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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Eugene Majerus, Boise, ID (US);
Cheng Long Ben, Shanghai, CN;
Qisong Lin, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0632 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes a boot block that stores boot block code encoded using an encoding scheme. The boot block code includes a set of machine-readable instructions for booting the memory sub-system. A read command directed at the boot block is received while the memory device is in a boot state. Based on the command, the encoded boot block code is read from the boot block and decoded based on the encoding scheme. The decoded boot block code is provided to a memory sub-system controller responsive to the command