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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:

Sandisk IL Ltd., Kfar Saba, IL;

Inventors:

Shahar Bar-Or, Ra'anana, IL;

Dan Inbar, Yehud, IL;

Ori Moshe Stern, Modeen, IL;

Yigal Eli, Petach Tikva, IL;

Assignee:

SANDISK IL LTD., Kfar Saba, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 11/5628 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01); G11C 2211/5641 (2013.01);
Abstract

Programmer's data that is transferred from a programming device to a storage device is initially stored in a memory device of the storage device by using a durable data-retention storage setup. After the storage device is embedded in a host device, the programmer's data is internally (i.e., in the storage device) read from the memory device and rewritten into the memory device by using a conventional storage setup. Using a durable data-retention storage setup may include temporarily (i.e., before the storage device is embedded in a host) operating selected memory cells of the memory device as conventional SBC cells or as unconventional MBC cells. After the storage device is embedded in a host device, the programmer's data, or selected parts thereof, is read from the memory device and rewritten into it by operating selected memory cells of the memory device as conventional MBC cells.


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