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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Petro Estakhri, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Berhanu Iman, Sunyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0238 (2013.01); G06F 3/0613 (2013.01); G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01); G11C 29/765 (2013.01); G11C 29/82 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of operating a memory, and memories for performing such methods, include determining that a particular area of the memory is defective, locating a free area of the memory, programming data intended for the particular area of the memory to the free area of the memory, checking the particular area of the memory for data previously programmed to the particular area of the memory, and moving any previously-programmed data from the particular area of the memory to the free area of the memory.