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Storage at M bits/cell density in N bits/cell analog memory cell devices, M>N

US8208304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2009
Grant dateJun 26, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2030

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

Abstract

A method for data storage includes accepting data for storage in a memory that includes multiple analog memory cells and supports a set of built-in programming commands. Each of the programming commands programs a respective page, selected from a group of N pages, in a subset of the memory cells. The subset of the memory cells is programmed to store M pages of the data, M>N, by performing a sequence of the programming commands drawn only from the set.

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