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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Avraham Poza Meir, Rishon Le-Zion, IL;
Eyal Gurgi, Petah-Tikva, IL;
Shai Ojalvo, Moshav Olesh, IL;
Yoav Kasorla, Kfar Netar, IL;
Naftali Sommer, Rishon Le-Zion, IL;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for data storage in a memory that includes multiple analog memory cells, includes defining, based on a characteristic of the memory cells, an uneven wear leveling scheme that programs and erases at least first and second subsets of the memory cells with respective different first and second Programming and Erasure (P/E) rates. Data is stored in the memory in accordance with the uneven wear leveling scheme.