Patents by Inventor Zhenming Zhou

Zhenming Zhou 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: 20240021264
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for read window management in a memory system are described. A memory system may determine, for a set of memory cells, a first value for a read window that is associated with a set of one or more threshold voltages each representing a different multi-bit value. The memory system may then use the first value for the read window to predict a second value for the read window. Based on the second value for the read window, the memory system may predict an error rate for the set of memory cells. The memory system may then set a value for an offset for a threshold voltage of the set of one or more threshold voltages based on the error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Li-Te Chang, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou, Ting Luo
  • Publication number: 20240020025
    Abstract: A request to perform a memory access operation on a plurality of memory cells of a memory device is received. In response to determining that the request is from a host, a first error recovery operation is performed, wherein the first error recovery operation is associated with a first plurality of demarcation voltages. In response to determining that the request is from a controller, a second error recovery operation is performed, wherein the second error recovery operation is associated with a second plurality of demarcation voltages, wherein the second plurality of demarcation voltages comprises a greater number of demarcation voltages than the first plurality of demarcation voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Zhongguang Xu, Jian Huang, Tingjun Xie, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 11861178
    Abstract: A request to perform a memory access operation on a plurality of memory cells of a memory device is receive. A request type associated with the memory access operation is determined. In response to determining that the request type associated with the request type associated with the memory access operation is a first request type, an error recovery operation associated with the first request type is performed. In response to determining that the request type associated with the memory access operation is a second request type, an error recovery operation associated with the second request type is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongguang Xu, Jian Huang, Tingjun Xie, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Patent number: 11853617
    Abstract: A processing device of a memory sub-system is configured to perform a plurality of write operations on a memory device comprising a plurality of memory units; responsive to performing each write operation on a respective first memory unit of the memory device, the processing device is configured to identify a candidate memory unit that has been written to by a at least a threshold fraction of the plurality of write operations performed on the memory device; determine whether a threshold refresh criterion is satisfied; and responsive to determining that the threshold refresh criterion is satisfied, refresh data stored at one or more of the memory units that are proximate to the candidate memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhenming Zhou, Charles Kwong
  • Publication number: 20230410914
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is to receive a programming command with respect to a set of memory cells coupled to one or more wordlines of the memory device. The processing device is further to determine a value of a metric reflecting reliability of a subset of the set of memory cells. The processing device is further to determine a delay based on the value of the metric. The processing device is further to perform a programming operation with respect to the subset of memory cells. The programming operation includes the delay between a first pass of the programming operation and a second pass of the programming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Lien, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230400993
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure configure a system component, such as a memory sub-system controller, to provide adaptive media management based on temperature-related memory component capabilities. The controller can obtain a write temperature associated with an individual group of memory components. Based on the write temperature and a temperature threshold associated with the individual group of memory components, the controller can select an individual media management operation to perform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Ying Yu Tai
  • Publication number: 20230402108
    Abstract: It is determined whether a write disturb capability associated with a first location of a memory device satisfies a threshold criterion. Responsive to determining that the write disturb capability associated with the first location of the memory device satisfies the threshold criterion, a plurality of memory units is remapped to a second location of the memory device, wherein a write disturb capability associated with the second location of the memory device does not satisfy the threshold criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhenming Zhou, Zhenlei Shen, Charles See Yeung Kwong
  • Publication number: 20230393752
    Abstract: An example system can include a memory component and a processing device. The memory component can include a group of memory cells. The processing device can be coupled to the memory component. The processing device can be configured to use a first voltage window for a set of memory cells of the group of memory cells during a first time period. The processing device can be configured to determine that an error rate of a sub-set of the set of memory cells is above a threshold error rate. The processing device can be configured to, in response to the determination that the error rate of the sub-set of memory cells is above the threshold error rate, use a second voltage window for the set of memory cells of the group of memory cells during a second time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao, Joshua C. Garrison, Jian Huang
  • Publication number: 20230395162
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems related to protecting an apparatus against unauthorized accesses or usages are described. The apparatus may include a data protection circuit that protects an operating state of the apparatus, data stored in the apparatus, or a combination thereof when a temperature of the apparatus is outside of an operating range thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Tingjun Xie, Fangfang Zhu, Jiangli Zhu, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230393991
    Abstract: A read command is received by a processing device coupled to a memory device. The read command specified a logical address. The processing device translates the logical address into a physical address of a physical block of the memory device, wherein the physical address specifies a wordline and a memory device die. Responsive to determining that the physical block is partially programmed, the processing device identifies a threshold voltage offset associated with the wordline. The processing device computes a modified threshold voltage by applying the threshold voltage offset to a read level associated with the memory device die. The processing device reads the data from the physical block using the modified threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Li-Te Chang, Murong Lang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230393776
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations including: receiving a request to perform a read operation on a segment of the memory device; determining a program erase cycle count associated with the segment of the memory device; determining a temperature offset value for the segment of the memory device based on a write temperature and a read temperature, determining whether the temperature offset value satisfies a threshold criterion associated with the program erase cycle count of the segment; and responsive to determining that the temperature offset value satisfies the threshold criterion, performing a corrective read operation on the segment of the memory device, wherein a sense time parameter of the corrective read operation is modified according to the temperature offset value and the program erase cycle count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Murong Lang, Ching-Huang Lu, Nagendra Prasad Ganesh Rao
  • Publication number: 20230393758
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems related to managing deck-specific read levels are described. The apparatus may include a memory array having the memory cells organized into two or more decks. The apparatus can determine a delay between programming the decks. The apparatus can derive and implement the deck-specific read levels by selectively adjusting a base read level with an offset level according to the delay and/or the targeted read location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Murong Lang, Tingjun Xie, Fangfang Zhu, Zhenming Zhou, Jiangli Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230395152
    Abstract: A method includes performing, over a time period, a quantity of write operations associated with a quad-level cell (QLC) memory block, determining the time period exceeds a threshold time, designating the QLC memory block as a bimodal, determining a voltage threshold level of a last successful read operation associated with the QLC memory block, and setting a read threshold level of at least a portion of the QLC memory block at the voltage threshold level of the last successful read operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Murong Lang, Fangfang Zhu, Jiangli Zhu, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230393777
    Abstract: A first page read on the first memory page utilizing a first trim value is performed responsive to initiating a memory page scan on a first memory page of a plurality of memory pages. Whether a first data state metric associated with the first page read satisfies a first threshold criterion is determined. A second page read on the first memory page utilizing a second trim value is performed responsive to determining that the first data state metric satisfies the first threshold criterion. Whether a second data state metric associated with the second page read satisfies a second threshold criterion is determined. The second trim value to perform subsequent page reads during memory page scans is selected responsive to determining that the second data state metric does not satisfy the first threshold criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Lien, Li-Te Chang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230393920
    Abstract: A set of blocks of a memory device comprising a plurality of dies is identified. A block within the set of blocks is identified. The identified block is associated with a capability metric that reflects a projected reliability of the die on which the block resides. Responsive to determining that the capability metric satisfies a condition, a cycle threshold associated with the die is identified. Responsive to determining that a cycle count value derived from a program/erase cycle counter associated with the die matches the cycle threshold, the set of blocks is updated by excluding the block from the set of blocks. A program operation is performed with respect to the updated set of blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Charles See Yeung Kwong, Seungjune Jeon, Wei Wang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230395176
    Abstract: A method includes determining, for a plurality of memory dice, binning information relating to quality characteristics of each of the plurality of memory dice. The method further includes performing a select gate scan to determine a first threshold voltage and a first threshold voltage window of each of the plurality of memory dice, and, based on the determined quality characteristics of each of the plurality of memory dice, perform an erase and program operation to set a second threshold voltage with a second threshold voltage window of a subset of memory dice among the plurality of memory dice where the second threshold voltage window is greater than the first threshold voltage window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jian Huang, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230386583
    Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is to receive a programming command with respect to a set of memory cells coupled to one or more wordlines of the memory device. The processing device is further to determine a value of a metric reflecting a state of the set of memory cells. The processing device is further to determine a delay based on the value of the metric. The processing device is further to perform a programming operation with respect to the subset of memory cells. The programming operation includes the delay between a first pass of the programming operation and a second pass of the programming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Chung Lien, Zhenming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230359356
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure configure a system component, such as a memory sub-system controller, to provide adaptive media management based on memory component reliabilities. The controller can access configuration data to determine a reliability grade associated with individual groups of the memory components. The controller can then adaptively select between different media management operations based on the reliability grade associated with each individual group of the memory components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenming Zhou, Ying Yu Tai
  • Patent number: 11790998
    Abstract: A plurality of memory units residing in a first location of a memory device is identified, wherein the first location of the memory device corresponds to a first layer of a plurality of layers of the memory device. It is determined whether a write disturb capability associated with the first location of the memory device satisfies a threshold criterion. Responsive to determining that the write disturb capability associated with the first location of the memory device satisfies the threshold criterion, a plurality of logical addresses associated with the plurality of memory units is remapped to a second location of the memory device, wherein the second location of the memory device corresponds to a second layer of the plurality of layers of the memory device, and wherein a write disturb capability associated with the second location of the memory device does not satisfy the threshold criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhenming Zhou, Zhenlei Shen, Charles See Yeung Kwong
  • Patent number: 11776611
    Abstract: A processing device of a memory sub-system is configured to determine, for a memory unit of the memory device, a plurality of write disturb counts associated with the memory unit, wherein each of the plurality of write disturb (WD) count is associated with a corresponding write disturb direction; compute, for the memory unit, a weighted WD count reflecting the plurality of write disturb counts; determine whether the weighted WD count meets a criterion; and responsive to determining that the weighted WD count meets the criterion, perform a refresh operation on the memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikai Chen, Zhenming Zhou, Murong Lang, Zhenlei Shen