Patents by Inventor Patrick La Fratta

Patrick La Fratta 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: 11972152
    Abstract: Commands in a command queue are received and scheduled. For each of the commands, scheduling includes determining an age of a command based on an entrance time of the command in the command queue. When the age of the command satisfies a first threshold, marking all other commands in the command queue as not issuable when the command is a deterministic command, and marking all other commands in the command queue as not issuable when the command is a non-deterministic command and the intermediate command queue is not empty. Scheduling the command further includes determining whether the command is a read command and marking the command as not issuable when the command is a non-deterministic read command and the intermediate command queue is empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert Walker
  • Patent number: 11928055
    Abstract: A system generating, using a first addressable unit address decoder, a first addressable unit address based on an input address, an interleaving factor, and a number of first addressable units. The system then generating, using an internal address decoder, an internal address based on the input address, the interleaving factor, and the number of first addressable units. Generating the internal address includes: determining a lower address value by extracting lower bits of the internal address, determining an upper address value by extracting upper bits of the internal address, and adding the lower address value to the upper address value to generate the internal address. Using an internal power-of-two address boundary decoder and the internal address, the system then generating a second addressable unit address, a third addressable unit address, a fourth addressable unit address, and a fifth addressable unit address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert Walker, Chandrasekhar Nagarajan
  • Publication number: 20240078030
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to port arbitration of a memory system are described. A memory system can receive a first number of transactions and a second transaction from a first traffic stream and a third number of transactions and a fourth transaction from a second traffic stream. The memory system can process the first number of transactions at least partially concurrently with the third number of transactions. Responsive to a total quantity of transactions of the first number of transactions and the second transaction being at least a threshold quantity of transactions, the second transaction can be processed by the memory system and, subsequent to processing the second transaction, the fourth transaction can be processed by the memory system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Shashank Adavally, Jeffrey L. Scott, Robert M. Walker
  • Patent number: 11853578
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for performing data migration operations using a memory system are described. The memory system may include a component, such as a controller, for facilitating a transfer of data between a first memory device that may implement a first memory technology (e.g., having a relatively fast access speed) and a second memory device that may implement a second memory technology (e.g., having a relatively large capacity). The component may receive an indication of the data migration operation from a host device and may initiate a transfer of data between the first and second memory devices. The controller may include one or more buffers to store data being transferred between the first and second memory devices. In some cases, the transfer of data between the first and second memory devices may occur within the memory system and without being transferred through the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Walker, Paul Rosenfeld, Patrick A. La Fratta
  • Patent number: 11782626
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for performing data migration operations using a memory system are described. The memory system may include a data migration component, such as a driver, for facilitating the transfer of data between a first memory device that may implement a first memory technology (e.g., having a relatively fast access speed) and a second memory device that may implement a second memory technology (e.g., having a relatively large capacity). The component may indicate the data migration operation to a second component (e.g., a controller) of the memory system. The second component may initiate the transfer of data between the first memory device and the second memory device based on the receiving the indication of the data migration operation. In some cases, the transfer of data between the first memory device and the second memory device may occur within the memory system without being transferred through a host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Walker, Paul Rosenfeld, Patrick A. La Fratta
  • Patent number: 11709613
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing data migration operations are disclosed. An apparatus may include at least two interfaces, a first interface supporting data migration operations and a second interface supporting access operations associated with a host device. In some cases, the access operations may be a signal or protocol according to an industry standard or specification (e.g., a DRAM interface specification). The second interface may facilitate supporting industry standard applications, while the first interface supporting data migration operations may provide improved bandwidth for migrating data within the apparatus. The apparatus may include a buffer coupled with the interface and a bank cluster including two or more banks of memory cells. When a host device addresses a bank of the bank cluster, the apparatus may perform one or more data migration operations using the buffer and a different bank of the bank cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Walker, Paul Rosenfeld, Patrick A. La Fratta
  • Patent number: 11698756
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide for selectively sending a cache-based read command, such as a speculative read (SREAD) command in accordance with a Non-Volatile Dual In-Line Memory Module-P (NVDIMM-P) memory protocol, to a memory sub-system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhawal Bavishi, Patrick A. La Fratta
  • Patent number: 11625197
    Abstract: Initialization is performed based on the commands received at the command queue. To perform initialization, a bank touch count list that includes a list of banks being accessed by the commands and a bank touch count for each of the banks in the list is updated. The bank touch count identifies the number of commands accessing each of the banks. The bank touch count list is updated by assigning a bank priority rank to each of the banks based on their bank touch count, respectively. Once initialized, the commands in the command queue are scheduled by inserting each of the commands into priority queues based on the bank touch count list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert Walker
  • Publication number: 20230060826
    Abstract: A system includes a processing device that determines whether a memory bank is active and adds an activate command for a row of the memory bank accessed by an oldest command for the memory bank to a command scheduler in response to determining the memory bank is not active. The processing device determines whether the row of the memory bank has a corresponding row command in response to determining the memory bank is active. The processing device determines whether a close page mode is enabled or an open row timer has expired on the row and adds a precharge command to the command scheduler in response to determining the close page mode is enabled or the open row timer has expired. The processing device executes a command in the command scheduler based on a priority of commands included in the command scheduler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Jeffrey L. Scott, Laurent Isenegger, Robert M. Walker
  • Patent number: 11593027
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to command selection policy for electronic memory or storage are described. Commands to a memory controller may be prioritized based on a type of command, a timing of when one command was received relative to another command, a timing of when one command is ready to be issued to a memory device, or some combination of such factors. For instance, a memory controller may employ a first-ready, first-come, first-served (FRFCFS) policy in which certain types of commands (e.g., read commands) are prioritized over other types of commands (e.g., write commands). The policy may employ exceptions to such an FRFCFS policy based on dependencies or relationships among or between commands. An example can include inserting a command into a priority queue based on a category corresponding to respective commands, and iterating through a plurality of priority queues in order of priority to select a command to issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert M. Walker
  • Patent number: 11586390
    Abstract: Initialization is performed based on the commands received at the command queue. To perform initialization, a bank touch count list that includes a list of banks being accessed by the commands and a bank touch count for each of the banks in the list is updated. The bank touch count identifies the number of commands accessing each of the banks. The bank touch count list is updated by assigning a bank priority rank to each of the banks based on their bank touch count, respectively. Once initialized, the commands in the command queue are scheduled by inserting each of the commands into priority queues based on the bank touch count list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert Walker
  • Publication number: 20230053291
    Abstract: A system generating, using a first addressable unit address decoder, a first addressable unit address based on an input address, an interleaving factor, and a number of first addressable units. The system then generating, using an internal address decoder, an internal address based on the input address, the interleaving factor, and the number of first addressable units. Generating the internal address includes: determining a lower address value by extracting lower bits of the internal address, determining an upper address value by extracting upper bits of the internal address, and adding the lower address value to the upper address value to generate the internal address. Using an internal power-of-two address boundary decoder and the internal address, the system then generating a second addressable unit address, a third addressable unit address, a fourth addressable unit address, and a fifth addressable unit address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert Walker, Chandrasekhar Nagarajan
  • Patent number: 11567700
    Abstract: Commands in a command queue are received and scheduled. For each of the commands, scheduling includes determining an age of a command based on an entrance time of the command in the command queue. When the age of the command satisfies a first threshold, marking all other commands in the command queue as not issuable when the command is a deterministic command, and marking all other commands in the command queue as not issuable when the command is a non-deterministic command and the intermediate command queue is not empty. Scheduling the command further includes determining whether the command is a read command and marking the command as not issuable when the command is a non-deterministic read command and the intermediate command queue is empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert Walker
  • Patent number: 11543978
    Abstract: A method is described that includes receiving a plurality of streams of memory requests and each stream is associated with a source. The method further includes determining a bandwidth allocation for each stream, wherein each allocation represents a portion of a total bandwidth of a memory component managed by the subsystem and each allocation indicates a priority of a corresponding stream based on a corresponding source of each stream and assigning a set of credits to each stream based on the bandwidth allocations. The method also includes determining a memory command from a queue for issuance, wherein each memory command in the queue is associated with a stream and determining the memory command is based on the credits assigned to each stream such that commands associated with a stream with a higher number of credits is given priority for issuance over commands associated with a stream with a lower number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert M. Walker
  • Patent number: 11526306
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for command scheduling in a memory subsystem according to a selected scheduling ordering are described. Scheduling orderings are determined for a set of commands, where a scheduling ordering identifies an order by which a memory subsystem controller is to issue each command in the set of commands to the memory device. Scores are calculated for the scheduling orderings. A score of the plurality of scores includes a measure of performance of execution of the set of commands according to the scheduling ordering. A scheduling ordering is selected from the scheduling orderings based on the scores, and a command is issued to the memory device according to the scheduling ordering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert M. Walker
  • Publication number: 20220374166
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for command scheduling in a memory subsystem according to a selected scheduling ordering are described. Scheduling orderings are determined for a set of commands, where a scheduling ordering identifies an order by which a memory subsystem controller is to issue each command in the set of commands to the memory device. Scores are calculated for the scheduling orderings. A score of the plurality of scores includes a measure of performance of execution of the set of commands according to the scheduling ordering. A scheduling ordering is selected from the scheduling orderings based on the scores, and a command is issued to the memory device according to the scheduling ordering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick A. LA FRATTA, Robert M. WALKER
  • Patent number: 11507504
    Abstract: A system generating, using a first addressable unit address decoder, a first addressable unit address based on an input address, an interleaving factor, and a number of first addressable units. The system then generating, using an internal address decoder, an internal address based on the input address, the interleaving factor, and the number of first addressable units. Generating the internal address includes: determining a lower address value by extracting lower bits of the internal address, determining an upper address value by extracting upper bits of the internal address, and adding the lower address value to the upper address value to generate the internal address. Using an internal power-of-two address boundary decoder and the internal address, the system then generating a second addressable unit address, a third addressable unit address, a fourth addressable unit address, and a fifth addressable unit address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. La Fratta, Robert Walker, Chandrasekhar Nagarajan
  • Patent number: 11442648
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing data migration operations are disclosed. An apparatus may include at least two interfaces, a first interface supporting data migration operations and a second interface supporting access operations associated with a host device. In some cases, the access operations may be a signal or protocol according to an industry standard or specification (e.g., a DRAM interface specification). The second interface may facilitate supporting industry standard applications, while the first interface supporting data migration operations may provide improved bandwidth for migrating data within the apparatus. The apparatus may include a buffer coupled with the interface and a bank cluster including two or more banks of memory cells. When a host device addresses a bank of the bank cluster, the apparatus may perform one or more data migration operations using the buffer and a different bank of the bank cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Walker, Paul Rosenfeld, Patrick A. La Fratta
  • Publication number: 20220179590
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide for selectively sending a cache-based read command, such as a speculative read (SREAD) command in accordance with a Non-Volatile Dual In-Line Memory Module-P (NVDIMM-P) memory protocol, to a memory sub-system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Dhawal Bavishi, Patrick A. La Fratta
  • Publication number: 20220147262
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing data migration operations are disclosed. An apparatus may include at least two interfaces, a first interface supporting data migration operations and a second interface supporting access operations associated with a host device. In some cases, the access operations may be a signal or protocol according to an industry standard or specification (e.g., a DRAM interface specification). The second interface may facilitate supporting industry standard applications, while the first interface supporting data migration operations may provide improved bandwidth for migrating data within the apparatus. The apparatus may include a buffer coupled with the interface and a bank cluster including two or more banks of memory cells. When a host device addresses a bank of the bank cluster, the apparatus may perform one or more data migration operations using the buffer and a different bank of the bank cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Robert M. Walker, Paul Rosenfeld, Patrick A. La Fratta