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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Kern, Aschheim, DE;
Michael Goessel, Mahlow, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/51 (2013.01);
Abstract
The determination of a code word is proposed, wherein (i) a bit group of n memory cells is read and n states are determined therefrom, the n states being determined in a time domain for each of at least two k-out-of-n codes, the at least two k-out-of-n codes having different k, (ii) the fact of whether a code word is present is determined for each of the at least two codes on the basis of the states, and (iii) when at least one code word is present, the code word of the k-out-of-n code having the largest k is used.