Patents by Inventor Sébastien Andre

Sébastien Andre 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: 20200135277
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are systems, methods, memory devices, and machine readable mediums for a fast secure data destruction for NAND memory devices that renders data in a memory cell unreadable. Instead of going through all the erase phases, the memory device may remove sensitive data by performing only the pre-programming phase of the erase process. Thus, the NAND doesn't perform the second and third phases of the erase process. This is much faster and results in data that cannot be reconstructed. In some examples, because the erase pulse is not actually applied and because this is simply a programming operation, data may be rendered unreadable at a per-page level rather than a per-block level as in traditional erases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ting Luo, Kulachet Tanpairoj, Harish Reddy Singidi, Jianmin Huang, Preston Allen Thomson, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Publication number: 20200125295
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for host accelerated operations in managed NAND devices are described herein. A read request is received at a controller of a NAND device. Here, the read request includes a logical address and a physical address. A a verification component that corresponds to the physical address is retrieved a NAND array of the NAND device. A verification of the read request is computed using the logical address, the physical address, and the verification component. A read operation is then modified based on the verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Publication number: 20200071311
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Niall Andrew ANDERSON, Nicholas Paul BARTON, Sebastien Andre CAMPOS, Edward Paul CANNONS, Anthony William James COOPER, Kenneth David DOWN, Kevin James DOYLE, Julie Nicole HAMBLIN, Graham George Adam INGLIS, Armelle LE GALL, Vipulkumar Kantibhai PATEL, Simon PEACE, Andrew SHARPE, Gemma Victoria WHITE
  • Patent number: 10579288
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are systems, methods, memory devices, and machine readable mediums for a fast secure data destruction for NAND memory devices that renders data in a memory cell unreadable. Instead of going through all the erase phases, the memory device may remove sensitive data by performing only the pre-programming phase of the erase process. Thus, the NAND doesn't perform the second and third phases of the erase process. This is much faster and results in data that cannot be reconstructed. In some examples, because the erase pulse is not actually applied and because this is simply a programming operation, data may be rendered unreadable at a per-page level rather than a per-block level as in traditional erases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10572388
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are memory devices which feature customizable Single Level Cell (SLC) and Multiple Level Cell (MLC) configurations. The configuration (e.g., the size and position) of the SLC cache may have an impact on power consumption, speed, and other performance of the memory device. An operating system of an electronic device to which the memory device is installed may wish to achieve different performance of the device based upon certain conditions detectable by the operating system. In this way, the performance of the memory device can be customized by the operating system through adjustments of the performance characteristics of the SLC cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carla L. Christensen, Jianmin Huang, Sebastien Andre Jean, Kulachet Tanpairoj
  • Patent number: 10559369
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for voltage degradation aware NAND array management are disclosed herein. Voltage to a NAND device is monitored to detect a voltage event. A history of voltage events is modified with the voltage event. A voltage condition is observed from the history of voltage events. An operational parameter of a NAND array in the NAND device is then modified in response to the voltage condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Andre Jean, Harish Reddy Singidi
  • Publication number: 20200043559
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a memory device or a memory controller configured to determine that a condition has occurred that indicates a performance throttling operation, implement a performance throttling responsive to the determined condition, responsive to implementing the performance throttling, set a performance throttling status indicator in an exception event status attribute, receive a command from a host device across a memory device interface, perform the command, prepare a response to the command, the response including a flag indicating that the performance throttling status indicator is set in the exception event status attribute, and send the response to the host device. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium and other embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Publication number: 20200035314
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, memory devices, machine readable mediums configured to intentionally degrade NAND performance when a value of a NAND health metric indicates a potential for failure to encourage users to replace or backup their devices before data loss occurs. For example, the system may track a NAND health metric and when that metric reaches a predetermined threshold or state, the system may intentionally degrade performance. This performance degradation may be more effective than a warning to effect device backup or replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10545685
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are memory devices which feature customizable Single Level Cell (SLC) and Multiple Level Cell (MLC) configurations. The SLC memory cells serve as a high-speed cache providing SLC level performance with the storage capacity of a memory device with MLC memory cells. The proportion of cells configured as MLC vs the proportion that are configured as SLC storage may be configurable, and in some examples, the proportion may change during usage based upon configurable rules based upon memory device metrics. In some examples, when the device activity is below an activity threshold, the memory device may skip the SLC cache and place the data directly into the MLC storage to reduce power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kulachet Tanpairoj, Sebastien Andre Jean, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Jianmin Huang
  • Publication number: 20200004689
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for memory constrained translation table management are disclosed herein. A level of a translation table is logically segmented into multiple segments. Here, a bottom level of the translation table includes a logical to physical address pairing for a portion of a storage device and other levels of the translation table include references within the translation table. The multiple segments are written to the storage device. A first segment of the multiple segments is loaded to byte-addressable memory. A request for an address translation is received and determined to be for an address referred to by a second segment of the multiple segments. The first segment is then replaced with the second segment in the byte-addressable memory and the request is fulfilled using the second segment to locate a lower level of the translation table that includes the address translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10522229
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are systems, methods, memory devices, and machine readable mediums for a fast secure data destruction for NAND memory devices that renders data in a memory cell unreadable. Instead of going through all the erase phases, the memory device may remove sensitive data by performing only the pre-programming phase of the erase process. Thus, the NAND doesn't perform the second and third phases of the erase process. This is much faster and results in data that cannot be reconstructed. In some examples, because the erase pulse is not actually applied and because this is simply a programming operation, data may be rendered unreadable at a per-page level rather than a per-block level as in traditional erases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ting Luo, Kulachet Tanpairoj, Harish Singidi, Jianmin Huang, Preston Thomson, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Publication number: 20190383054
    Abstract: Provided is an emergency shelter that is able to occupy a first, folded position for storage and transport and a second deployed position that is suitable for sheltering at least one person, a method for reversibly converting the shelter from this first position to this second position, and a module of contiguous shelters of this kind. The emergency shelter includes an inflatable tent and a retention device in the form of a column that is preassembled with the inflated tent in said second position. The column is suitable for inflating the tent and holding it deployed around the former in said second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON
    Inventors: Sébastien ANDRE, Céline GIRAULT, Raphaël NADJAR, Denis GODEAU, Katarzyna AVRIL
  • Publication number: 20190361812
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums that dynamically adjust the size of an L2P cache in a memory device in response to observed operational conditions. The L2P cache may borrow memory space from a donor memory location, such as a read or write buffer. For example, if the system notices a high amount of read requests, the system may increase the size of the L2P cache at the expense of the write buffer (which may be decreased). Likewise, if the system notices a high amount of write requests, the system may increase the size of the L2P cache at the expense of the read buffer (which may be decreased).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10457674
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Niall Andrew Anderson, Nicholas Paul Barton, Sebastien Andre Campos, Edward Paul Cannons, Anthony William James Cooper, Kenneth David Down, Kevin James Doyle, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Graham George Adam Inglis, Armelle Le Gall, Vipulkumar Kantibhai Patel, Simon Peace, Andrew Sharpe, Gemma Victoria White
  • Patent number: 10453543
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, memory devices, machine readable mediums configured to intentionally degrade NAND performance when a value of a NAND health metric indicates a potential for failure to encourage users to replace or backup their devices before data loss occurs. For example, the system may track a NAND health metric and when that metric reaches a predetermined threshold or state, the system may intentionally degrade performance. This performance degradation may be more effective than a warning to effect device backup or replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10437734
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for memory constrained translation table management are disclosed herein. A level of a translation table is logically segmented into multiple segments. Here, a bottom level of the translation table includes a logical to physical address pairing for a portion of a storage device and other levels of the translation table include references within the translation table. The multiple segments are written to the storage device. A first segment of the multiple segments is loaded to byte-addressable memory. A request for an address translation is received and determined to be for an address referred to by a second segment of the multiple segments. The first segment is then replaced with the second segment in the byte-addressable memory and the request is fulfilled using the second segment to locate a lower level of the translation table that includes the address translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10430117
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for host accelerated operations in managed NAND devices are described herein. A read request is received at a controller of a NAND device. Here, the read request includes a logical address and a physical address. A a verification component that corresponds to the physical address is retrieved a NAND array of the NAND device. A verification of the read request is computed using the logical address, the physical address, and the verification component. A read operation is then modified based on the verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10424382
    Abstract: Devices and techniques for increased NAND performance under high thermal conditions are disclosed herein. An indicator of a high-temperature thermal condition for a NAND device may be obtained. A workload of the NAND device may be measured in response to the high-temperature thermal condition. Operation of the NAND device may then be modified based on the workload and the high-temperature thermal condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10418115
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a memory device or a memory controller configured to determine that a condition has occurred that indicates a performance throttling operation, implement a performance throttling responsive to the determined condition, responsive to implementing the performance throttling, set a performance throttling status indicator in an exception event status attribute, receive a command from a host device across a memory device interface, perform the command, prepare a response to the command, the response including a flag indicating that the performance throttling status indicator is set in the exception event status attribute, and send the response to the host device. Methods of operation are disclosed, as well as machine-readable medium and other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg A. Blodgett, Sebastien Andre Jean
  • Patent number: 10409726
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums that dynamically adjust the size of an L2P cache in a memory device in response to observed operational conditions. The L2P cache may borrow memory space from a donor memory location, such as a read or write buffer. For example, if the system notices a high amount of read requests, the system may increase the size of the L2P cache at the expense of the write buffer (which may be decreased). Likewise, if the system notices a high amount of write requests, the system may increase the size of the L2P cache at the expense of the read buffer (which may be decreased).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sebastien Andre Jean