Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090055697 | ERROR SCANNING IN FLASH MEMORY - Various embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems to scan at least a portion of a memory device when a condition for scanning is met. The condition may be dependent on one or more of a number of read operations, a number of write operations, time, and others. Other embodiments including additional methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. | 02-26-2009 |
20100313077 | ERROR SCANNING IN FLASH MEMORY - Various embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems to scan at least a portion of a memory device for potential errors when a condition for scanning is met. The condition may be dependent on one or more of a number of read operations, a number of write operations, time, and others. Other embodiments including additional methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. | 12-09-2010 |
20120110399 | ERROR SCANNING IN FLASH MEMORY - Various embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems to scan at least a portion of a memory device for potential errors when a condition for scanning is met. The condition may be dependent on one or more of a number of read operations, a number of write operations, time, and others. Other embodiments including additional methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
20130132805 | ERROR SCANNING IN FLASH MEMORY - Various embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems to scan at least a portion of a memory device for potential errors when a condition for scanning is met. The condition may be dependent on one or more of a number of read operations, a number of write operations, time, and others. Other embodiments including additional methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. | 05-23-2013 |
20130336070 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS TO MODIFY PILLAR POTENTIAL - Apparatus are disclosed, such as a block including a number of strings of charge storage devices, each string including a number of charge storage devices associated with a pillar, and each pillar including semiconductor material. Methods are disclosed, such as a method that includes performing a first operation on a first charge storage device associated with a pillar in the block, modifying an electrical potential of the pillar, and performing a second operation on a second charge storage device in the block. Additional apparatus and methods are described. | 12-19-2013 |
20140036590 | PARTIAL BLOCK MEMORY OPERATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed, such as those including a block of memory cells that includes strings of charge storage devices. Each of the strings may comprise a plurality of charge storage devices formed in a plurality of tiers. The apparatus may comprise a plurality of access lines shared by the strings. Each of the plurality of access lines may be coupled to the charge storage devices corresponding to a respective tier of the plurality of tiers. The apparatus may comprise a plurality of sub-sources associated with the strings. Each of the plurality of sub-sources may be coupled to a source select gate of each string of a respective subset of a plurality of subsets of the strings, and each sub-source may be independently selectable from other sub-sources to select the strings of its respective subset independently of other strings corresponding to other subsets. | 02-06-2014 |
20140119117 | MULTIPLE DATA LINE MEMORY AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed, including an apparatus with rows of vertical strings of memory cells coupled to a common source and multiple data lines associated with each row of vertical strings. Each data line associated with a row is coupled to at least one of the vertical strings in the row. Additional apparatuses and methods are described. | 05-01-2014 |
20140313839 | SEQUENTIAL MEMORY OPERATION WITHOUT DEACTIVATING ACCESS LINE SIGNALS - Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods for activating a signal associated with an access line coupled to different groups of memory cells during a memory operation of a device, and for sensing data lines of the device during different time intervals of the memory operation to determine the value of information stored in the memory cells. Each of the data lines can be coupled to a respective memory cell of each of the groups of memory cells. In at least one of such apparatuses and methods, the signal applied to the access line can remain activated during the memory operation. | 10-23-2014 |