Patents by Inventor Umberto Siciliani

Umberto Siciliani 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: 9940052
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for configuring a memory device using configuration commands are provided. A method can include executing a first command while the memory device is in a ready state to configure the memory device to a particular mode and executing a second command to perform a first operation while the memory device is in the particular mode. Accordingly, Applicant respectfully requests withdrawal of the objection to the Abstract of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Anna Chiara Siviero, Andrea Smaniotto
  • Publication number: 20180075913
    Abstract: Memory devices may include digital-to-analog converters configured to convert digital values to analog read voltages and to apply the analog read voltages to memory cells in different memory planes, and multiplexers to selectively couple a corresponding table to a page buffer for output of a code from an identified code-containing row of the corresponding tables for each of the different memory planes, with each code corresponding to a data state of one of the memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Mattia Cichocki, Tommaso Vali, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Umberto Siciliani
  • Publication number: 20180074740
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for configuring a memory device using configuration commands are provided. A method can include executing a first command while the memory device is in a ready state to configure the memory device to a particular mode and executing a second command to perform a first operation while the memory device is in the particular mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Anna Chiara Siviero, Andrea Smaniotto
  • Patent number: 9881675
    Abstract: Technology for performing addressing in a NAND memory is described. A defined number of address cycles supported at either a memory controller or a NAND memory to address individual memory units in the NAND memory can be identified. The defined number of address cycles in which to operate can be selected in order to address the individual memory units in the NAND memory. Either the memory controller or the NAND memory can be configured to operate at the selected number of address cycles where the individual memory units in the NAND memory are uniquely addressable using a multi die select (MDS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Tommaso Vali, Terry Grunzke, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Patent number: 9779826
    Abstract: Memory devices may include digital-to-analog converters configured to convert digital values to analog read voltages and to apply the analog read voltages to memory cells in different memory planes, and multiplexers to selectively couple a corresponding table to a page buffer for output of a code from an identified code-containing row of the corresponding tables for each of the different memory planes, with each code corresponding to a data state of one of the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Mattia Cichocki, Tommaso Vali, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Umberto Siciliani
  • Patent number: 9754674
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a first page of memory cells in a first memory plane is read concurrently with a second page of memory cells in a second memory plane. The second memory plane is different than the first memory plane, but is in the same memory array as the first memory plane. The second page of memory cells has a different page address than the first page of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Mattia Cichocki, Tommaso Vali, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Umberto Siciliani
  • Publication number: 20170069385
    Abstract: Technology for performing addressing in a NAND memory is described. A defined number of address cycles supported at either a memory controller or a NAND memory to address individual memory units in the NAND memory can be identified. The defined number of address cycles in which to operate can be selected in order to address the individual memory units in the NAND memory. Either the memory controller or the NAND memory can be configured to operate at the selected number of address cycles where the individual memory units in the NAND memory are uniquely addressable using a multi die select (MDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Tommaso Vali, Terry Grunzke, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Publication number: 20170025181
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a first page of memory cells in a first memory plane is read concurrently with a second page of memory cells in a second memory plane. The second memory plane is different than the first memory plane, but is in the same memory array as the first memory plane. The second page of memory cells has a different page address than the first page of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Mattia Cichocki, Tommaso Vali, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Umberto Siciliani
  • Patent number: 9502118
    Abstract: Technology for performing addressing in a NAND memory is described. A defined number of address cycles supported at either a memory controller or a NAND memory to address individual memory units in the NAND memory can be identified. The defined number of address cycles in which to operate can be selected in order to address the individual memory units in the NAND memory. Either the memory controller or the NAND memory can be configured to operate at the selected number of address cycles where the individual memory units in the NAND memory are uniquely addressable using a multi die select (MDS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Tommaso Vali, Terry Grunzke, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Patent number: 9502125
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a first page of memory cells in a first memory plane is read concurrently with a second page of memory cells in a second memory plane. The second memory plane is different than the first memory plane, but is in the same memory array as the first memory plane. The second page of memory cells has a different page address than the first page of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Mattia Cichocki, Tommaso Vali, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Umberto Siciliani
  • Publication number: 20160093379
    Abstract: Technology for performing addressing in a NAND memory is described. A defined number of address cycles supported at either a memory controller or a NAND memory to address individual memory units in the NAND memory can be identified. The defined number of address cycles in which to operate can be selected in order to address the individual memory units in the NAND memory. Either the memory controller or the NAND memory can be configured to operate at the selected number of address cycles where the individual memory units in the NAND memory are uniquely addressable using a multi die select (MDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Tommaso Vali, Terry Grunzke, Ali Mohammadzadeh
  • Publication number: 20160078939
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a memory array comprises two or more volumes, the volumes comprising two or more dice, respectively. The volumes are connected in a daisy chain configuration such that an output of a first volume is coupled to an input of a next volume, and the dice are connected in a daisy chain configuration such that an output of a first die is coupled to an input of a next die within the volume. In such a configuration, a first die in a first volume is capable of being appointed as part of a second volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Guido Luciano Rizzo, Marco Carminati
  • Publication number: 20160071605
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a first page of memory cells in a first memory plane is read concurrently with a second page of memory cells in a second memory plane. The second memory plane is different than the first memory plane, but is in the same memory array as the first memory plane. The second page of memory cells has a different page address than the first page of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Mattia Cichocki, Tommaso Vali, Maria-Luisa Gallese, Umberto Siciliani
  • Publication number: 20160026565
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for concurrently accessing different memory planes are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may include a controller associated with a queue configured to maintain respective information associated with each of a plurality of memory command and address pairs. The controller is configured to select a group of memory command and address pairs from the plurality of memory command and address pairs based on the information maintained by the queue. The example apparatus further includes a memory configured to receive the group of memory command and address pairs. The memory is configured to concurrently perform memory access operations associated with the group of memory command and address pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tommaso Vali, Andrea Giovanni Xotta, Umberto Siciliani, Luca DeSantis, Michele Incarnati
  • Publication number: 20150220344
    Abstract: Memory systems and memory control methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Umberto Siciliani, Tommaso Vali, Walter Di-Francesco, Violante Moschiano, Andrea Smaniotto