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).

  • Patent number: 11720286
    Abstract: An indication of a programming temperature at which data is written at a first location of the memory component is received. If it is indicated that the programming temperature is outside of a temperature range associated with the memory component, the data written to the first location of the memory component is re-written to a second location of the memory component when an operating temperature of the memory component returns within the temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Sampath K. Ratnam, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Shane Nowell, Peter Feeley, Qisong Lin
  • Patent number: 11715541
    Abstract: A method includes associating each block of a plurality of blocks of a memory device with a corresponding frequency access group of a plurality of frequency access groups based on corresponding access frequencies, and performing scan operations on blocks of each of the plurality of frequency access groups using a scan frequency that is different from scan frequencies of other frequency access groups. A scan operation performed on a frequency access group with a higher access frequency uses a higher scan frequency than a scan operation performed on a frequency access group with a lower access frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Renato C. Padilla, Sampath K. Ratnam, Christopher M. Smitchger, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Gary F. Besinga, Michael G. Miller, Tawalin Opastrakoon
  • Patent number: 11715531
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including identifying an amount of storage charge loss (SCL) that has occurred on an open block of the memory device, the open block having one or more erased pages, determining that the amount of SCL satisfies a threshold criterion corresponding to an acceptable amount of SCL to occur on the open block, and responsive to determining that the amount of SCL satisfies the threshold criterion, keeping the open block open for programming the one or more erased pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Smitchger, Gary F. Besinga, Renato C. Padilla, Tawalin Opastrakoon, Sampath K. Ratnam, Michael G. Miller, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe
  • Patent number: 11710527
    Abstract: A determination that a first programming operation has been performed on a particular memory cell can be made. A determination can be made, based on one or more threshold criteria, whether the particular memory cell has transitioned from a state associated with a decreased error rate to another state associated with an increased error rate. In response to determining that the particular memory cell has transitioned from the state associated with the decreased error rate to the another state associated with the increased error rate, an operation can be performed on the particular memory cell to transition the particular memory cell from the another state associated with the increased error rate to the state associated with the decreased error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Peter Feeley, Sampath K. Ratnam, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Qisong Lin, Shane Nowell, Mustafa N. Kaynak
  • Publication number: 20230230645
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a ratio of valid data portions to a total quantity of data portions of a block of memory cells is greater than or less than a valid data portion threshold and determining that health characteristics for the valid data portions of the block of memory cells are greater than or less than a valid data health characteristic threshold. The method further includes performing a first media management operation on the block of memory cells in response to determining that the ratio of valid data portions to the total quantity of data portions is greater than the valid data portion threshold and performing a second media management operation on at least a portion of the block of memory cells in response to determining that the ratio of valid data portions to the total quantity of data portions is less than the valid data portion threshold and the health characteristics for the valid data portions are greater than the valid data health characteristic threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore K. Muchherla
  • Patent number: 11704179
    Abstract: Read operations can be performed to read data stored at a data block. Parameters reflective of a separation between a pair of programming distributions associated with the data block can be determined based on the plurality of read operations. A read request to read the data stored at the data block can be received. In response to receiving the read request, a read operation can be performed to read the data stored at the data block based on the parameters that are reflective of the separation between the pair of programming distributions associated with the data block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Harish R. Singidi, Ashutosh Malshe, Sampath K. Ratnam, Qisong Lin, Kishore Kumar Muchherla
  • Patent number: 11698832
    Abstract: A processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, is configured to determine a first error rate associated a first set of pages of a plurality of pages of a data unit of a memory device, and a second error rate associated with a second set of pages of the plurality of pages of the data unit, determine a first pattern of error rate change for the data unit based on the first error rate and the second error rate, and responsive to determining that the first pattern of error rate change corresponds to a predetermined second pattern of error rate change, perform an action pertaining to defect remediation with respect to the data unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Harish R Singidi, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla
  • Publication number: 20230205442
    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 initiate a scan process on a plurality of block families of the memory device; responsive to determining, based on the scan process, that a first block family of the plurality of block families and a second block family of the plurality of block families meet a combining criterion, merge the first block family and the second block family; and responsive to determining that a terminating condition has been satisfied, terminate the scan process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Shane Nowell, Michael Sheperek, Larry J. Koudele, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu
  • Patent number: 11688479
    Abstract: A first group of memory cells of a memory device can be subjected to a particular quantity of program/erase cycles (PECs) in response to a programming operation performed on a second group of memory cells of the memory device. Subsequent to subjecting the first group of memory cells to the particular quantity of PECs, a data retention capability of the first group of memory cells can be assessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 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: 11687452
    Abstract: An amount of threshold voltage distribution shift is determined. The threshold voltage distribution shift corresponds to an amount of time after programming of a reference page of a block of a memory device. A program-verify voltage is adjusted based on the amount of threshold voltage distribution shift to obtain an adjusted program-verify voltage. Using the adjusted program-verify voltage, a temporally subsequent page of the block is programmed at a time corresponding to the amount of time after the programming of the reference page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary F. Besinga, Renato C. Padilla, Tawalin Opastrakoon, Sampath K. Ratnam, Michael G. Miller, Christopher M. Smitchger, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Ashutosh Malshe
  • Publication number: 20230195366
    Abstract: A memory sub-system to, in response to a power up, executing a first loading process to load a sequence of a set of trim values into one or more registers of the memory sub-system. In response to a request to execute a memory access operation, interrupting the first loading process. A second loading process including loading a portion of the set of trim values corresponding to the request is executed. The memory access operation is executed using the portion of the set of trim values loaded into the one or more registers during the second loading process. Following execution of the memory access operation, the first loading process is resumed to load one or more unloaded trim values of the sequence of trim values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Michael Kientz, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu
  • Publication number: 20230195379
    Abstract: An average number of program erase cycles (PECs) for a memory device is identified. A set of trims associated with the average number of PECs is identified. One or more write trims associated with the memory device are set according to the set of trims. A write command directed to the memory device is received. The write command is executed according to the one or more write trims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Michael Kientz, Ugo Russo, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu
  • Patent number: 11682446
    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 performing a first data integrity check on memory pages of a first set of wordlines of the memory device; performing a second data integrity check on memory pages of a second set of wordlines comprising a plurality of wordlines from the first set of wordlines; identifying, among the first set of wordlines and the second set of wordlines, a wordline having a first data state metric value obtained from the first data integrity check equal to a second data state metric value obtained from the second data integrity check; and performing a third data integrity check on a third set of wordlines comprising at least one wordline from the first set of wordlines, wherein the third data integrity check excludes the identified wordline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Ashutosh Malshe, Gianni S. Alsasua
  • Publication number: 20230176741
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for validating read level voltage in memory devices. An example memory device comprises: a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells electrically coupled to a plurality of wordlines; and a controller coupled to the memory array, the controller to perform operations comprising: causing a read level voltage to be applied to a specified wordline of the plurality of wordlines; receiving an actual bit count reflecting a number of memory cells that have their respective threshold voltages below the read level voltage; and responsive to determining that a difference of an expected bit count and the actual bit count exceeds a predetermined threshold value, adjusting the read level voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. McNeil, Eric N. Lee, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Patrick R. Khayat, Violante Moschiano
  • Publication number: 20230168829
    Abstract: A method includes determining respective valid translation unit counts of a block of non-volatile memory cells over a period of time, determining a rate of change of the respective valid translation unit counts of the block of non-volatile memory cells over the period of time, comparing the rate of change of the valid translation unit counts to a bin transition rate, and based on comparing the rate of change of the valid translation unit counts to the bin transition rate, performing a media management operation on the block of non-volatile memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore K. Muchherla
  • Patent number: 11662786
    Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system stores data at a first voltage level in a memory cell in a first segment of the memory sub-system, and determines a temperature change between a current temperature associated with the memory cell and a new temperature. The processing device further determines a voltage level read from the memory cell at the new temperature, determines a difference between the voltage level read from the memory cell and the first voltage level, and determines a temperature compensation value based on the difference between the voltage level read from the memory cell and the first voltage level in view of the temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Nowell, Sampath K. Ratnam, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu
  • Patent number: 11656931
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first operation execution time corresponding to an operation performed on a page of a first data unit of a memory device, determining whether the first operation execution time satisfies a condition that is based on a second operation execution time, wherein the second operation execution time is indicative of lack of defect in at least a second data unit of the memory device, and responsive to determining that the first operation execution time satisfies the condition that is based on the second operation execution time, initiating a defect scan operation of at least a subset of pages of the first data unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Harish R. Singidi, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla
  • Publication number: 20230153011
    Abstract: A processing device, operatively coupled with a memory device, is configured to perform a write operation on a page of a plurality of pages of a data unit of a memory device. The processing device further generates a parity page for data stored in the page of the data unit and associates the parity page with parity data associated with the data unit. Responsive to determining that a first size of the parity data is larger than a first threshold size, the processing device compresses the parity data. Responsive to determining that a second size of the compressed parity data is larger than a second threshold size, the processing device releases at least a subset of the parity data corresponding to a subset of the data that is free from defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Harish R Singidi, Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore Kumar Muchherla
  • Publication number: 20230141893
    Abstract: A memory sub-system to receive a request to execute a read operation associated with data of a memory unit of a memory sub-system. A time after program associated with the data is determined. A temperature level associated with the memory unit is determined. Based on the time after program and the temperature level, a set of read offset values to apply in executing the read operation is determined. The read operation is executed using the set of read offset values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Larry J. Koudele
  • Publication number: 20230141181
    Abstract: A method includes determining a respective number of and respective locations of valid data portions of a plurality of blocks of NAND memory cells, based on the respective locations of the valid data portions, determining respective dispersions of the valid data portions within the plurality of blocks of NAND memory cells, based at least on the respective dispersions, selecting a block of NAND memory cells from the plurality of blocks of NAND memory cells, and performing a folding operation on the selected block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Ashutosh Malshe, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Kishore K. Muchherla