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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Nad Edward Gilbert, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Ishai Naveh, San Jose, CA (US);
Narbeh Derhacobian, Belmont, CA (US);
Nad Edward Gilbert, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Ishai Naveh, San Jose, CA (US);
Narbeh Derhacobian, Belmont, CA (US);
Adesto Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A memory devices and methods can use multiple sense operations to detect a state of memory elements in a marginal state. In some embodiments, an evaluation circuit can generates an output value for a memory element in response multiple sense results for the same memory element. In other embodiments, a memory device can include both standard and strong read operations, where strong read operations apply more energy to a selected memory element than a standard read operation.