Patents by Inventor Varun Voddi

Varun Voddi 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).

  • Partial reprogramming of solid-state non-volatile memory cells
    Patent number: 9378830
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory array. In accordance with some embodiments, data are written to a set of solid-state non-volatile memory cells so that each memory cell in the set is written to an associated initial programmed state. Drift in the programmed state of a selected memory cell in the set is detected, and the selected memory cell is partially reprogrammed to return the selected memory cell to the associated initial programmed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Antoine Khoueir, Varun Voddi, Rodney Virgil Bowman
  • PARTIAL REPROGRAMMING OF SOLID-STATE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLS
    Publication number: 20150023097
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory array. In accordance with some embodiments, data are written to a set of solid-state non-volatile memory cells so that each memory cell in the set is written to an associated initial programmed state. Drift in the programmed state of a selected memory cell in the set is detected, and the selected memory cell is partially reprogrammed to return the selected memory cell to the associated initial programmed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Antoine Khoueir, Varun Voddi, Rodney Virgil Bowman