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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Spin Memory, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Neal Berger, Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin Louie, Fremont, CA (US);
Mourad El-Baraji, Fremont, CA (US);
Lester Crudele, Tomball, TX (US);
Spin Memory, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for correcting bit defects in an STT-MRAM memory is disclosed. The method comprises executing a read before write operation in the STT-MRAM memory, wherein the STT-MRAM memory comprises a plurality of codewords, wherein each codeword comprises a plurality of redundant bits. The read before write operation comprises reading a codeword and mapping defective bits in the codeword. Further, the method comprises replacing the defective bits in the codeword with a corresponding redundant bit and executing a write operation with corresponding redundant bits in place of the defective bits.