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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Yun-han Chen, Chiayi, TW;
Sung-chieh Lin, Zhubei, TW;
Kuoyuan (Peter) Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes, by a first circuit, converting a plurality of bits in a first format to a second format. The plurality of bits in the second format is used, by a second circuit, to program a plurality of memory cells corresponding to the plurality of bits. The first format is a parallel format. The second format is a serial format. The first circuit and the second circuit are electrically coupled together in a chip. In some embodiments, the plurality of bits includes address information, cell data information, and program information of a memory cell that has an error. In some embodiments, the plurality of bits includes word data information of a word and error code and correction information corresponding to the word data information of the word.