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US 2018/0024769 A1Published application
Apparatuses and methods for write address tracking
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsGary L. Howe, Timothy P. Finkbeiner
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided for write address tracking. An example apparatus can include an array of memory cells and a cache coupled to the array. The example apparatus can include tracking circuitry coupled to the cache. The tracking circuitry can be configured to track write addresses of data written to the cache.
Claims28
An apparatus, comprising:
- an array of memory cells;
- a cache coupled to the array;
- and
- tracking circuitry coupled to the cache, wherein the tracking circuitry is configured to track write addresses of data written to the cache.
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A method, comprising:
- writing data stored in an array of memory cells to a cache;
- updating a portion of the data stored in the cache;
- tracking addresses associated with the updated portion of the data;
- and
- writing the updated portion of the data associated with the tracked addresses to the array.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an array of memory cells;
- a cache coupled to the array and comprising tracking circuitry;
- a command interface coupled to the cache and configured to send write commands to the cache that indicate to update a portion of data of the cache;
- wherein the tracking circuitry is configured to track a number of column addresses associated with the updated portion of data.
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A method, comprising:
- writing data stored in an array of memory cells to a cache;
- receiving write commands from a command interface indicating to update a portion of the data written to the cache;
- tracking column addresses associated with the write commands;
- updating a portion of the data written to the cache in response to the write commands;
- and
- writing data associated with the tracked column addresses to the array.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.