18753389. MEMORY BLOCK PROGRAMMING USING DEFECTIVITY INFORMATION simplified abstract (Micron Technology, Inc.)

MEMORY BLOCK PROGRAMMING USING DEFECTIVITY INFORMATION

Organization Name

Micron Technology, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Kishore Kumar Muchherla of Fremont CA (US)

Akira Goda of Tokyo (JP)

Dave Scott Ebsen of Minnetonka MN (US)

Lakshmi Kalpana Vakati of San Jose CA (US)

Jiangli Zhu of San Jose CA (US)

Peter Feeley of Boise ID (US)

Sanjay Subbarao of Irvine CA (US)

Vivek Shivhare of Milpitas CA (US)

Fangfang Zhu of San Jose CA (US)

MEMORY BLOCK PROGRAMMING USING DEFECTIVITY INFORMATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18753389 titled 'MEMORY BLOCK PROGRAMMING USING DEFECTIVITY INFORMATION

The abstract of this patent application describes a method for determining a deck programming order based on the defectivity footprint of a portion of memory composed of multiple blocks, where the current block is composed of multiple decks programmed in a specific order.

• The method involves retrieving a defectivity footprint of a portion of memory composed of multiple blocks.
• A deck programming order is determined based on the defectivity footprint for a current block of the multiple blocks.
• The current block is composed of multiple decks that are programmed in the determined deck programming order.

Key Features and Innovation:

• Optimization of programming order based on defectivity footprint.
• Efficient programming of multiple decks within a block of memory.
• Enhanced memory management for improved performance.

Potential Applications:

• Memory storage systems.
• Semiconductor manufacturing.
• Data processing applications.

Problems Solved:

• Inefficient memory programming.
• Suboptimal memory management.
• Reduced performance due to defects in memory blocks.

Benefits:

• Improved memory programming efficiency.
• Enhanced memory performance.
• Better utilization of memory resources.

Commercial Applications:

• Memory chip manufacturing industry.
• Data centers and server farms.
• Consumer electronics devices.

Questions about the technology: 1. How does the determined deck programming order improve memory performance? 2. What are the potential challenges in implementing this method in memory systems?

Frequently Updated Research: Research on optimizing memory programming algorithms for different types of memory systems.

Original Abstract Submitted

Methods, systems, and apparatuses include retrieving a defectivity footprint of a portion of memory, the portion of memory composed of multiple blocks. A deck programming order is determined, based on the defectivity footprint, for a current block of the multiple blocks. The current block is composed of multiple decks. The deck programming order is an order in which the multiple decks are programmed. The multiple decks programmed according to the determined deck programming order.