Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for monitoring and managing memory devices
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Application No.: US15901330Application Date: 2018-02-21
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Publication No.: US10657014B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Kurt Baty , Terry Van Hulett
- Applicant: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F11/00
- IPC: G06F11/00 ; G06F11/20 ; G06F11/10 ; G11C29/00 ; G11C29/44 ; G06F11/07 ; G06F11/30

Abstract:
The present disclosure is drawn to, among other things, a method of managing a memory device. In some aspects, the method includes scanning a first memory region for bit errors; in response to detecting one or more bit errors in the first memory region, incrementing a counter associated with the first memory region based on the number of bit errors detected; comparing a total number of bit errors against a threshold, wherein the total number of bit errors is identified from the first counter; and, if the total number of bit errors exceeds the threshold, restricting access to the first memory region by mapping an address corresponding to the first memory region to a second memory region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180246794A1 METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING MEMORY DEVICES Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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