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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shuo Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Yao Zu Dong, Shanghai, CN;
Qing Huang, Shanghai, CN;
Kevin Yufu Li, Shanghai, CN;
Yipeng Yao, Shanghai, CN;
Jie Yu, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 11/408 (2006.01); G11C 11/4096 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40611 (2013.01); G11C 11/408 (2013.01); G11C 11/4096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device comprises an input interface configured to receive an erase request indicating a memory portion to be erased and control circuitry configured to trigger erasing information stored by memory cells of at least a part of the indicated memory portion of the memory device by writing a predefined pattern into the memory cells during an automatic refresh cycle.