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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Greg A. Blodgett, Nampa, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3418 (2013.01); G06F 11/073 (2013.01); G06F 11/076 (2013.01); G06F 11/0727 (2013.01); G06F 11/0793 (2013.01); G06F 11/106 (2013.01); G06F 11/1417 (2013.01); G11C 11/56 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and memory refresh methods are disclosed, such as those involving checking a portion of a memory device for errors in response to the memory device being powered on, and reprogramming corrected data to the memory device if errors are found in checking the portion of the nonvolatile memory for errors. Other apparatuses and memory refresh methods are disclosed.