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Memory controllers and memory systems including the same

US11088710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 2020
Grant dateAug 10, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M13/118
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory controller configured to control a memory module, the memory controller including processing circuitry configured to perform ECC decoding on a read codeword from the memory module using a first portion of a parity check matrix to generate a first syndrome and a second syndrome, determine a type of error in the read codeword based on the second syndrome and a decision syndrome, the decision syndrome corresponding to a sum of the first syndrome and the second syndrome, and output a decoding status flag indicating the type of error.

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