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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas Andre, Austin, TX (US);
Syed M. Alam, Austin, TX (US);
Bradley Engel, Chandler, AZ (US);
Brian Butcher, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Andre, Austin, TX (US);
Syed M. Alam, Austin, TX (US);
Bradley Engel, Chandler, AZ (US);
Brian Butcher, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Everspin Technologies, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01); H03M 13/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1048 (2013.01); G11C 29/44 (2013.01); H03M 13/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and memory device is provided for reading data from an ECC word of a plurality of reference bits associated with a plurality of memory device bits and determining if a double bit error in the ECC word exists. The ECC word may be first toggled twice and the reference bits reset upon detecting the double bit error.