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Nian Niles Yang
Also filed as: YANG NIAN · YANG NIAN NILES
87 granted patents·18 pending applications·696 citations·filing 2012–2025
99Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC40SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC33SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC17MICROCHIP TECH INC13REDDY GAUTHAM1
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105 records- 0198US11385802B2Temperature variation compensationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 12, 2022·19 cites·21 claims
- 0297US9811267B1Non-volatile memory with intelligent temperature sensing and local throttlingSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·44 cites·20 claims
- 0397US9792995B1Independent multi-plane read and low latency hybrid readSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·40 cites·6 claims
- 0496US10971215B1Dynamically adjust data transfer speed for non-volatile memory die interfacesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 6, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 0596US10026483B1Program temperature aware data scrubWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·30 cites·20 claims
- 0696US8929169B1Power management for nonvolatile memory arraySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 6, 2015·25 cites·19 claims
- 0795US9792998B1System and method for erase detection before programming of a storage deviceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·32 cites·21 claims
- 0895US9711231B1System solution for first read issue using time dependent read voltagesSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 18, 2017·25 cites·20 claims
- 0995US9672940B1Non-volatile memory with fast read processSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 6, 2017·26 cites·24 claims
- 1094US10573397B1Parameter tracking for non-volatile memory to avoid over-programmingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 25, 2020·18 cites·20 claims
- 1194US9996281B2Temperature variation compensationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 12, 2018·15 cites·21 claims
- 1293US10019332B1Non-volatile memory with program failure recoveryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 10, 2018·14 cites·20 claims
- 1393US9721662B1Non-volatile memory with efficient programmingSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 1, 2017·17 cites·21 claims
- 1492US11016545B2Thermal throttling for memory devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 25, 2021·12 cites·23 claims
- 1592US9606865B2Method and apparatus for configuring a memory deviceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·9 cites·21 claims
- 1692US9251891B1Devices and methods to conditionally send parameter values to non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 2, 2016·28 cites·24 claims
- 1791US10218789B2Erasure correcting coding using temporary erasure dataWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
- 1891US10013194B1Handling thermal shutdown for memory devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 3, 2018·21 cites·15 claims
- 1991US9846554B1Storage system and method for grouping blocks based on deterministic data patternsSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·10 cites·24 claims
- 2090US11385984B2Variable read scan for solid-state storage device quality of serviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 12, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 2190US10698610B2Storage system and method for performing high-speed read and write operationsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·10 cites·15 claims
- 2290US10008277B2Block health monitoring using threshold voltage of dummy memory cellsSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 26, 2018·11 cites·19 claims
- 2389US10896123B2Enhancing the effectiveness of read scan performance and reliability for non-volatile memoryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·9 cites·16 claims
- 2489US10636504B2Read verify for improved soft bit information for non-volatile memories with residual resistanceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·7 cites·21 claims
- 2589US10452471B2Non-volatile memory with dynamic write abort detection and recoveryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 22, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 2689US10339000B2Storage system and method for reducing XOR recovery time by excluding invalid data from XOR paritySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 2, 2019·7 cites·21 claims
- 2789US10289341B2Operating parameter offsets in solid state memory devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·11 cites·22 claims
- 2889US8902669B2Flash memory with data retention biasSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 2, 2014·15 cites·15 claims
- 2988US10642510B2Temperature variation compensationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 5, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 3088US10115471B1Storage system and method for handling overheating of the storage systemWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 30, 2018·10 cites·12 claims
- 3188US9535614B2Temperature based flash memory system maintenanceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 3, 2017·14 cites·13 claims
- 3288US9009568B2Sensing parameter management in non-volatile memory storage system to compensate for broken word linesSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·12 cites·20 claims
- 3387US9245637B2Systems and methods for read disturb management in non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 26, 2016·11 cites·19 claims
- 3486US9971530B1Storage system and method for temperature throttling for block readingSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 3586US9218881B2Flash memory blocks with extended data retentionSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 22, 2015·11 cites·11 claims
- 3684US10289323B2Handling thermal shutdown for memory devicesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 14, 2019·5 cites·25 claims
- 3784US9478315B2Bit error rate mapping in a memory systemSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·9 cites·20 claims
- 3884US9123400B1Power management for nonvolatile memory arraySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 1, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
- 3984US9025374B2System and method to update read voltages in a non-volatile memory in response to tracking dataSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 5, 2015·9 cites·25 claims
- 4083US9620201B1Storage system and method for using hybrid blocks with sub-block erase operationsSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 11, 2017·7 cites·22 claims
- 4182US11527300B2Level dependent error correction code protection in multi-level non-volatile memoryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 13, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4282US10043558B2Independent multi-plane read and low latency hybrid readSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 7, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 4381US11416058B2Efficient data storage usage associated with ungraceful shutdownWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 16, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4481US11354190B2Using over provisioning space for selectively storing block parityWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 7, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4581US9910730B2System for handling erratic word lines for non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·6 cites·22 claims
- 4679US10255000B2Delayed data release after programming to reduce read errors in memoryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 4779US9753657B2Dynamic reconditioning of charge trapped based memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·5 cites·18 claims
- 4878US12216920B2SSD auxiliary battery power for handling ungraceful shutdown with hostWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4978US10832784B2Pre-program read to counter wordline failuresWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 10, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 5078US10347315B2Group read refreshSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 9, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
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