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Memory device and storage apparatus

US10204003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2014
Grant dateFeb 12, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/5685
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A failure region is specified when a failure occurs in a non-volatile semiconductor memory. When a device controller reads data stored in a specific page in a plurality of non-volatile semiconductor memories to detect an uncorrectable error (UE) of the data stored in the specific page, the device controller executes a diagnosis process including specifying a specific storage circuit that is a storage circuit including the specific page, reading data stored in a part of blocks of the specific storage circuit, and specifying, on the basis of a result of reading data stored in the block, a failure region in the specific storage circuit.

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