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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2018
Applicant:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Inventor:

Rainer Bonitz, Bruckmühl, DE;

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 11/5628 (2013.01); G11C 11/5671 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 14/00 (2013.01); G11C 14/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods of operating memory, and apparatus configured to perform similar methods, include obtaining information indicative of a data value stored in a particular memory cell of the memory, programming additional data to the particular memory cell, determining if a power loss to the memory is indicated while programming the additional data to the particular memory cell, and, if a power loss to the memory is indicated, programming a first plurality of differential storage devices responsive to the information indicative of the respective data values stored in the plurality of memory cells, programming a second plurality of differential storage devices responsive to the address, and programming a third differential storage device to have a particular value.


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