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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Dean K. Nobunaga, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 19/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/025 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G11C 16/105 (2013.01); G11C 19/00 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7203 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for an enhanced block copy. One embodiment is reading data from a source block located in a first portion of the memory device, and programming the data to a target block located in a second portion of the memory device. The first and second portions are communicatively coupled by data lines extending across the portions. The data lines are communicatively uncoupled between the first and second portions for at least one of the reading and programming acts.