Patents by Inventor Sheng-Huang Lee

Sheng-Huang Lee 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: 20230367680
    Abstract: Control logic in a memory device executes a programming operation to program the set of memory blocks of the set of memory planes to a set of a programming levels. In response to determining at least a portion of a first memory block passed a program verify operation associated with a last programming level of the set of programming levels, the control logic executes a first program sub-operation to terminate the programming operation with respect to a first subset of one or more memory planes of the set of memory planes that passed the program verify operation associated with the last programming level and identify a second subset of one or more memory planes that failed the program verify operation associated with the last programming level. The control logic executes a second program sub-operation to apply a trim set to the second subset of one or more memory planes that failed the program verify operation of the last programming level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Lu Tong, Ashish Ghai, Chai Chuan Yao, Ekamdeep Singh, Lakshmi Kalpana Vakati, Sheng Huang Lee, Matthew Ivan Warren, Dheeraj Srinivasan, Jeffrey Ming-Hung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230111510
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums for using a non-defective portion of a block of memory on which there is a defect on a different portion. Rather than disable the entire block, the system may disable only a portion of the block (e.g., a first deck of the block) and salvage a different portion of the block (e.g., a second deck of the block).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Sri Rama Namala, Lu Tong, Kristopher Kopel, Sheng-Huang Lee, Chang H. Siau
  • Patent number: 11537484
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums for using a non-defective portion of a block of memory on which there is a defect on a different portion. Rather than disable the entire block, the system may disable only a portion of the block (e.g., a first deck of the block) and salvage a different portion of the block (e.g., a second deck of the block).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sri Rama Namala, Lu Tong, Kristopher Kopel, Sheng-Huang Lee, Chang H. Siau
  • Patent number: 11482298
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device comprises generating a target voltage using a pump circuit of the memory device, the target voltage to be applied to a word line or pillar of a memory cell of the memory device; providing an indication of current generated by the pump circuit after the pump circuit output reaches the target voltage; and determining when the current generated by the pump circuit is greater than a specified threshold current and generating a fault indication according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Lee Nevill, Preston Allen Thomson, Chi Ming Chu, Sheng-Huang Lee
  • Patent number: 11456043
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system receives a request to erase a data block of a memory device, determines a number of program/erase cycles performed on the data block, and performs an erase operation to erase the data block. The processing device further determines that the number of program/erase cycles performed on the data block satisfies a scan threshold condition and performs a first threshold voltage integrity scan on the data block to determine a first error rate associated with a current threshold voltage of at least one select gate device of the data block. Responsive to the first error rate associated with the current threshold voltage of the at least one select gate device satisfying an error threshold criterion, the processing device performs a touch up operation on the at least one select gate device to adjust the current threshold voltage to the target threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin M. Batutis, Avinash Rajagiri, Sheng-Huang Lee, Chun Sum Yeung, Harish R. Singidi
  • Publication number: 20220066894
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums for using a non-defective portion of a block of memory on which there is a defect on a different portion. Rather than disable the entire block, the system may disable only a portion of the block (e.g., a first deck of the block) and salvage a different portion of the block (e.g., a second deck of the block).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sri Rama Namala, Lu Tong, Kristopher Kopel, Sheng-Huang Lee, Chang H. Siau
  • Publication number: 20210375387
    Abstract: A method of operating a memory device comprises generating a target voltage using a pump circuit of the memory device, the target voltage to be applied to a word line or pillar of a memory cell of the memory device; providing an indication of current generated by the pump circuit after the pump circuit output reaches the target voltage; and determining when the current generated by the pump circuit is greater than a specified threshold current and generating a fault indication according to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Lee Nevill, Preston Allen Thomson, Chi Ming Chu, Sheng-Huang Lee
  • Publication number: 20210233594
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system receives a request to erase a data block of a memory device, determines a number of program/erase cycles performed on the data block, and performs an erase operation to erase the data block. The processing device further determines that the number of program/erase cycles performed on the data block satisfies a scan threshold condition and performs a first threshold voltage integrity scan on the data block to determine a first error rate associated with a current threshold voltage of at least one select gate device of the data block. Responsive to the first error rate associated with the current threshold voltage of the at least one select gate device satisfying an error threshold criterion, the processing device performs a touch up operation on the at least one select gate device to adjust the current threshold voltage to the target threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Devin M. Batutis, Avinash Rajagiri, Sheng-Huang Lee, Chun Sum Yeung, Harish R. Singidi
  • Patent number: 11017870
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system receives a request to erase a data block of a memory device, determines a number of program/erase cycles performed on the data block, and performs an erase operation to erase the data block. The processing device further determines that the number of program/erase cycles performed on the data block satisfies a scan threshold condition and performs a first threshold voltage integrity scan on the data block to determine a first error rate associated with a current threshold voltage of at least one select gate device of the data block. Responsive to the first error rate associated with the current threshold voltage of the at least one select gate device satisfying an error threshold criterion, the processing device performs a touch up operation on the at least one select gate device to adjust the current threshold voltage to the target threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Devin M. Batutis, Avinash Rajagiri, Sheng-Huang Lee, Chun Sum Yeung, Harish R. Singidi