Patents by Inventor Weizhen Kong

Weizhen Kong 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: 20230055737
    Abstract: A method for handling a read error on a block of a memory device is disclosed. In response to a read failure indicating that at least one error handling mechanism has handled the read error on the block and fails to read data stored in the block, a memory test is trigged to be performed on the block. The memory test is configured to determine whether the block malfunctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Boxuan Cheng, Wei Tao, Weizhen Kong, Jian Cao
  • Patent number: 11521701
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a controller for controlling a memory device includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store instructions. The processor is coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process including receiving data describing a read failure of a set of error handling mechanisms, where the read failure indicates that the set of error handling mechanisms handles a read error on a block of the memory device and fails to read data stored in the block; and responsive to the read failure of the set of error handling mechanisms, performing a memory test on the block to determine whether the block malfunctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Boxuan Cheng, Wei Tao, Weizhen Kong, Jian Cao
  • Publication number: 20220319624
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a controller for controlling a memory device includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store instructions. The processor is coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process including receiving data describing a read failure of a set of error handling mechanisms, where the read failure indicates that the set of error handling mechanisms handles a read error on a block of the memory device and fails to read data stored in the block; and responsive to the read failure of the set of error handling mechanisms, performing a memory test on the block to determine whether the block malfunctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Boxuan Cheng, Wei Tao, Weizhen Kong, Jian Cao
  • Patent number: 11455118
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure provide a memory apparatus that includes a plurality of memory cells stored with memory data in N dies. Each of the N dies includes M planes. Each of the M planes includes a memory block. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to determine J layers in the memory block in each of the M planes and in each of the N dies, each of the J layers comprising a pair of adjacent gate conductive layers. The controller is also configured to determine M sets of stripes. Each of the M sets of stripes comprising a plurality of data portions stored in a respective one of the M planes. The controller is further configured to determine M sets of parity data portions. The controller is further configured to control a temporary storage unit to store the M sets of parity data portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weizhen Kong, Jian Cao, Wei Tao, Ling Du, Yuan Tao
  • Publication number: 20220283728
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure provide a memory apparatus that includes a plurality of memory cells stored with memory data in N dies. Each of the N dies includes M planes. Each of the M planes includes a memory block. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to determine J layers in the memory block in each of the M planes and in each of the N dies, each of the J layers comprising a pair of adjacent gate conductive layers. The controller is also configured to determine M sets of stripes. Each of the M sets of stripes comprising a plurality of data portions stored in a respective one of the M planes. The controller is further configured to determine M sets of parity data portions. The controller is further configured to control a temporary storage unit to store the M sets of parity data portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Weizhen Kong, Jian Cao, Wei Tao, Ling Du, Yuan Tao