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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Sateesh Desireddi, Andhra Pradesh, IN;

Jayaprakash Naradasi, Bangalore, IN;

Anand Venkitachalam, Bangalore, IN;

Manuel Antonio D'Abreu, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);

Stephen Skala, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/50 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/50004 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G11C 11/5642 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/3495 (2013.01);
Abstract

A data storage device includes non-volatile memory and a controller. The controller is configured to, at a first time, determine a first count of storage elements having threshold voltages within a voltage range that corresponds to a first reference voltage. The controller is further configured to, at a second time, determine a second count of storage elements having threshold voltages within the voltage range. The controller is further configured to calculate an updated first reference voltage at least partially based on the first reference voltage, the first count, and the second count.


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