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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Avi Klein, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eran Sharon, Tel Aviv, IL;
Gadi Vishne, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Igor Genshaft, Bat Yam, IL;
Marina Frid, Jerusalem, IL;
Michal Silbermintz, Tel Mond, IL;
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G06F 3/0616 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for applying a first level of protection to data in a memory module include identifying a weak wordline from at least one of a plurality of blocks of the memory module. Each of the plurality of blocks includes a plurality of wordlines. The system and method also include determining that the weak wordline is to receive the first level of protection and applying the first level of protection to the weak wordline.