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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Falgun G. Trivedi, Eagle, ID (US);
Motao Cao, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/16 (2013.01); G11C 16/105 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/349 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide for erasing of one or more partially-programmed memory units of a memory device. In particular, various embodiments provide for monitoring (e.g., tracking) of partial program/erase cycles for a memory unit (e.g., block) of a memory device, and performing an erasure of the memory unit based on the monitoring.