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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Wei-Chen Wang, Taipei, TW;
Hung-Sheng Chang, Taipei, TW;
Chien-Chung Ho, Chiayi County, TW;
Yuan-Hao Chang, Taipei, TW;
Tei-Wei Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2006.01); G06N 3/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06N 3/10 (2013.01); G11C 7/1096 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1036 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7211 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes: a memory array used for implementing neural networks (NN); and a controller coupled to the memory array. The controller is configured for: in updating and writing unrewritable data into the memory array in a training phase, marching the unrewritable data into a buffer zone of the memory array; and in updating and writing rewritable data into the memory array in the training phase, marching the rewritable data by skipping the buffer zone.