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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Robert W. Warren, Loveland, CO (US);
Robert W. Warren, Loveland, CO (US);
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and circuits for use of a memory system. As one example, an electronics system is disclosed that includes a memory bank, a memory access controller circuit, and an encoding circuit. The memory bank includes a plurality of multi-bit memory cells that each is operable to hold at least two bits. The memory access controller circuit is operable to determine a use frequency of a data set maintained in the memory bank. The encoding circuit is operable to encode the data set to yield an encoded output for writing to the memory bank. The encoding level for the data set is selected based at least in part on the use frequency of the data set.