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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
John L. Seabury, Erie, CO (US);
Bruce A. Liikanen, Berthoud, CO (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G11C 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G06F 11/076 (2013.01); G06F 11/1048 (2013.01); G11C 29/021 (2013.01); G11C 29/028 (2013.01); G11C 16/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including a method of programming involving determining an error rate for the memory cells, and programming the memory cells using a charge state level for a charge state that is based at least in part on the determined error rate.