Patents by Inventor Ricardo Cardinali

Ricardo Cardinali 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: 10528292
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a memory controller that may include a main controller to begin a power down of a non-volatile memory storage during a first time period, while operating in a first voltage range, wherein the main controller is to begin the power down of the non-volatile memory in response to an indication of a voltage level being below a predetermined threshold; and a sequencer to continue the power down of the memory storage during a second time period, while operating within a second voltage range lower than the first voltage range. In some embodiments, the sequencer may include a state machine to perform a discharge sequence, where the state machine includes a micro-action output to output a micro-action command to the memory storage based at least in part on a current state of the state machine. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventors: Luca De Santis, Tommaso Vali, Luca Nubile, Ricardo Cardinali, Maria L. Gallese, Cristina Lattaro
  • Publication number: 20190042156
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a memory controller that may include a main controller to begin a power down of a non-volatile memory storage during a first time period, while operating in a first voltage range, wherein the main controller is to begin the power down of the non-volatile memory in response to an indication of a voltage level being below a predetermined threshold; and a sequencer to continue the power down of the memory storage during a second time period, while operating within a second voltage range lower than the first voltage range. In some embodiments, the sequencer may include a state machine to perform a discharge sequence, where the state machine includes a micro-action output to output a micro-action command to the memory storage based at least in part on a current state of the state machine. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Luca De Santis, Tommaso Vali, Luca Nubile, Ricardo Cardinali, Maria L. Gallese, Cristina Lattaro