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Using error information from nearby locations to recover uncorrectable data in non-volatile memory

US8276028B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2008
Grant dateSep 25, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2211/5634
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In various embodiments, the reference voltage used for read operations in a non-volatile memory may be adjusted up or down in an attempt to read data from an area that previously produced at least one uncorrectable error. The direction and amount of this adjustment may be based on the number and direction of correctable errors in surrounding data.

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