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Patent No.:

US 10255986 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2017

Assessing in-field reliability of computer memories

Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Diyanesh B. Chinnakkonda Vidyapoornachary, Bangalore, IN;

Kyu-hyoun Kim, Chappaqua, NY (US);

Anil B. Lingambudi, Bangalore, IN;

Adam J. McPadden, Underhill, VT (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

Peter Edwards

Primary Examiner:

Mujtaba M Chaudry

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/10 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/42 (2006.01); G11C 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/10 (2013.01); G06F 11/1016 (2013.01); G11C 29/42 (2013.01); G11C 2029/1204 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides a computer implemented method, system, and computer program product of assessing in-field reliability of computer memories. In an embodiment, the present invention includes taking control of a portion of a computer memory circuit, utilizing a portion of a computer memory bus associated with the portion of the computer memory circuit, moving computer memory circuit data stored in the portion of the computer memory circuit to a host computer storage device, executing a set of logical operations assessing reliability of the portion of the computer memory circuit, resulting in assessment data stored in a reliability error monitor (REM) computer storage device, transmitting the stored assessment data from the REM computer storage device to a computer memory controller circuit, and in response to the transmitting, moving the moved computer memory circuit data from the host computer storage device back to the portion of the computer memory circuit.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Chinnakkonda Vidyapoornachary, Diyanesh. (2019). Assessing in-field reliability of computer memories (U.S. Patent No. 10255986). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10255986

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