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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:
Jan. 31, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 22, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Zhongyuan Lu, Boise, ID (US);

Stephen H. Tang, Fremont, CA (US);

Robert J. Gleixner, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0877 (2016.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 15/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G06F 12/0877 (2013.01); G11C 13/003 (2013.01); G11C 13/0061 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 15/00 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1024 (2013.01); G11C 11/1673 (2013.01); G11C 13/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems include memory devices with multiple memory cells configured to store data. The memory devices also include a cache configured to store at least a portion of the data to provide access to the at least the portion of the data without accessing the multiple memory cells. The memory devices also include control circuitry configured to receive a read command having a target address. Based on the target address, the control circuitry is configured to determine that the at least the portion of the data is present in the cache. Using the cache, the control circuitry also outputs read data from the cache without accessing the plurality of memory cells.


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