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Memories, method of storing data in memory and method of determining memory cell sector quality

US7707380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Qimonda AG · DE

Inventors

Rainer Spielberg · Tauberbischofsheim, DE
Detlev Richter · Unterhaching, DE
Andreas Taeuber · Unterschleißheim, DE
Luca De Ambroggi · Dresden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2006
Grant date	Apr 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2211/5641
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of storing data in a memory is provided, including testing a plurality of memory cells of a plurality of memory cell sectors. Each memory cell sector includes a plurality of memory cells. Each memory cell sector is classified into at least one quality class of a plurality of quality classes depending on the results of the testing of the memory cells of the respective memory cell sector. Data is stored in the memory cells of the classified memory cell sectors depending on the quality class of the respective memory cell sector.

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