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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:
Apr. 24, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:

Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Yishun, SG;

Inventors:

Avi Steiner, Kiriat Motzkin, IL;

Avigdor Segal, Netanya, IL;

Hanan Weingarten, Herzelia, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/37 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); H03M 13/29 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/3784 (2013.01); G06F 11/1068 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01); H03M 13/2918 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for fast decoding, the method may include (a) performing a hard read of a group of flash memory cells to provide hard read data; wherein the group of flash memory cells store a codeword that comprises component codes of multiple dimensions; (b) hard decoding the hard read data to provide a hard decoding result; wherein the hard decoding result comprises first suggested values of component codes of at least one dimension of the multiple dimensions; (c) performing at least one additional read attempt of the group of flash memory cells to provide additional data; (d) performing a partial extensiveness soft decoding the additional data, in response to the first suggested values, to provide a soft decoding result; and (e) wherein the soft decoding result comprises second suggested values of component codes of one or more dimensions of the multiple dimensions.


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