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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Gian Pietro Vanalli, Bartolomeo, IT;
Stefano Corno, Caponago, IT;
Giovanni Campardo, Bergamo, IT;
Angelo Visconti, Appiano Gentile, IT;
Silvia Beltrami, Bartolomeo, IT;
Alexey Petrushin, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Gian Pietro Vanalli, Bartolomeo, IT;
Stefano Corno, Caponago, IT;
Giovanni Campardo, Bergamo, IT;
Angelo Visconti, Appiano Gentile, IT;
Silvia Beltrami, Bartolomeo, IT;
Alexey Petrushin, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); H01L 23/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2013.01); G11C 16/3427 (2013.01); G11C 16/3418 (2013.01); G11C 16/3431 (2013.01); H01L 23/345 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory controller can provide current to a heater in a flash memory to reduce cycling induced errors. If necessary, after heating, the memory may be refreshed. In non-battery powered systems, data may be removed from the memory prior to heating and restored to the memory after heating.