Patents by Inventor William E. Benson

William E. Benson 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: 20240134563
    Abstract: A request is received to perform a multi-plane operation for first data of a first plane and second data of a second plane of a memory device. Responsive to the request, first trim values are retrieved from first trim registers and second trim values are retrieved from second trim registers, the first trim values loaded to the first registers based on a first voltage distribution observed at the first plane during a first time period and the second trim values loaded to the second registers based on a second voltage distribution observed at the second plane during a second time period. The multi-plane operation is performed using at least the first trim values for the first data at the first plane and at least the second trim values for the second data at the second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: William E. Benson
  • Patent number: 11922049
    Abstract: A request is received to perform a multi-plane operation for data residing on a first plane and a second plane of a memory device. A first set of trim values is obtained from a first set of registers of the memory device. The first set of trim values corresponds to a first voltage shift for the data at the first plane. A second set of trim values is obtained from a second set of registers of the memory device. The second set of trim values corresponds to a second voltage shift for the data at the second set of trim values for the data at the second plane. The multi-plane operation is performed using at least the first set of trim values for the data at the first plane and at least the second set of trim values for the data at the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: William E Benson
  • Publication number: 20230057614
    Abstract: A request is received to perform a multi-plane operation for data residing on a first plane and a second plane of a memory device. A first set of trim values is obtained from a first set of registers of the memory device. The first set of trim values corresponds to a first voltage shift for the data at the first plane. A second set of trim values is obtained from a second set of registers of the memory device. The second set of trim values corresponds to a second voltage shift for the data at the second set of trim values for the data at the second plane. The multi-plane operation is performed using at least the first set of trim values for the data at the first plane and at least the second set of trim values for the data at the second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: William E. BENSON
  • Publication number: 20170199702
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and devices for solid state drive formatting. One device embodiment includes control circuitry coupled to a number of memory arrays, wherein each memory array has multiple physical blocks of memory cells. The memory arrays are formatted by the control circuitry that is configured to write system data to the number of memory arrays, where the system data ends at a physical block boundary; and write user data to the number of memory arrays, where the user data starts at a physical block boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Patent number: 9626287
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and devices for solid state drive formatting. One device embodiment includes control circuitry coupled to a number of memory arrays, wherein each memory array has multiple physical blocks of memory cells. The memory arrays are formatted by the control circuitry that is configured to write system data to the number of memory arrays, where the system data ends at a physical block boundary; and write user data to the number of memory arrays, where the user data starts at a physical block boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Patent number: 9195604
    Abstract: Methods for dynamic memory cache size adjustment, enabling dynamic memory cache size adjustment, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. One such method for dynamic memory cache size adjustment determines available memory space in a memory array and adjusts a size of a memory cache in the memory array responsive to the available memory space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Siamack Nemazie, Farshid Tabrizi, Berhanu Iman, Ruchir Shah, William E. Benson, Michael George
  • Publication number: 20150026416
    Abstract: Methods for dynamic memory cache size adjustment, enabling dynamic memory cache size adjustment, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. One such method for dynamic memory cache size adjustment determines available memory space in a memory array and adjusts a size of a memory cache in the memory array responsive to the available memory space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Siamack Nemazie, Farshid Tabrizi, Berhanu Iman, Ruchir Shah, William E. Benson, Michael George
  • Patent number: 8930671
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for a logical address offset. One method embodiment includes detecting a memory unit formatting operation. Subsequently, in response to detecting the formatting operation, the method includes inspecting format information on the memory unit, calculating a logical address offset, and applying the offset to a host logical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Patent number: 8886911
    Abstract: Methods for dynamic memory cache size adjustment, enabling dynamic memory cache size adjustment, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. One such method for dynamic memory cache size adjustment determines available memory space in a memory array and adjusts a size of a memory cache in the memory array responsive to the available memory space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Siamack Nemazie, Farshid Tabrizi, Berhanu Iman, Ruchir Shah, William E. Benson, Michael George
  • Publication number: 20140229660
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for a logical address offset. One method embodiment includes detecting a memory unit formatting operation. Subsequently, in response to detecting the formatting operation, the method includes inspecting format information on the memory unit, calculating a logical address offset, and applying the offset to a host logical address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Patent number: 8683173
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for a logical address offset. One method embodiment includes detecting a memory unit formatting operation. Subsequently, in response to detecting the formatting operation, the method includes inspecting format information on the memory unit, calculating a logical address offset, and applying the offset to a host logical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Publication number: 20130254465
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and devices for solid state drive formatting. One device embodiment includes control circuitry coupled to a number of memory arrays, wherein each memory array has multiple physical blocks of memory cells. The memory arrays are formatted by the control circuitry that is configured to write system data to the number of memory arrays, where the system data ends at a physical block boundary; and write user data to the number of memory arrays, where the user data starts at a physical block boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Patent number: 8392687
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and devices for solid state drive formatting. One device embodiment includes control circuitry coupled to a number of memory arrays, wherein each memory array has multiple physical blocks of memory cells. The memory arrays are formatted by the control circuitry that is configured to write system data to the number of memory arrays, where the system data ends at a physical block boundary; and write user data to the number of memory arrays, where the user data starts at a physical block boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Publication number: 20120311293
    Abstract: Methods for dynamic memory cache size adjustment, enabling dynamic memory cache size adjustment, memory devices, and memory systems are disclosed. One such method for dynamic memory cache size adjustment determines available memory space in a memory array and adjusts a size of a memory cache in the memory array responsive to the available memory space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Siamack Nemazie, Farshid Tabrizi, Berhanu Iman, Ruchir Shah, William E. Benson, Michael George
  • Publication number: 20120215972
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for a logical address offset. One method embodiment includes detecting a memory unit formatting operation. Subsequently, in response to detecting the formatting operation, the method includes inspecting format information on the memory unit, calculating a logical address offset, and applying the offset to a host logical address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Patent number: 8180995
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for a logical address offset. One method embodiment includes detecting a memory unit formatting operation. Subsequently, in response to detecting the formatting operation, the method includes inspecting format information on the memory unit, calculating a logical address offset, and applying the offset to a host logical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Publication number: 20100185830
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for a logical address offset. One method embodiment includes detecting a memory unit formatting operation. Subsequently, in response to detecting the formatting operation, the method includes inspecting format information on the memory unit, calculating a logical address offset, and applying the offset to a host logical address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Publication number: 20100185802
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and devices for solid state drive formatting. One device embodiment includes control circuitry coupled to a number of memory arrays, wherein each memory array has multiple physical blocks of memory cells. The memory arrays are formatted by the control circuitry that is configured to write system data to the number of memory arrays, where the system data ends at a physical block boundary; and write user data to the number of memory arrays, where the user data starts at a physical block boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Asnaashari, William E. Benson
  • Publication number: 20020073270
    Abstract: The present invention describes a system for managing data on a magneto-optical data storage disks, which improves the storage capacity of the disk. The system is able to locate data sectors without requiring the sectors to be accompanied by an identification field. The data in the sector may be contiguous, or may be split between adjacent data wedges, such that successive wedges each contain a partial segment of the sector. The location and attributes of the sectors and split sectors are obtained by reference to a data sector information table residing in random-access memory, and derived from format information previously recorded on the disk or in other non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: William E. Benson
  • Patent number: D245140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Inventor: William E. Benson