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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2014
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Jianmin Huang, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bo Lei, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jun Wan, San Jose, CA (US);
Niles Yang, Mountain View, CA (US);
SanDisk Technologies LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that refresh data in a memory. Data is programmed into the memory. After which, part or all of the data may be refreshed. The refresh of the data may be different from the initial programming of the data in one or more respects. For example, the refresh of the data may include fewer steps than the programming of the data and may be performed without erasing a section of memory. Further, the refresh of the data may be triggered in one of several ways. For example, after programming the data, the data may be analyzed for errors. Based on the number of errors found, the data may be refreshed.