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Trims corresponding to program/erase cycles

US11437111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Micron Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jeffrey S. McNeil · Nampa, US
Karl D. Schuh · Santa Cruz, US
Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu · Santa Clara, US
Giuseppina Puzzilli · Boise, US
Kishore Kumar Muchherla · Fremont, US
Gil Golov · Backnang, DE
Todd A. Marquart · Boise, US
Jiangang Wu · Milpitas, US
Niccolo' Righetti · Boise, US
Ashutosh Malshe · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C16/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Instructions can be executed to adjust a trim at first intervals until a quantity of program/erase cycles (PEC) have occurred. The trim defines a valley width between data states. Instructions can be executed to adjust the trim at second intervals, greater than the first intervals, after the quantity of PEC have occurred.

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