Patents by Inventor Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu

Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 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: 20230393736
    Abstract: One of a plurality of compaction strategies to be performed on the memory device based on at least one characteristic of a memory device is identified. Each of the plurality of compaction strategies is to program host data from at least one single-level cell (SLC) of the memory device to at least one quad-level cell (QLC) of the memory device. One or more host data from a host system is received. A compaction operation on the one or more host data using the one of the plurality of compaction strategies is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Sampath K. Ratnam, Patrick R. Khayat, James Fitzpatrick, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Ashutosh Malshe
  • Publication number: 20230395170
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including: determining whether a program erase cycle count associated with a segment of the memory device satisfies a first threshold criterion for triggering an offset bin update; responsive to determining that the program erase cycle count satisfies the first threshold creation, performing a calibration measurement of a center of a voltage valley for each state of each cell in the segment of the memory device; and updating a threshold voltage offset bin associated with the segment of the memory device based on a result of the calibration measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Steven Michael Kientz
  • Patent number: 11836392
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system identifies a plurality of word lines at a first portion of a memory device, determines a respective error rate for each of the plurality of word lines, and determines that a first error rate of a first word line of the plurality of word lines and a second error rate of a second word line of the plurality of word lines satisfy a first threshold condition pertaining to an error rate threshold. The processing device further identifies a third word line of the plurality of word lines that is proximate to the first word line and the second word line and relocates data stored at the third word line to a second portion of the memory device, wherein the second portion of the memory device is associated with a lower read latency than the first portion of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Sampath K. Ratnam, Harish R. Singidi, Peter Feeley
  • Patent number: 11837291
    Abstract: One or more data units at a memory device and that are associated with one or more dice of a die group comprising a plurality of dice are programmed. A voltage offset bin associated with the plurality of dice in the die group is determined based on a subset of dice of the die group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Michael Sheperek, Larry J. Koudele, Shane Nowell
  • Patent number: 11810627
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system maintains a counter to track a number of read operations performed on a data block of a memory device and determines that the number of read operations performed on the data block satisfies a first threshold criterion. The processing device further determines whether a number of scan operations performed on the data block satisfies a scan threshold criterion. Responsive to the number of scan operations performed on the data block satisfying the scan threshold criterion, the processing device performs a first data integrity scan to determine one or more first error rates for the data block, each of the one or more first error rates corresponding to a first set of wordlines of the data block, the first set comprising first alternating pairs of adjacent wordlines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Renato C. Padilla, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe, Sampath K. Ratnam
  • Patent number: 11810631
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device can perform operations including determining a value of a data state metric of a memory page; responsive to the data state metric satisfying a first threshold criterion, determining a value of a voltage distribution metric associated with the page; and responsive to the voltage distribution metric value satisfying a second threshold criterion, performing a media management operation with respect to a block associated with the page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Michael Sheperek, Christopher M. Smitchger
  • Patent number: 11797205
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system detects an occurrence of a triggering event, determines respective levels of charge loss associated with a first representative wordline of a block of a memory device and with a second representative wordline of the block of the memory device, and determines whether a difference between the respective levels of charge loss satisfies a threshold criterion. Responsive to determining that the difference between the respective levels of charge loss satisfies the threshold criterion, the processing device further determines that the block is in a uniform charge loss state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick R. Khayat, Steven Michael Kientz, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu
  • Patent number: 11797216
    Abstract: A signal associated with performance of a memory operation can be applied to a memory cell of a first group of memory cells that have undergone PECs within a first range. The signal can have a first magnitude corresponding to a second range of PECs. Whether differences between a first target voltage and the signal and between a second target voltage and the applied signal are at least the threshold value can be determined. Responsive to determining that the differences are at least the threshold value, the first group of memory cells can be associated with a first calibration cluster and the signal having a second magnitude corresponding to a third range of PECs can be applied to a memory cell of a second group of memory cells that have undergone respective quantities of PECs within the second range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Giuseppina Puzzilli, Karl D. Schuh, Jeffrey S. McNeil, Jr., Kishore K. Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Niccolo' Righetti
  • Patent number: 11791000
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first valid translation unit count (VTC) for a first block of memory cells, determining a second VTC for a second block of memory cells when the first VTC is below a VTC threshold corresponding to performance of a memory management operation, consolidating the first VTC and the second VTC when the consolidated first VTC and the second VTC equal or exceed the VTC threshold corresponding to the performance of the memory management operation, and executing the memory management operation utilizing the consolidated first VTC and the second VTC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore K. Muchherla
  • Patent number: 11782627
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory system receives a first read request from a host system, wherein the first read request is directed to first data stored at a first address in a block of the memory component. The processing device determines that the first address is located within a first region of the block and increments a read counter for the block by a default amount. The processing device further receives a second read request from the host system, wherein the second read request is directed to second data stored at a second address in a block of the memory component, determines that the second address is located within a second region of the block and increments the read counter for the block by a scaled amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Harish R. Singidi, Gianni S. Alsasua
  • Patent number: 11762767
    Abstract: A highly read data manager of a memory device receives a request to perform receives a request to perform a data relocation operation on a first wordline of a plurality of wordlines for a memory device, the memory device comprising a plurality of multi-level memory cells, wherein each multi-level memory cell comprises a plurality of pages; determines at the first wordline comprises data stored at one or more high read disturb pages of the plurality of pages; determines whether the data comprises a characteristic that satisfies a threshold criterion in relation to additional data stored on additional wordlines of the plurality of wordlines; responsive to determining that the data comprises the characteristic that satisfies the threshold criterion, identifies one or more low read disturb pages of the plurality of pages of a target wordline for relocating the data; and responsive to identifying the one or more low read disturb pages of the target wordline, stores at least a portion of the data at the one or more
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Giuseppina Puzzilli, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe, James Fitzpatrick, Shyam Sunder Raghunathan, Violante Moschiano, Tecla Ghilardi
  • Patent number: 11756636
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device can perform operations including determining a value of a data state metric associated with data stored in a part of a block of the memory device; responsive to determining that the value of the data state metric satisfies a first threshold criterion, determining a first value reflecting a voltage distribution metric associated with at least the part of the block; determining a second value reflecting at least one of a deterioration slope indicative of a data deterioration rate associated with a first portion of the memory device or an error rate associated with a second portion of the memory device; feeding the first value and the second value to a neural network; and receiving, from the neural network, an instruction to perform a media management operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Christopher M. Smitchger
  • Patent number: 11740957
    Abstract: A failure of a first memory access operation is detected at a memory device. Responsive to the detection, a first error control operation and a second error control operation are performed. In response to a determination that the second error control operation has remedied the failed first memory access operation, the second error control operation is associated with a second priority which is higher than a first priority associated with the first error control operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Harish R. Singidi, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Ashutosh Malshe, Xiangang Luo
  • Publication number: 20230266901
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system detects an occurrence of a triggering event, determines respective levels of charge loss associated with a first representative wordline of a block of a memory device and with a second representative wordline of the block of the memory device, and determines whether a difference between the respective levels of charge loss satisfies a threshold criterion. Responsive to determining that the difference between the respective levels of charge loss satisfies the threshold criterion, the processing device further determines that the block is in a uniform charge loss state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick R. Khayat, Steven Michael Kientz, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu
  • Publication number: 20230268009
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device including an block and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including initiating a page scan with respect to a page of the block, determining whether to perform an erased page check, and in response to determining that the erased page check is not to be performed, performing a two-sided page scan with calibration feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher M. Smitchger, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Patrick R. Khayat, Hyung Seok Kim, Steven Michael Kientz
  • Publication number: 20230268014
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including detecting a power up event of the memory device, responsive to detecting the power up event, selecting an open block of the memory device, wherein the open block comprises a set of pages, determining, based at least in part on an analysis of the set of pages, whether the open block is valid for programming, and responsive to determining that the open block is valid for programming, keeping the open block open for programming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Gary F. Besinga, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Steven Michael Kientz, Renato C. Padilla
  • Publication number: 20230267968
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system monitors a temperature associated with a block of a memory device, the block comprising a plurality of wordlines. The processing device further determines a first amount of time between when memory cells associated with a first wordline of the plurality of wordlines of the block were written and when memory cells associated with a last wordline of the plurality of wordlines of the block were written. That first amount of time is normalized according to the temperature associated with the block. The processing device further determines, based at last in part on the first amount of time and on an associated scaling factor, an estimate of when the block will reach a uniform charge loss state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick R. Khayat, Steven Michael Kientz, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu
  • Patent number: 11733896
    Abstract: A system can include a memory device and a processing device to perform operations that include performing, at a first frequency, a calibration scan, where the calibration scan includes calibrating block family-to-bin associations for one or more younger voltage bins based on first measurement data determined by the calibration scan, and calibrating block family-to-bin associations for one or more older voltage bins based on second measurement data provided by a media management scan, where the media management scan is performed at a second frequency, such that the second frequency is lower than the first frequency, each of the younger voltage bins satisfies a first age threshold criterion, and each of the older voltage bins satisfies a second age threshold criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Shane Nowell, Michael Sheperek
  • Patent number: 11727994
    Abstract: An example memory sub-system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is configured to program a first block in a first die of the memory device and a second block in a second die of the memory device, wherein the first die and the second die are assigned to a die group; and associate the die group with a threshold voltage offset bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sheperek, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Bruce A. Liikanen, Larry J. Koudele
  • Patent number: 11726689
    Abstract: An example memory sub-system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is configured to determine that a first block family of a plurality of block families of the memory device and a second block family of the plurality of block families satisfy a proximity condition; determine whether the first block family and the second block family meet a time-based combining criterion corresponding to the proximity condition; and responsive to determining that the first block family and the second block family meet the time-based combining criterion, merge the first block family and the second block family.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Nowell, Michael Sheperek, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla