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Data folding in 3D nonvolatile memory

US9858009B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2015
Grant dateJan 2, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2036

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

Abstract

Data that is initially stored in Single Level Cell (SLC) blocks is subsequently copied (folded) to a Multi Level Cell (MLC) block where the data is stored in MLC format, the data copied in a minimum unit of a fold-set, the MLC block including a plurality of separately-selectable sets of NAND strings, data of an individual fold-set copied exclusively to two or more word lines of an individual separately-selectable set of NAND strings in the MLC block.

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