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US 2015/0310911 A1Published application
Determining whether a memory cell state is in a valley between adjacent data states
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsSivagnanam Parthasarathy, Patrick R. Khayat, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Robert B. Eisenhuth
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to memory cell state in a valley between adjacent data states. A number of methods can include determining whether a state of a memory cell is in a valley between adjacent distributions of states associated with respective data states. The method can also include transmitting a signal indicative of a data state of the memory cell and whether the state of the memory cell is in the valley.
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A method, comprising:
- sensing a memory cell to:
- determine a data state of the memory cell;
- and
- determine whether a state of the memory cell is in a valley with respect to a distribution of states associated with the data state and a distribution of states associated with an adjacent data state;
- transmitting a first plurality of units of data corresponding to the data state in response to the state being in the valley;
- and
- transmitting a second plurality of units of data corresponding to the data state in response to the state not being in the valley.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an array of memory cells;
- and
- circuitry coupled to the array, wherein the circuitry is configured to:
- sense a memory cell of the array to:
- determine a data state of the memory cell;
- and
- determine whether a state of the memory cell is in a valley with respect to a distribution of states associated with the data state and a distribution of states associated with an adjacent data state;
- transmit a first plurality of units of data corresponding to the data state in response to the state being in the valley;
- and
- transmit a second plurality of units of data corresponding to the data state in response to the state not being in the valley.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.