Monitoring health of non-volatile memory
US7861122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2029/0409
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A host processor is coupled to a memory controller and configurable to retrieve from the memory controller information indicative of the health of a non-volatile memory device operatively coupled to the memory controller. A host system uses the information to monitor the health of the non-volatile memory device.
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