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Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 01, 2012
Applicants:

Gary B. Bronner, Los Altos, CA (US);

Ming LI, Fremont, CA (US);

Donald R. Mullen, Mountain View, CA (US);

Frederick Ware, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Kevin S. Donnelly, Los Altos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gary B. Bronner, Los Altos, CA (US);

Ming Li, Fremont, CA (US);

Donald R. Mullen, Mountain View, CA (US);

Frederick Ware, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Kevin S. Donnelly, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Rambus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/76 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A memory module includes multiple memory devices mounted to a substrate and one or more discrete heating elements disposed in thermal contact with the memory devices. Each of the memory devices includes charge-storing memory cells subject to operation-induced defects that degrade ability of the memory cells to store data. The discrete heating elements, or single discrete heating element, heats the memory devices to a temperature that anneals the defects.


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