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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2017
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Niccolo Righetti, Boise, ID (US);

Akira Goda, Boise, ID (US);

Violante Moschiano, Avezzano, IT;

Christian Caillat, Boise, ID (US);

Giuseppina Puzzilli, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); H01L 27/11524 (2017.01); G11C 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0602 (2013.01); G11C 11/5635 (2013.01); G11C 99/00 (2013.01); H01L 27/11524 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a controller to determine an erase state of a first memory deck independently from an erase state of a second memory deck, the first memory deck comprising a first plurality of wordlines and a first channel, the first memory deck comprising a first plurality of memory cells that are each coupled to the first channel and a respective one of the first plurality of wordlines; the second memory deck comprising a second plurality of wordlines and a second channel, the second channel coupled to the first channel, the second memory deck comprising a second plurality of memory cells that are each coupled to the second channel and a respective one of the second plurality of wordlines; and determine an erase state of the second memory deck independently from an erase state of the first memory deck.


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