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US 2011/0235418 A1Published application
Determining memory page status
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsFrank Chen, Zhao Wei, Yuan Rong
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, modules, and systems for operating semiconductor memory. One method embodiment includes determining a status of a page of memory cells without using input/output (I/O) circuitry, and outputting the status through the I/O circuitry.
Claims20
A method for operating a memory device, comprising:
- determining a status of a page of memory cells without using input/output (I/O) circuitry;
- and
- outputting the status through the I/O circuitry.
A memory device, comprising:
- a page of memory cells;
- and
- a register coupled to the page, wherein the register includes logic circuitry configured to:
- receive a number of inputs, wherein each input represents a state of a memory cell in the page;
- and
- determine whether a status of the page is a particular status based on the number of inputs.
3 more elements
A method for operating a memory device, comprising:
- initiating a programming operation of one or more pages of memory cells;
- and
- determining a status of the one or more pages of memory cells without outputting a sensed state of the memory cells in the one or more pages to input/output (I/O) circuitry.
A method for operating a memory device, comprising:
- issuing a status command;
- and
- initiating a sequence to determine a status of a page of memory cells without outputting a sensed state of the memory cells in the page to input/output (I/O) circuitry in response to the status command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.