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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Ravi Sunkavalli, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ishai Naveh, San Jose, CA (US);
Malcolm Wing, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ravi Sunkavalli, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ishai Naveh, San Jose, CA (US);
Malcolm Wing, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adesto Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A memory device can include a plurality of physical blocks that each include a number of memory elements programmable between at least two different impedance states, the memory elements being subject to degradation in performance; and bias circuits configured to applying healing electrical conditions to at least one spare physical block that does not contain valid data; wherein the healing electrical conditions are different from write operation electrical conditions, and reverse degradation of the memory elements of the at least one spare physical block.