Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal treatment of flash memories
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Application No.: US14584628Application Date: 2014-12-29
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Publication No.: US09183941B2Publication Date: 2015-11-10
- Inventor: Gian Pietro Vanalli , Stefano Corno , Giovanni Campardo , Angelo Visconti , Silvia Beltrami , Alexey Petrushin
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G11C11/34
- IPC: G11C11/34 ; G11C11/00 ; H05B3/00 ; H01L23/34 ; G11C16/34 ; G11C16/26
Abstract:
A memory controller can provide current to a heater in a flash memory to reduce cycling induced errors. If necessary, after heating, the memory may be refreshed. In non-battery powered systems, data may be removed from the memory prior to heating and restored to the memory after heating.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150114946A1 THERMAL TREATMENT OF FLASH MEMORIES Public/Granted day:2015-04-30
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