Flash memory with coding and signal processing

Details Flash memory with coding and signal processing Flash memory with coding and signal processing

2006-11-08

2011-11-08

Chaudry, M. Mujtaba (Department: 2112)

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Pulse or data error handling

Digital data error correction

C714S755000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08055979

ABSTRACT:
A solid state non-volatile memory unit includes, in part, an encoder, a multi-level solid state non-volatile memory array adapted to store data encoded by the encoder, and a decoder adapted to decode the data retrieved from the memory array. The memory array may be a flash EEPROM array. The memory unit optionally includes a modulator and a demodulator. The data modulated by the modulator is stored in the memory array. The demodulator demodulates the modulated data retrieved from the memory array.

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