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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Viktor Markov, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alexander Kotov, San Jose, CA (US);
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A memory device having non-volatile memory cells and a controller. In response to a first command for erasing and programming a first group of the memory cells, the controller determines the first group can be programmed within substantially 10 seconds of their erasure, erases the first group, and programs the first group within substantially 10 seconds of their erasure. In response to a second command for erasing and programming a second group of the memory cells, the controller determines that the second group cannot be programmed within substantially 10 seconds of their erasure, divides the second group into subgroups of the memory cells each of which can be programmed within substantially 10 seconds of their erasure, and for each of the subgroups, erase the subgroup and program the subgroup within substantially 10 seconds of their erasure.