The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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:
Oct. 06, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2019
Applicant:

Ngd Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Inventor:

Guangming Lu, Irvine, CA (US);

Assignee:

NGD SYSTEMS, INC., Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01); H03M 13/11 (2006.01); H03M 13/29 (2006.01); H03M 13/37 (2006.01); G11C 16/28 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01); G11C 29/42 (2006.01); G11C 29/04 (2006.01); H03M 13/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G06F 11/1012 (2013.01); G11C 11/5642 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/28 (2013.01); G11C 29/021 (2013.01); G11C 29/028 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01); H03M 13/1108 (2013.01); H03M 13/2906 (2013.01); H03M 13/2951 (2013.01); H03M 13/3707 (2013.01); H03M 13/3723 (2013.01); H03M 13/3769 (2013.01); H03M 13/6325 (2013.01); G11C 29/42 (2013.01); G11C 2029/0411 (2013.01); H03M 13/09 (2013.01); H03M 13/1111 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for long term data retention in a flash memory. In some embodiments, the method includes transitioning the flash memory to a long term data retention state by re-storing first encoded data, the first encoded data being initially stored in the flash memory at a first code rate. The re-storing may include determining a second code rate, lower than the first code rate; reading the first encoded data from the flash memory; decoding the first encoded data at the first code rate to obtain first decoded data; encoding the first decoded data at the second code rate to form second encoded data; and storing the second encoded data in the flash memory.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…