Patents by Inventor Violante Moschiano

Violante Moschiano 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: 11120885
    Abstract: An indication of an initialization of power to a memory device is received. Responsive to receiving the indication of the initialization of power to the memory device, whether a status indicator associated with a written page of the memory device can be read is determined. Responsive to determining that the status indicator cannot be read, a programming of data to the memory device did not complete based on a prior loss of power to the memory device is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Miller, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Walter Di Francesco, Renato C. Padilla, Gary F. Besinga, Violante Moschiano
  • Patent number: 11087847
    Abstract: In one example, a nonvolatile memory device, such as a NAND flash memory device, includes an array of non-volatile memory cells. Program operations performed by the memory may be suspended (e.g., in order to service a high priority read request). The memory device includes a timer to track a duration of time the program operation is suspended. Upon program resume, the controller applies a program voltage after resume that is adjusted based on the duration of time the program operation is suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Giacomo Donati, Andrea D'Alessandro, Violante Moschiano
  • Patent number: 11061762
    Abstract: A memory device that has been programmed to store a single bit or multiple bits can perform a determination of a number of threshold voltages in one or more threshold voltage level regions. Based on the number of threshold voltages meeting or exceeding a threshold level, a page of bits can be read and if the bit error rate of the page of bits is below a threshold rate, the page of bits can be stored in the cells together with other bits stored in the cells and a provided additional page of bits. However, if the bit error rate of the page of bits is at or above the threshold rate, then the bit or bits stored in the cells can be error corrected and stored together with a provided additional page of bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Naveen Prabhu Vittal Prabhu, Bharat M. Pathak, Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Yogesh B. Wakchaure, Violante Moschiano, Walter Di Francesco, Michele Incarnati, Antonino Giuseppe La Spina
  • Publication number: 20210202020
    Abstract: Memories having a controller configured, during a pre-charge portion of a read operation, to apply a sequence of increasing voltage levels concurrently to each access line of a plurality of access lines, wherein each voltage level of the sequence of increasing voltage levels is higher than any previous voltage level of the sequence of increasing voltage levels and lower than any subsequent voltage level of the sequence of increasing voltage levels, and determine a particular voltage level of the sequence of increasing voltage levels corresponding to a point at which all memory cells of the plurality of strings of series-connected memory cells are first deemed to be activated while applying the sequence of increasing voltage levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Tecla Ghilardi, Tommaso Vali, Emilio Camerlenghi, William C. Filipiak, Andrea D'Alessandro
  • Publication number: 20210200613
    Abstract: A system includes a memory circuitry configured to generate multiple results, each result using a different read voltage, in response to one or each received data access command. The multiple read results may be used to dynamically calibrate a read voltage assigned to generate a read result in response to a read command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Gerald L. Cadloni, Bruce A. Liikanen, Violante Moschiano
  • Publication number: 20210200461
    Abstract: An example memory sub-system comprises: a memory device; and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device. The processing device is configured to: receive a first host data item; store the first host data item in a first page of a first logical unit of a memory device, wherein the first page is associated with a fault tolerant stripe; receive a second host data item; store the second host data item in a second page of the first logical unit of the memory device, wherein the second page is associated with the fault tolerant stripe, and wherein the second page is separated from the first page by one or more wordlines including a dummy wordline storing no host data; and store, in a third page of a second logical unit of the memory device, redundancy metadata associated with the fault tolerant stripe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Mark A. Helm, Giuseppina Puzzilli, Peter Feeley, Yifen Liu, Violante Moschiano, Akira Goda, Sampath K. Ratnam
  • Publication number: 20210193570
    Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Paolo Tessariol, Aaron Yip, Naveen Kaushik
  • Publication number: 20210181942
    Abstract: A memory sub-system configured to improve performance using signal and noise characteristics of memory cells measured during the execution of a command in a memory component. For example, the memory component is enclosed in an integrated circuit and has a calibration circuit. The signal and noise characteristics are measured by the calibration circuit as a byproduct of executing the command in the memory component. A processing device separate from the memory component transmits the command to the memory component, and receives and processes the signal and noise characteristics to identify an attribute about the memory component. Subsequently, an operation related to data stored in the memory component can be performed based on the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick Robert Khayat, AbdelHakim S. Alhussien, Violante Moschiano
  • Patent number: 10990466
    Abstract: A system includes a memory circuitry configured to receive a command, and in response to the command: generate a first read result based on reading a set of memory cells using a first read voltage; and generate a second read result based on reading the set of memory cells using a second read voltage, wherein: the first read voltage and the second read voltage are separately associated with a read level voltage initially assigned to read the set of memory cells, and the first read result and the second read result are for calibrating the read level voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald L. Cadloni, Bruce A. Liikanen, Violante Moschiano
  • Publication number: 20210098067
    Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and apparatus configured to perform similar methods, include determining a voltage level of a stepped sense operation that activates a memory cell of the memory during a programming operation for the memory cell, and determining a voltage level of a ramped sense operation that activates the memory cell during a read operation for the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ugo Russo, Violante Moschiano, William C. Filipiak, Andrea D'Alessandro
  • Publication number: 20210090623
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing concurrent memory access operations for different memory planes are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may include a memory array having a plurality of memory planes. Each of the plurality of memory planes comprises a plurality of memory cells. The apparatus may further include a controller configured to receive a group of memory command and address pairs. Each memory command and address pair of the group of memory command and address pairs may be associated with a respective memory plane of the plurality of memory planes. The internal controller may be configured to concurrently perform memory access operations associated with each memory command and address pair of the group of memory command and address pairs regardless of page types associated with the pairs of the group (e.g., even if two or more of the memory command and address pairs may be associated with different page types).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Theodore T. Pekny, Jae-Kwan Park, Violante Moschiano, Michele Incarnati, Luca de Santis
  • Patent number: 10950316
    Abstract: Apparatus having plurality of data lines each selectively connected to a respective string of series-connected memory cells, a plurality of registers each configured to indicate a state of a respective data line, and logic configured to indicate when each data line of the plurality of data lines has a particular state might facilitate determination of a pass voltage of a read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Tecla Ghilardi, Tommaso Vali, Emilio Camerlenghi, William C. Filipiak, Andrea D'Alessandro
  • Publication number: 20210074374
    Abstract: An indication of an initialization of power to a memory device is received. Responsive to receiving the indication of the initialization of power to the memory device, whether a status indicator associated with a written page of the memory device can be read is determined. Responsive to determining that the status indicator cannot be read, a programming of data to the memory device did not complete based on a prior loss of power to the memory device is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michael G. Miller, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Walter Di Francesco, Renato C. Padilla, Gary F. Besinga, Violante Moschiano
  • Patent number: 10942796
    Abstract: Apparatus having an array of memory cells include a controller configured to read a particular memory cell of a last written page of memory cells of a block of memory cells of the array of memory cells, determine whether a threshold voltage of the particular memory cell is less than a particular voltage level, and mark the last written page of memory cells as affected by power loss during a programming operation of the last written page of memory cells when the threshold voltage of the particular memory cell is determined to be higher than the particular voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Miller, Ashutosh Malshe, Violante Moschiano, Peter Feeley, Gary F. Besinga, Sampath K. Ratnam, Walter Di-Francesco, Renato C. Padilla, Jr., Yun Li, Kishore Kumar Muchherla
  • Publication number: 20210043262
    Abstract: Memory might include controller configured to apply a first predetermined voltage level to a capacitance of a sense circuit during a first sensing stage of a sensing operation, determine a first value of an output of the particular sense circuit while applying the first predetermined voltage level, apply a second predetermined voltage level to the capacitance during a second sensing stage of the sensing operation, determine a second value of the output of the particular sense circuit while applying the second predetermined voltage level, determine a particular voltage level in response to at least the first value and the second value, and apply the particular voltage level to the capacitance during a final sensing stage of the sensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Gianfranco Valeri, Violante Moschiano, Walter Di-Francesco
  • Patent number: 10885987
    Abstract: A method for reading an array of memory cells includes enabling a current to flow through even data lines of the array of memory cells. The method includes blocking a current from flowing through odd data lines of the array of memory cells. The method includes sensing data stored in memory cells coupled to the even data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Andrea D'Alessandro, Tommaso Vali, Giovanni Santin
  • Publication number: 20200402586
    Abstract: Memories having a controller configured to perform methods during programming operations including apply a first voltage level to a data line selectively connected to a selected memory cell selected, apply a lower second voltage level to a select gate connected between the data line and the memory cell, decrease the voltage level applied to the data line from the first voltage level to a third voltage level while continuing to apply the second voltage level to the select gate, increase the voltage level applied to the select gate from the second voltage level to a fourth voltage level after the voltage level of the data line settles to the third voltage level, and apply a programming voltage to the memory cell after increasing the voltage level applied to the select gate to the fourth voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Purval S. Sule, Han Liu, Andrea D'Alessandro, Pranav Kalavade, Han Zhao, Shantanu Rajwade
  • Patent number: 10872670
    Abstract: Methods of operating a memory, and apparatus configured to perform similar methods, include determining a voltage level of a stepped sense operation that activates a memory cell of the memory during a programming operation for the memory cell, and determining a voltage level of a ramped sense operation that activates the memory cell during a read operation for the memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ugo Russo, Violante Moschiano, William C. Filipiak, Andrea D'Alessandro
  • Patent number: 10854305
    Abstract: An indication of an initialization of power to a memory component can be received. In response to receiving the indication of the initialization, a last written page of a data block of the memory component can be identified. The last written page is associated with a status indicator. A determination is made of whether the status indicator is readable. Responsive to determining that the status indicator readable, it can be determined that programming of data to the data block of the memory component did complete and there is a data retention loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael G. Miller, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Harish R. Singidi, Walter Di Francesco, Renato C. Padilla, Gary F. Besinga, Violante Moschiano
  • Publication number: 20200372961
    Abstract: Apparatus having plurality of data lines each selectively connected to a respective string of series-connected memory cells, a plurality of registers each configured to indicate a state of a respective data line, and logic configured to indicate when each data line of the plurality of data lines has a particular state might facilitate determination of a pass voltage of a read operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Violante Moschiano, Tecla Ghilardi, Tommaso Vali, Emilio Camerlenghi, William C. Filipiak, Andrea D'Alessandro