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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Sandisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Evgeny Mekhanik, Rehovot, IL;

Arseniy Aharonov, Yessod Hamaala, IL;

Eran Sharon, Rishon Lezion, IL;

Assignee:

SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC., Plano, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/28 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3427 (2013.01); G06F 11/076 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

A data storage device includes a non-volatile memory and a controller. A method includes writing an indication of a first error rate of a first set of bits to the non-volatile memory. The first set of bits is sensed from a word line of the non-volatile memory. The word line is sensed to generate a second set of bits in response to a first power-on event being initiated at the data storage device after writing the indication of the first error rate to the non-volatile memory. The method further includes setting a data retention flag in response to a difference between the first error rate and a second error rate associated with the second set of bits satisfying a threshold.


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