Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Pulse or data error handling – Digital data error correction
Reexamination Certificate
2003-08-12
2009-02-24
Abraham, Esaw T (Department: 2112)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Pulse or data error handling
Digital data error correction
C714S758000, C714S049000, C714S785000, C714S799000, C714S710000, C714S718000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07496822
ABSTRACT:
In a non-volatile memory unit such as a flash memory unit, the degradation of charge can result in an error during a read operation. By using the error checking and correction techniques, a determination can be made whether a detected error can be corrected and, if correctable, is the consistent with charge degradation at that bit position displaying the error. When a correctable error is detected, the signal group address and the correction pattern are stored and an interrupt request flag applied to the central processing unit. When the interrupt flag is processed, the central processing unit, using the signal group address and the correction pattern, restores the charge of the bit position in the memory unit. In this manner, further read operations involving the restored bit position will not repeat the corrected error.
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Abraham Esaw T
Brady III Wade J.
Telecky , Jr. Frederick J.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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