Patents by Inventor Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao

Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao 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: 20250124987
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations, including: determining a read voltage offset corresponding to a value of a metric reflective of a programmed state of a set of memory cells of the memory device; and performing, using the read voltage offset, a memory access operation with respect to the set of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Paing Z. Htet, Sead Zildzic, JR., Thomas Fiala, Jian Huang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20250118364
    Abstract: A difference between a recorded time stamp for a first set of memory cells comprised by an open translation unit (TU) of memory cells and a current time stamp for the open TU is determined, wherein the first set of memory cells comprises a most recently programmed set of memory cells. It is determined, based on a current temperature for the open TU and the difference between the recorded time stamp and the current time stamp, that a second set of memory cells comprised by the open TU is in a coarse programming state. A programming operation is performed on the second set of memory cells using a reduced programming state verify level and a reduced programming state gate step size associated with the second set of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Jian Huang, Tingjun Xie, Jiangli Zhu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Sead Zildzic
  • Patent number: 12272408
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array having a plurality of wordlines coupled with respective memory cells of the memory array. Control logic is operatively coupled with the memory array, the control logic to perform operations including: determining, prior to performing a read operation at one or more strings of the respective memory cells, a number of wordlines that are associated with memory cells that have been programmed; adjusting, based on the number of wordlines, a read level voltage for a selected wordline of the one or more strings that is to be read during the read operation; and causing, during the read operation, the adjusted read level voltage to be applied to the selected wordline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Paing Z. Htet, Sead Zildzic, Jr., Thomas Fiala
  • Patent number: 12242755
    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 read operation on a segment of the memory device; determining whether a temperature offset value of the segment satisfies a threshold criterion associated with a program erase cycle count of the segment; and responsive to determining that the temperature offset value satisfies the threshold criterion, performing a corrective read operation on the segment of the memory device, wherein a sense time parameter of the corrective read operation is modified according to the temperature offset value and the program erase cycle count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Murong Lang, Ching-Huang Lu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao
  • Publication number: 20250054549
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for programming partially programmed blocks with padding are provided. One example apparatus can include a controller configured to program a first number of word lines in a block of word lines in the array of memory cells, wherein the first number of word lines is less that a total number of word lines in the block, and program a second number of word lines of the array of memory cells, wherein the second number of word lines are programmed with padding and wherein the second number of word lines are different word lines that the first number of word lines and the total number of word lines in the block includes the first and second number of word lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Paing Htet, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 12224017
    Abstract: A system can include a memory device containing blocks made up of wordlines respectively connected to sets of memory cells, and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device to perform operations including responsive to receiving a read request that specifies a block, determining a value of a metric reflective of a number of programmed wordlines of the block. The operations can also include responsive to determining, based on the value of the metric, that the block is in a partially programmed state, identifying a read voltage offset corresponding to the value of the metric, and performing, using the read voltage offset, a read operation responsive to the read request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Paing Z. Htet, Sead Zildzic, Jr., Thomas Fiala, Jian Huang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 12217794
    Abstract: A difference between a recorded time stamp for a first set of memory cells comprised by an open translation unit (TU) of memory cells and a current time stamp for the open TU is determined, wherein the first set of memory cells comprises a most recently programmed set of memory cells. It is determined, based on a current temperature for the open TU and the difference between the recorded time stamp and the current time stamp, that a second set of memory cells comprised by the open TU is in a coarse programming state. A programming operation is performed on the second set of memory cells using a reduced programming state verify level and a reduced programming state gate step size associated with the second set of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Jian Huang, Tingjun Xie, Jiangli Zhu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Sead Zildzic
  • Publication number: 20240241664
    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 read operation on a segment of the memory device; determining whether a temperature offset value of the segment satisfies a threshold criterion associated with a program erase cycle count of the segment; and responsive to determining that the temperature offset value satisfies the threshold criterion, performing a corrective read operation on the segment of the memory device, wherein a sense time parameter of the corrective read operation is modified according to the temperature offset value and the program erase cycle count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Murong Lang, Ching-Huang Lu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao
  • Publication number: 20240170057
    Abstract: A difference between a recorded time stamp for a first set of memory cells comprised by an open translation unit (TU) of memory cells and a current time stamp for the open TU is determined, wherein the first set of memory cells comprises a most recently programmed set of memory cells. It is determined, based on a current temperature for the open TU and the difference between the recorded time stamp and the current time stamp, that a second set of memory cells comprised by the open TU is in a coarse programming state. A programming operation is performed on the second set of memory cells using a reduced programming state verify level and a reduced programming state gate step size associated with the second set of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Jian Huang, Tingjun Xie, Jiangli Zhu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Sead Zildzic
  • Patent number: 11947831
    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 read operation on a segment of the memory device; determining a program erase cycle count associated with the segment of the memory device; determining a temperature offset value for the segment of the memory device based on a write temperature and a read temperature, determining whether the temperature offset value satisfies a threshold criterion associated with the program erase cycle count of the segment; and responsive to determining that the temperature offset value satisfies the threshold criterion, performing a corrective read operation on the segment of the memory device, wherein a sense time parameter of the corrective read operation is modified according to the temperature offset value and the program erase cycle count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Murong Lang, Ching-Huang Lu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao
  • Publication number: 20240087655
    Abstract: A system can include a memory device containing blocks made up of wordlines respectively connected to sets of memory cells, and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device to perform operations including responsive to receiving a read request that specifies a block, determining a value of a metric reflective of a number of programmed wordlines of the block. The operations can also include responsive to determining, based on the value of the metric, that the block is in a partially programmed state, identifying a read voltage offset corresponding to the value of the metric, and performing, using the read voltage offset, a read operation responsive to the read request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Paing Z. Htet, Sead Zildzic, JR., Thomas Fiala, Jian Huang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 11923001
    Abstract: A programming operation is performed on a first set of memory cells addressable by a first wordline (WL), wherein the first set of memory cells are comprised by an open translation unit (TU) of memory cells. It is determined that a second set of memory cells comprised by the open TU are in a coarse programming state, wherein the second set of memory cells is addressable by a second WL. In response to determining that the second set of memory cells satisfies a threshold criterion, a programming state verify level associated with the second WL is reduced by a verify level offset. A programming state gate step size associated with each WL of the open TU is reduced by a predefined value. A programming operation is performed on the second set of memory cells using the reduced programming state verify level and the reduced programming state gate step size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Jian Huang, Tingjun Xie, Jiangli Zhu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Sead Zildzic
  • Publication number: 20240071534
    Abstract: Control logic in a memory device receives a request to perform a read operation to read data from a memory array of a memory device, the request comprising an indication of a segment of the memory array where the data is stored, initiates a failed byte count read operation on the segment of the memory array to determine a failed byte count, and reads metadata stored in a flag byte corresponding to the segment of the memory array concurrently with the failed byte count read operation. The control logic further configures one or more parameters associated with the read operation based on the failed byte count and at least a portion of the metadata read from the flag byte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao
  • Publication number: 20230393752
    Abstract: An example system can include a memory component and a processing device. The memory component can include a group of memory cells. The processing device can be coupled to the memory component. The processing device can be configured to use a first voltage window for a set of memory cells of the group of memory cells during a first time period. The processing device can be configured to determine that an error rate of a sub-set of the set of memory cells is above a threshold error rate. The processing device can be configured to, in response to the determination that the error rate of the sub-set of memory cells is above the threshold error rate, use a second voltage window for the set of memory cells of the group of memory cells during a second time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Joshua C. Garrison, Jian Huang
  • Publication number: 20230393776
    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 read operation on a segment of the memory device; determining a program erase cycle count associated with the segment of the memory device; determining a temperature offset value for the segment of the memory device based on a write temperature and a read temperature, determining whether the temperature offset value satisfies a threshold criterion associated with the program erase cycle count of the segment; and responsive to determining that the temperature offset value satisfies the threshold criterion, performing a corrective read operation on the segment of the memory device, wherein a sense time parameter of the corrective read operation is modified according to the temperature offset value and the program erase cycle count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Murong Lang, Ching-Huang Lu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao
  • Publication number: 20230368845
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array having a plurality of wordlines coupled with respective memory cells of the memory array. Control logic is operatively coupled with the memory array, the control logic to perform operations including: determining, prior to performing a read operation at one or more strings of the respective memory cells, a number of wordlines that are associated with memory cells that have been programmed; adjusting, based on the number of wordlines, a read level voltage for a selected wordline of the one or more strings that is to be read during the read operation; and causing, during the read operation, the adjusted read level voltage to be applied to the selected wordline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Paing Z. Htet, Sead Zildzic, JR., Thomas Fiala
  • Publication number: 20230352098
    Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array and control logic, operatively coupled to the memory array, to perform operations including causing a read operation to be initiated with respect to a set of target cells, obtaining cell state information for each respective group of adjacent cells, for each target cell of the set of target cells, determining a state information bin of a set of state information bins based on the cell state information for its respective group of adjacent cells, and assigning each target cell of the set of target cells to the respective state information bin. Each state information bin of the set of state information bins defines a respective boost voltage level offset to be applied to perform boost voltage modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Dheeraj Srinivasan, Paing Z. Htet, Sead Zildzic, JR., Violante Moschiano
  • Publication number: 20230307058
    Abstract: A first program pass of a multi-pass program operation is caused to be performed at a memory array. A first program voltage is applied to a wordline of a block of the memory array to program one or more memory cells during the first program pass. Subsequent to the first program pass of the multi-pass program operation, a pre-read operation is caused to be performed to read data corresponding to the first program pass and from the one or more memory cells. Whether a shift of a threshold voltage corresponding to the one or more memory cells satisfies a condition related to a threshold voltage change is determined based on the pre-read operation. Responsive to determining that the shift of the threshold voltage satisfies the condition, an updated second program voltage of a second program pass of the multi-pass program operation is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Sead Zildzic, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230206997
    Abstract: A programming operation is performed on a first set of memory cells addressable by a first wordline (WL), wherein the first set of memory cells are comprised by an open translation unit (TU) of memory cells. It is determined that a second set of memory cells comprised by the open TU are in a coarse programming state, wherein the second set of memory cells is addressable by a second WL. In response to determining that the second set of memory cells satisfies a threshold criterion, a programming state verify level associated with the second WL is reduced by a verify level offset. A programming state gate step size associated with each WL of the open TU is reduced by a predefined value. A programming operation is performed on the second set of memory cells using the reduced programming state verify level and the reduced programming state gate step size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Jian Huang, Tingjun Xie, Jiangli Zhu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Sead Zildzic
  • Patent number: 11429309
    Abstract: A processing device, operatively coupled with a memory device, is configured to identify a temperature related to a memory device of a plurality of memory devices; to determine, whether the temperature satisfies a threshold temperature condition; responsive to detecting that the temperature related to the memory device satisfies the threshold temperature condition, to identify an entry associated with the memory device from a plurality of entries in a data structure, wherein each entry of the plurality of entries corresponds to one of the plurality of memory devices; to determine a parameter value associated with the memory device from the entry, wherein the parameter value is for a programming operation to store data at the memory device; to adjust the parameter value associated with the memory device to generate an adjusted parameter value; and to store the adjusted parameter value in the entry of the data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mustafa N Kaynak, Sampath K Ratnam, Zixiang Loh, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Larry K Koudele, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Patrick R Khayat, Shane Nowell