Patents by Inventor Xiaochen Zhu

Xiaochen Zhu 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: 20240129782
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first signal associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second signal associated with a second RAT. The UE may determine that first signal measurements associated with the first signal satisfy a first condition and second signal measurements associated with the second signal satisfy a second condition. The UE may transmit, to a first base station associated with the first RAT, a measurement report that excludes the first signal measurements and the second signal measurements based at least in part on the first condition and the second condition being satisfied. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jianqiang ZHANG, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Xianwei ZHU, Hewu GU, Jie MAO, Xiaochen CHEN, Xuqiang ZHANG, Jun DENG, Peng HU
  • Publication number: 20240128046
    Abstract: A rotatable transmission electron microscope (TEM) grid holder includes first and second legs orthogonally positioned with respect to each other. Each clamp holder leg is configured to be received within a hole in a main stage supporting the rotatable TEM grid holder. When the first leg of the clamp holder is affixed within the main stage, the sample has a first orientation with respect to the FIB, and when second leg of the clamp holder is affixed within the main stage, the sample has a second orientation with respect to the FIB, rotated 90° relative to the first orientation. The sample may be rotated back and forth between the first and second orientations multiple times as needed to produce a sample which may be clearly imaged by the TEM system, substantially free of curtaining effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xiaochen Zhu, Norman Lay, Lito De La Rama, Jimmy Yeh
  • Publication number: 20240127891
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein in which a duration of a program pulse used to program non-volatile memory cells such as NAND may be increased responsive to a programming failure using a shorter duration program pulse. The duration of at least one program pulse may be increased for at least one group of memory cells in response to a failure to program a group using a default program pulse duration. The group that experiences the increased duration program pulse may be the same group for which the program operation failed using the shorter program pulse or may be a different group than the group for which the program operation failed using the shorter program pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Abu Naser Zainuddin, Parth Amin, Xiaochen Zhu, Jiahui Yuan, Anubhav Khandelwal, Vishwanath Basavaegowda Shanthakumar
  • Patent number: 11955184
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for a memory system that compensates for different programming speeds in two sets of memory cells when reading those two sets of memory cells. The memory system programs a group of the memory cells to one or more data states. In one aspect, the memory cells are not verified during programming. The group has a first set of memory cells that program at a first speed and a second set of memory cells that program at a second speed. The memory system reads the first set of the memory cells with a first set of read parameters and reads the second set of the memory cells with a second set of read parameters. The first set of read parameters are different from the second set of read parameters to compensate for the different programming speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jiacen Guo, Xiaochen Zhu, Xiang Yang, Lito De La Rama, Yi Song, Jiahui Yuan
  • Patent number: 11942157
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a word line coupled to a word line driver circuit, bit lines, a plurality of non-volatile memory cells each coupled to the word line and a corresponding one of the bit lines, and a control circuit coupled to the word line and the bit lines. The control circuit is configured to program the memory cells by causing the word line driver to apply a program pulse to the word line, and biasing each bit line to a corresponding bit line voltage that has a value that varies based on a distance between the word line driver and the corresponding bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jiacen Guo, Xiang Yang, Xiaochen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240079066
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for early erase termination as a counter-measure for erase disturb. Multiple erase blocks of NAND memory cells are erased in parallel during an erase procedure. Erasing multiple erase blocks in parallel can place considerable strain on the circuitry that generates the erase voltage. If there is significant leakage current in one of the erase blocks the magnitude of the erase voltage for all of the erase blocks may drop. The erase blocks are tested sequentially for leakage current during the first erase loop while the erase voltage is applied to only the erase block under test. If any erase block fails the leakage current test that erase block is removed from the erase procedure. One or more additional erase loops are then performed with only those erase blocks that passed the leakage current test simultaneously receiving an erase voltage, thereby preventing erase disturb with early termination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuanyuan Wu, Xiaochen Zhu, Lito De La Rama, Suanbin Loh, Heguang Li
  • Publication number: 20240067747
    Abstract: Provided is an isolated antigen-binding protein, which can specifically bind to CD73 and includes at least one CDR in a heavy chain variable region VH, wherein the region VH includes an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO: 49.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jingen XU, Xiangyang ZHU, Haijia YU, Xiaoyue WEI, Lili QU, Xiaochen REN
  • Publication number: 20240071533
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a block of memory cells having a NAND string that includes a first select transistor, and a control circuit coupled to the block of memory cells. The control circuit is configured to perform an erase operation on the block of memory cells by determining a first count of a number of times that the block of memory cells previously has been programmed and erased, determining based on the first count a first drain-to-gate voltage of the first select transistor, wherein the first drain-to-gate voltage is configured to cause the first select transistor to generate a first gate-induced drain leakage current, and applying a first erase pulse to the first select transistor based on the determined first drain-to-gate voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yihang Liu, Xiaochen Zhu, Lito De La Rama, Feng Gao
  • Publication number: 20240047000
    Abstract: An erase process for a group of non-volatile memory cells comprises applying doses of erasing to the group and performing erase verify between pairs of successive doses of erasing. The time needed to complete the erase process can be reduced by optimizing the order of performing erase verify. For example, erase verify can be performed by separately performing erase verify for multiple portions of the group in order from previously determined slowest erasing portion of the group to previously determined fastest erasing portion of the group, and aborting the performing of erase verify prior to completion of erase verify for all of the portions of the group in response to a number erase errors exceeding a limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yi Song, Lito De La Rama, Xiaochen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240036740
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory system separately performs a memory operation for multiple sub-blocks of a block in order from previously determined slowest sub-block of the block to a previously determined faster sub-block of the block. As a slower sub-block is more likely to fail, this order of is more likely to identify a failure earlier in the process thereby saving time and reducing potential for a disturb. In some embodiments, the proposed order of operation can be used in conjunction with a programming process that concurrently programs blocks in multiple planes using completion of programming of a fastest plane to a data state as a trigger to test for program failure of other planes to the data state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yihang Liu, Xiaochen Zhu, Jie Liu, Sarath Puthenthermadam, Jiahui Yuan, Feng Gao
  • Publication number: 20240029804
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a block of memory cells and a control circuit coupled to the block of memory cells. The control circuit is configured to perform an erase operation on the block of memory cells by determining a first count of a number of times that the block of memory cells previously has been programmed and erased, determining a threshold number based on the first count, and determining whether the erase operation passed or failed based on the threshold number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yi Song, Xiaochen Zhu, Jiahui Yuan, Lito De La Rama
  • Patent number: 11881271
    Abstract: To save power during a read process, NAND strings of each sub-block of a block have independently controlled source side select lines connected to source side select gates and drain side select lines connected to drain side select gates so that NAND strings of unselected sub-blocks can float and not draw current. To prevent read disturb in NAND strings of unselected sub-blocks, after all word lines are raised to a pass gate voltage, unselected word lines nearby the selected word line are lowered to respective intermediate voltages while lowering the voltage on the selected word line in order to achieve a channel potential gradient in the floated NAND strings of the unselected sub-blocks that does not result in read disturb. Subsequently, the selected word line is raised to the appropriate read compare voltage so the selected memory cells can be sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jiacen Guo, Xiang Yang, Xiaochen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230420055
    Abstract: To prevent loss of data due to a word line to memory hole short (or another defect), it is proposed to perform an erase process for a plurality of memory cells, detect that a subset of the plurality of memory cells are slow to erase, and prevent successfully programming for at least some of the memory cells that are slow to erase. This technique uses the erase process to predict future word line to memory hole shorts and prevent programming of memory cells predicted to have a future word line to memory hole short so no data will be lost when the short manifests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yihang Liu, Xiaochen Zhu, Lito De La Rama, Feng Gao
  • Publication number: 20230386585
    Abstract: To save power during a read process, NAND strings of each sub-block of a block have independently controlled source side select lines connected to source side select gates and drain side select lines connected to drain side select gates so that NAND strings of unselected sub-blocks can float and not draw current. To prevent read disturb in NAND strings of unselected sub-blocks, after all word lines are raised to a pass gate voltage, unselected word lines nearby the selected word line are lowered to respective intermediate voltages while lowering the voltage on the selected word line in order to achieve a channel potential gradient in the floated NAND strings of the unselected sub-blocks that does not result in read disturb. Subsequently, the selected word line is raised to the appropriate read compare voltage so the selected memory cells can be sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jiacen Guo, Xiang Yang, Xiaochen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230368846
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for a memory system that compensates for different programming speeds in two sets of memory cells when reading those two sets of memory cells. The memory system programs a group of the memory cells to one or more data states. In one aspect, the memory cells are not verified during programming. The group has a first set of memory cells that program at a first speed and a second set of memory cells that program at a second speed. The memory system reads the first set of the memory cells with a first set of read parameters and reads the second set of the memory cells with a second set of read parameters. The first set of read parameters are different from the second set of read parameters to compensate for the different programming speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jiacen Guo, Xiaochen Zhu, Xiang Yang, Lito De La Rama, Yi Song, Jiahui Yuan
  • Patent number: 11783903
    Abstract: A memory apparatus and method of operation are provided. The apparatus includes memory cells connected to one of a plurality of word lines and arranged in strings and configured to retain a threshold voltage. A control means is coupled to the plurality of word lines and the strings. The control means is configured to apply a primary predetermined voltage to a primary location of the memory apparatus following an erase operation of the memory cells while simultaneously applying a secondary predetermined voltage being lower than the primary predetermined voltage to a secondary location of the memory apparatus and measuring a leak current at the primary location. The control means then determines the erase operation passed in response to the leak current measured not being greater than a predetermined leak threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Yang, Xiaochen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230317169
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory system limits the amount of programming for a first type of group of non-volatile memory cells based on a first parameter such that a maximum number of programming pulses applied to the first type of group of non-volatile memory cells to program to the last data state after the first type of group of non-volatile memory cells completed programming to the other data states is X programming pulses. The non-volatile memory system limits the amount of programming for a second type of group of the non-volatile memory cells based on a second parameter such that a maximum number of programming pulses applied to the second type of group of non-volatile memory cells to program to the last data state after the second type of group of non-volatile memory cells completed programming to the other data states is Y programming pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Xiaochen Zhu, Lito De La Rama, Yi Song, Jiacen Guo, Jiahui Yuan
  • Publication number: 20230298667
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a word line coupled to a word line driver circuit, bit lines, a plurality of non-volatile memory cells each coupled to the word line and a corresponding one of the bit lines, and a control circuit coupled to the word line and the bit lines. The control circuit is configured to program the memory cells by causing the word line driver to apply a program pulse to the word line, and biasing each bit line to a corresponding bit line voltage that has a value that varies based on a distance between the word line driver and the corresponding bit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jiacen Guo, Xiang Yang, Xiaochen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230125748
    Abstract: A memory apparatus and method of operation are provided. The apparatus includes memory cells connected to one of a plurality of word lines and arranged in strings and configured to retain a threshold voltage. A control means is coupled to the plurality of word lines and the strings. The control means is configured to apply a primary predetermined voltage to a primary location of the memory apparatus following an erase operation of the memory cells while simultaneously applying a secondary predetermined voltage being lower than the primary predetermined voltage to a secondary location of the memory apparatus and measuring a leak current at the primary location. The control means then determines the erase operation passed in response to the leak current measured not being greater than a predetermined leak threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Yang, Xiaochen Zhu
  • Patent number: D741294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: TCL TECHNOLY ELECTRONICS (HUIZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaochen Zhu, Lei Qu, Wenhai Liao, Qiang Li