Patents by Inventor Raffaele Bufano
Raffaele Bufano 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: 10790027Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of data lines, a common source, and control logic. The control logic is configured to implement a seed operation by biasing each of the plurality of data lines to a first voltage level with the common source biased to a second voltage level lower than the first voltage level. With each data line biased to the first voltage level, the control logic is configured to float each data line and bias the common source to the first voltage level such that the bias of each data line is boosted above the first voltage level due to capacitive coupling between each data line and the common source.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Raffaele Bufano, Mirko Scapin, Andrea Giovanni-Xotta
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Publication number: 20200227119Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of data lines, a common source, and control logic. The control logic is configured to implement a seed operation by biasing each of the plurality of data lines to a first voltage level with the common source biased to a second voltage level lower than the first voltage level. With each data line biased to the first voltage level, the control logic is configured to float each data line and bias the common source to the first voltage level such that the bias of each data line is boosted above the first voltage level due to capacitive coupling between each data line and the common source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Raffaele Bufano, Mirko Scapin, Andrea Giovanni-Xotta
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Patent number: 10643706Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of data lines, a common source, and control logic. The control logic is configured to implement a seed operation by biasing each of the plurality of data lines to a first voltage level with the common source biased to a second voltage level lower than the first voltage level. With each data line biased to the first voltage level, the control logic is configured to float each data line and bias the common source to the first voltage level such that the bias of each data line is boosted above the first voltage level due to capacitive coupling between each data line and the common source.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Raffaele Bufano, Mirko Scapin, Andrea Giovanni-Xotta
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Patent number: 9262317Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to specify one or more attributes of a memory access operation. The configuration value may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Patent number: 9251065Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Micro Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Publication number: 20150220431Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Patent number: 8954660Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Publication number: 20140195723Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to specify one or more attributes of a memory access operation. The configuration value may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Publication number: 20140189220Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Patent number: 8635398Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Patent number: 8626990Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to specify one or more attributes of a memory access operation. The configuration value may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Patent number: 8607028Abstract: A method and a memory device are provided for accessing a storage location. The method includes storing an extended address value in a register in a non-volatile memory device. The method further includes subsequently receiving multiple addresses and combining the stored extended address value with each of the multiple received addresses to produce multiple combined addresses. The method further includes accessing multiple storage locations within the non-volatile memory device based, at least in part, on the multiple combined addresses.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Poorna Kale, Chris Bueb, Tommaso Zerilli, Raffaele Bufano, Sandra Lospalluti, Marco Gibilaro
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Publication number: 20120110246Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device for an execute-in-place mode may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store an execute-in-place mode value that may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Andreoli, Tommaso Zerilli
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Publication number: 20120011304Abstract: Example embodiments for providing enhanced addressability for a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise accessing a storage location based, at least in part, on an extended address value and an address, the extended address value to identify a subset of storage locations from a plurality of storage locations, the address to identify the storage location within the subset of storage locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Poorna Kale, Chris Bueb, Tommaso Zerilli, Raffaele Bufano, Sandra Lospalluti, Marco Gibilaro
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Publication number: 20120005411Abstract: Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to specify one or more attributes of a memory access operation. The configuration value may be read at least in part in response to power being applied to the memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paolo Rolandi, Sandra Lospalluti, Raffaele Bufano, Stefano Anddreoli