Method of reprogramming nonvolatile memory comprising marking some cells as blanks
US9076533B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/349
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a memory device includes programming a first data signal to a first memory cell, attempting to program a second data signal to the first memory cell in a state where the first memory cell is not erased, and marking the first memory cell as blank upon failing to program the second data signal to the first memory cell.
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