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公开(公告)号:US20220068422A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-03
申请号:US17521785
申请日:2021-11-08
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kishore Kumar Muchherla , Sampath K. Ratnam , Scott A. Stoller , Preston A. Thomson , Kevin R. Brandt , Marc S. Hamilton , Christopher S. Hale
Abstract: A processing device in a memory system detects a data loss occurrence in a block of a memory component. The processing device further designates the block as a quarantined block, performs a stress test on the block, and depending on whether the stress test on the block satisfies a testing criterion, either designates the block as usable by the memory component or retires the block of the memory component.
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公开(公告)号:US20210193199A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-24
申请号:US16946305
申请日:2020-06-16
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan Wen Jian Oh , Aaron James Olson , Fulvio Rori , Qisong Lin , Preston A. Thomson
IPC: G11C7/10 , G06F9/30 , G06F11/27 , G06F12/0882
Abstract: A programmable memory device includes a read only memory (ROM) block to store instructions associated with functionality of the programmable memory device. The device includes a memory array having a set of reserved pages to store updates to be performed on the ROM block. The device includes a controller coupled to the ROM block and the memory array. The controller is to execute the instructions to: execute a set features command; program, in execution of the set features command, a set of sub-feature parameters to a specified feature address of the set of reserved pages, wherein the set of sub-feature parameters are to trigger operation within a ROM-emulated memory (REM) profile mode; and program a REM-profiled page of the set of reserved pages with REM data received from a host system.
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公开(公告)号:US20190267105A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-29
申请号:US16412879
申请日:2019-05-15
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kishore K. Muchherla , Ashutosh Malshe , Preston A. Thomson , Michael G. Miller , Gary F. Besinga , Scott A. Stoller , Sampath K. Ratnam , Renato C. Padilla , Peter Feeley
IPC: G11C16/34
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for operating mixed mode blocks. One example method can include tracking single level cell (SLC) mode cycles and extra level cell (XLC) mode cycles performed on the mixed mode blocks, maintaining a mixed mode cycle count corresponding to the mixed mode blocks, and adjusting the mixed mode cycle count differently for mixed mode blocks operated in a SLC mode than for mixed blocks operated in a XLC mode.
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公开(公告)号:US20180293003A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-11
申请号:US15482337
申请日:2017-04-07
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kishore K. Muchherla , Sampath K. Ratnam , Peter Feeley , Michael G. Miller , Preston A. Thomson , Renato C. Padilla , Ashutosh Malshe
Abstract: The present disclosure includes memory blocks erasable in a single level cell mode. A number of embodiments include a memory comprising a plurality of mixed mode blocks and a controller. The controller may be configured to identify a particular mixed mode block for an erase operation and, responsive to a determined intent to subsequently write the particular mixed mode block in a single level cell (SLC) mode, perform the erase operation in the SLC mode.
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公开(公告)号:US20180277200A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15993968
申请日:2018-05-31
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Preston A. Thomson , Peiling Zhang , Junchao Chen
CPC classification number: G11C11/5628 , G11C11/5635 , G11C11/5642 , G11C16/0458 , G11C16/0483 , G11C16/10 , G11C2211/5641 , G11C2211/5648
Abstract: Methods of operating a memory include receiving data for programming to a plurality of memory cells of the memory, redistributing the received data in a reversible manner, programming the redistributed data to the plurality of memory cells, and programming respective second data to each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells containing the redistributed data, wherein the respective second data for any memory cell of the plurality of memory cells has a same data value as the respective second data for each remaining memory cell of the plurality of memory cells.
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公开(公告)号:US10014051B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-03
申请号:US15490316
申请日:2017-04-18
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Preston A. Thomson , Peiling Zhang , Junchao Chen
CPC classification number: G11C11/5628 , G11C11/5635 , G11C11/5642 , G11C16/0458 , G11C16/0483 , G11C16/10 , G11C2211/5641 , G11C2211/5648
Abstract: Methods of operating a memory include programming a particular portion of a data state to a memory cell with a data randomizer in a first operating mode, and programming a remaining portion of the data state to the memory cell with the data randomizer in a second operating mode different than the first operating mode.
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公开(公告)号:US11688483B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US17521785
申请日:2021-11-08
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kishore Kumar Muchherla , Sampath K. Ratnam , Scott A. Stoller , Preston A. Thomson , Kevin R. Brandt , Marc S. Hamilton , Christopher S. Hale
Abstract: A processing device in a memory system detects a data loss occurrence in a block of a memory component. The processing device further designates the block as a quarantined block, performs a stress test on the block, and depending on whether the stress test on the block satisfies a testing criterion, either designates the block as usable by the memory component or retires the block of the memory component.
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公开(公告)号:US11158392B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-26
申请号:US16412879
申请日:2019-05-15
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kishore K. Muchherla , Ashutosh Malshe , Preston A. Thomson , Michael G. Miller , Gary F. Besinga , Scott A. Stoller , Sampath K. Ratnam , Renato C. Padilla , Peter Feeley
IPC: G11C16/34
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for operating mixed mode blocks. One example method can include tracking single level cell (SLC) mode cycles and extra level cell (XLC) mode cycles performed on the mixed mode blocks, maintaining a mixed mode cycle count corresponding to the mixed mode blocks, and adjusting the mixed mode cycle count differently for mixed mode blocks operated in a SLC mode than for mixed blocks operated in a XLC mode.
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公开(公告)号:US20210118519A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-22
申请号:US16660483
申请日:2019-10-22
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kishore Kumar Muchherla , Sampath K. Ratnam , Scott A. Stoller , Preston A. Thomson , Kevin R. Brandt , Marc S. Hamilton , Christopher S. Hale
Abstract: A processing device in a memory system detects a data loss occurrence in a block of a memory component. The processing device identifies a behavioral criterion associated with the data loss occurrence in the block of the memory component. The processing device further increments a counter associated with the block in response to an occurrence of the behavioral criterion, wherein a value of the counter corresponds to a number of occurrences of a plurality of behavioral criteria associated with data loss occurrences in the block. Responsive to determining that the value of the counter satisfies a first threshold criterion, the processing device designates the block as a quarantined block, performs a stress test of a plurality of stress tests of the block, and responsive to the block failing a first stress test, the processing device retires the block of the memory component.
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公开(公告)号:US20190371409A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-05
申请号:US15994151
申请日:2018-05-31
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin R. Brandt , Adam J. Hieb , Jonathan Tanguy , Preston A. Thomson
Abstract: A data erase operation is performed on the memory system. The directed data erase operation performed on the memory system erases blocks of the memory device including blocks that are indicated as not including user data. In some embodiments, a data erase operation may be performed on a memory system to erase those groups of memory cells (e.g., blocks) indicated as not including user data. In some embodiments, a data erase operation may be performed on a memory system to erase those groups of memory cells (e.g., blocks) indicated as valid without erasing those groups of memory cells (e.g., blocks) indicated as invalid. In some embodiments, a data erase operation that can be performed on a memory system may obtain information associated with failing scenes of groups of memory cells (e.g., blocks) prior to obtaining the information, and erase the blocks (e.g., invalid blocks) subsequently.
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