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Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2015
Applicant:

Memory Technologies Llc, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Inventors:

Janne Tapani Nurminen, Oulunsalo, FI;

Kimmo J. Mylly, Ylojarvi, FI;

Matti Floman, Kangasala, FI;

Assignee:

Memory Technologies LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 7/04 (2006.01); G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3418 (2013.01); G11C 7/04 (2013.01); G11C 11/406 (2013.01); G11C 11/40626 (2013.01); G11C 13/0033 (2013.01); G11C 13/0035 (2013.01); G11C 13/0069 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 16/34 (2013.01); G11C 16/349 (2013.01); G11C 16/3431 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a method comprising measuring the temperature of at least one location of a non-volatile memory; determining if said temperature measurement indicates that the data retention time of data stored at said at least one location is reduced below a threshold; and re-writing said data to said non-volatile memory in a response to a positive determination.


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