Patents by Inventor Tomasso Vali

Tomasso Vali 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).

  • Searching using multilevel cells and programming multilevel cells for searching
    Patent number: 9355026
    Abstract: Methods of searching and methods of programming a memory are provided. In one such method of searching, a determination is made as to whether an attribute of a data feature vector programmed in a memory matches within a particular range of values of a same attribute of an input feature vector provided to the memory. In at least some embodiments, the determination is made by applying a pair of gate voltages to a pair of memory cells storing the value of the attribute of the data feature vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Eldredge, Frankie F. Roohparvar, Luca De Santis, Tomasso Vali