system and method, in response to determining that the power loss event has occurred during the all-level program operation of the memory device, perform a read operation of an individual portion of the memory device using an individual read level to detect incomplete programming across the multiple levels and detect incomplete programming based on determining that a read bit error rate (RBER) associated with the read operation of the individual portion transgresses a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Hanping Chen, Jun Wan
  • Patent number: 12670961
    Abstract: A controller of a memory device may identify a plurality of word line groups, included in a block of a memory of the memory device, that include erased pages of the block. The controller may identify a subset of word line groups, of the plurality of word line groups, for a NAND detect empty page (NDEP) scan operation. The controller may perform, based on identifying the subset of word line groups, the NDEP scan operation for the subset of word line groups. A voltage threshold for the NDEP scan may be based on an offset voltage that can be adaptive based on parameters such as quantity of program-erase cycles, memory cell type, and/or operating temperature, among other examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christina Papagianni, Murong Lang, Peng Zhang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260178212
    Abstract: One or more media management threshold values associated with the memory device are maintained. The one or more media management threshold values include a bit error count per page threshold and/or a valley width threshold value. A number of program erase cycles associated with the memory device is identified. Responsive to determining that the number of program erase cycles satisfies a criterion, one or more adjusted media management threshold values are generated by decreasing the one or more media management threshold values as the number of program erase cycles increases. A data state metric for one or more wordlines of the memory device is determined. Responsive to determining that the data state metric exceeds a corresponding media management threshold value of the one or more adjusted media management threshold values, a media management operation is performed with respect to a block comprising the one or more wordlines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Zhongguang Xu, Murong Lang, Fangfang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20260161320
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including: receiving a request to perform a memory access operation on a set of cells associated with a wordline of the memory device; determining that a temperature associated with the memory device satisfies a threshold criterion; determining a memory access operation type of the memory access operation; and performing the memory access operation on the set of cells associated with the wordline using a first time sense parameter, wherein the first time sense parameter corresponds to the memory access operation type and the temperature associated with the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Ching-Huang Lu, Murong Lang
  • Publication number: 20260161507
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device with dies and a processing device coupled to the memory device. The processing device causes a health scan to be performed on a set of memory units residing within one or more dies and updates, for each read sample taken during the health scan of a unit of memory, an assignment to a voltage offset bin of a plurality of voltage offset bins. The processing device tracks, by a memory data structure, the updated assignments to the plurality of voltage offset bins and generates, based on the memory data structure, an error rate distribution of the memory device. In response to determining that a trigger rate (TR) margin value associated with the error rate distribution does not satisfy a threshold value, the processing device causes a data associated with the unit of memory to be refreshed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2026
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Li-Te Chang, Murong Lang, Wenyen Chang, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 12640212
    Abstract: The present disclosure configures a system component, such as memory sub-system controller, to perform empty page scan operations. The controller, in response to a request to perform an empty page scan operation, identifies a portion of a set of memory components that is empty and ready to be programmed. The controller generates an order in which to perform the empty page scan operation for a plurality of regions of the identified portion of the set of memory components. The controller determines whether a first region of the plurality of regions in the order fails the empty page scan operation before a second region of the plurality of regions is scanned. The controller terminates the empty page scan operation early to prevent performing the empty page scan operation for one or more remaining regions of the plurality of regions of the identified portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Lin, Peng Zhang, Murong Lang
  • Publication number: 20260141964
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems including an operation tracker for tracking operations of decks of a memory block. The operation tracker receives a command for a deck of a memory. The memory includes a plurality of separately accessible decks partitioned from a physical block of the memory. The operation tracker increments a read count for a deck of the plurality of separately accessible decks. Responsive to determining that the read count for the deck of the plurality of separately accessible decks satisfies a read count threshold, the operation tracker triggers a read disturb scan of the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Hanping Chen, Murong Lang, Peng Zhang
  • Patent number: 12633351
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array including a set of target memory cells connected to a target wordline; and a first wordline and a second wordline, each adjacent to the target wordline; and control logic, operatively coupled with the memory array, to perform operations including causing a program operation to be initiated to program the set of target memory cells of the target wordline to a target programming level; determining, for each memory cell connected to each wordline of the memory array, a respective value of a metric that reflects a size of a memory cell; identifying a plurality of wordline groups in the memory array, wherein for each wordline group, each memory cell connected to each wordlines of a wordline group has the respective value falling in a respective threshold range; determining a first offset value corresponding to a first wordline group of the plurality of wordline groups, the first wordline group including the target wordline; identifying, based on programming level information
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Lien, Hanping Chen, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 12633361
    Abstract: A memory device including a memory array including a set of target memory cells connected to a target wordline; and a first wordline adjacent to the target wordline, wherein the first wordline is to be programmed immediately subsequent to the target wordline; and control logic, operatively coupled with the memory array, to perform operations including causing, during a first time period of a program operation, a ramping wordline voltage to be applied to the set of target memory cells of the target wordline; causing, during the first time period, a disconnection of a set of pillars associated with the set of memory cells from a voltage supply and ground voltage, wherein each pillar corresponds to a respective programming level of a set of programming levels; causing, during a second time period of the program operation, a programming pulse to be applied to the set of target memory cells, wherein the programming pulse programs each programming level of the set of programming levels associated with the set of ta
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Lien, Hanping Chen, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 12625642
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure configure a system component, such as a memory sub-system controller, to provide adaptive media management based on temperature-related memory component capabilities. The controller determines a read disturb condition criterion associated with an individual memory component of a set of memory components and determines a temperature of a memory sub-system comprising the set of memory components. The controller adjusts the read disturb condition criterion based on the temperature and program erase cycles (PEC) of the memory sub-system and performs an individual media management operation on the individual memory component in response to determining that the adjusted read disturb condition criterion has been satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christina Papagianni, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260126919
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems related to managing deck-specific read levels are described. The apparatus may include a memory array having the memory cells organized into two or more decks. The apparatus can determine a delay between programming the decks. The apparatus can derive and implement the deck-specific read levels by selectively adjusting a base read level with an offset level according to the delay and/or the targeted read location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Tingjun Xie, Fangfang Zhu, Zhenming Zhou, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20260112444
    Abstract: In some implementations, a memory device may determine that a power loss has occurred. The memory device may determine a last written page (LWP) location associated with an LWP of a block of a memory of the memory device. The memory device may determine one of: a word line group (WLG) associated with the LWP location and at least one WLG-dependent offset associated with the WLG, or a partial block (PB) fill ratio associated with the LWP location and at least one PB-fill-ratio-dependent offset associated with the PB fill ratio. The memory device may perform a power loss error detection procedure based on one of the at least one WLG-dependent offset or the at least one PB-fill-ratio offset by applying the one of the at least one WLG-dependent offset or the at least one PB-fill-ratio offset to at least one read reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Peng ZHANG, Lei LIN, Zhongguang XU, Li-Te CHANG, Zhengang CHEN, Murong LANG, Zhenming ZHOU
  • Patent number: 12603138
    Abstract: A memory device may include a memory and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a read command associated with a block of the memory. The controller may be configured to determine a block type associated with the block. The controller may be configured to identify, based on the block type, one or more read voltage offsets for a read operation associated with the block. The controller may be configured to perform the read operation based on the one or more read voltage offsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongguang Xu, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Ugo Russo, Niccolo' Righetti, Nicola Ciocchini