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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Aaron S. Yip, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Theodore T. Pekny, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 8/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes a memory array with memory blocks each having a plurality of memory cells, and one or more current monitors configured to measure current during post-deployment operation of the memory device; and a controller configured to identify a bad block within the memory blocks based on the measured current, and disable the bad block for preventing access thereof during subsequent operations of the memory device.