The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 12/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/106 (2013.01); G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G06F 12/16 (2013.01); G06F 11/1044 (2013.01); G06F 11/1048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory apparatus and a method for operating the same. The method includes performing a read operation on a set of memory cells, detecting an error in data read from the set of memory cells based on an error correction code (ECC) operation performed on the data, and performing a scrubbing operation or a refreshing operation on the set of memory cells according to a detecting result.