Program failure recovery

Details Program failure recovery Program failure recovery

2006-07-21

2008-07-15

Baderman, Scott T (Department: 2114)

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Data processing system error or fault handling

Reliability and availability

C714S764000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07401267

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are provided. A method of operating a memory device includes detecting a programming failure at a first location of a memory array, preserving data within the memory device when the program failure is detected, programming a second location of the memory array with a first portion of the preserved data, programming a third location of the memory array with a second portion of the preserved data, and combining, at the second location of the memory array, the first portion of the preserved data programmed in the second location of the memory array with a third portion of the preserved data from the first location of the memory array.

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