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公开(公告)号:US12265485B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-01
申请号:US17979679
申请日:2022-11-02
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kallol Mazumder , Navya Sri Sreeram , Ryo Fujimaki
IPC: G06F13/16 , G06F1/10 , G06F11/10 , G11C7/10 , G11C7/22 , G11C11/4076 , G11C11/4093
Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to an apparatus are described. The apparatus may include (1) a read state circuit configured to control the schedule/timing associated with parallel pipelines, and (2) a timing control circuit configured to coordinate output of data from the parallel pipelines.
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公开(公告)号:US12265447B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-01
申请号:US18585400
申请日:2024-02-23
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Gerald L. Cadloni , Bruce A. Liikanen , Violante Moschiano
Abstract: An apparatus includes 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.
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公开(公告)号:US12265335B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-01
申请号:US17933968
申请日:2022-09-21
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Kazuko Yamashita , Toshiharu Nishiyama
Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, an alignment-overlay mark is provided. The alignment-overlay mark includes a pair of first marks and a plurality of second marks. The first marks extend in a first direction and are arranged in parallel to each other in a second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The second marks are between the first marks, extend in the second direction and are arranged in parallel to each other in the first direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20250107459A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18972316
申请日:2024-12-06
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Giulio Albini
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for low resistance via contacts in a memory device are described. A via may be formed so as to protrude from a surrounding material. A barrier material may be formed above an array area and also above the via. After a first layer of an access line material is formed above the barrier material, a planarization process may be applied until the top of the via is exposed. The planarization process may remove the access line material and the barrier material from above the via, but the access line material and the barrier material may remain above the array area. The first layer of the access line material may protect the unremoved barrier material during the planarization process. A second layer of the access line material may be formed above the first layer of the access line material and in direct contact with the via.
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公开(公告)号:US20250107204A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18974584
申请日:2024-12-09
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Lifang Xu , Richard J. Hill , Indra V. Chary , Lars P. Heineck
IPC: H01L29/417 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/528 , H01L29/40
Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a tiered stack having vertically alternating insulative and conductive structures. A first series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a first block of a dual-block structure. A second series of stadiums is defined in the tiered stack within a second block of the dual-block structure. The first and second series of stadiums are substantially symmetrically structured about a trench at a center of the dual-block structure. The trench extends a width of the first and second series of stadiums. The stadiums of the first and second series of stadiums have opposing staircase structures comprising steps at ends of the conductive structures of the tiered stack. Conductive source/drain contact structures are in the stack and extend substantially vertically from a source/drain region at a floor of the trench. Additional microelectronic devices are also disclosed, as are methods of fabrication and electronic systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20250104792A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18751936
申请日:2024-06-24
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: YASUSHI MATSUBARA , YOSHINORI FUJIWARA , TAKUYA TAMANO
Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, an apparatus comprises a memory device and a bias temperature instability (BTI) controller. The BTI controller generates and outputs a command and address signal for memory testing. The command and address signal causes the memory device in the idle state to operate for the testing.
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公开(公告)号:US20250104789A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18774799
申请日:2024-07-16
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Zhongguang Xu , Hanping Chen , Peng Zhang , Zhenming Zhou
IPC: G11C29/12
Abstract: A processing device in a memory sub-system performs a first data integrity scan on a block of a memory device to determine a first combined reliability statistic of memory cells in the block associated with a first program level and a second program level, and performs, using a predetermined read level offset corresponding to one of the first program level or the second program level, a second data integrity scan on the block of the memory device to determine a second combined reliability statistic of the memory cells in the block associated with the first program level and the second program level. The processing device determines a difference between the first combined reliability statistic and the second combined reliability statistic and, responsive to the difference between the first combined reliability statistic and the second combined reliability statistic satisfying a threshold criterion, performs a corrective action on the block of the memory device.
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公开(公告)号:US20250103707A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18781301
申请日:2024-07-23
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sourin SARKAR , Kiran K. GUNNAM , Chittoor Ranganathan PARTHASARATHY
Abstract: In some implementations, a memory device may include one or more components. The one or more components may be configured to identify an operation to access content stored in a memory of the memory device, wherein the operation is associated with a user profile. The one or more components may be configured to flag a user, associated with the user profile, as being potentially malicious based on the operation conflicting with a past content access pattern associated with the user profile. The one or more components may be configured to lock the memory based on the user being flagged.
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公开(公告)号:US20250103416A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18909706
申请日:2024-10-08
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Debra M. Bell , Kristen M. Hopper , Erika Prosser , Aaron P. Boehm
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for persistent health monitoring for volatile memory devices are described. A memory device may determine that an operating condition associated with an array of memory cells on the device, such as a temperature, current, voltage, or other metric of health status is outside of a range associated with a risk of device degradation. The memory device may monitor a duration over which the operating condition is outside of the range, and may determine whether the duration satisfies a threshold. In some cases, the memory device may store an indication of when (e.g., each time) the duration satisfied the threshold. The memory device may store the one or more indications in one or more non-volatile storage elements, such as fuses, which may enable the memory device to maintain a persistent indication of a cumulative duration over which the memory device is operated with operating conditions outside of the range.
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公开(公告)号:US20250103215A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18975937
申请日:2024-12-10
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yu-Chung Lien , Ching-Huang Lu , Zhenming Zhou
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses include receiving a command directed to a portion of memory. A cycle number for the portion of memory is determined. A group to which the portion of memory belongs is determined. A bitline voltage is determined using the cycle number and the group. The command is executed using the bitline voltage.
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