Patents Represented by Attorney Dugan & Duagn, PC
  • Patent number: 7870471
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for employing redundant arrays to configure non-volatile memory. The present invention may include a substrate including a plurality of memory arrays, wherein the memory arrays include a data array and at least three redundant configuration arrays. The configuration arrays may each be adapted to be programmed with identical configuration information associated with operation of the data array. Majority voting logic with an output coupled to configuration inputs of the data array and inputs coupled to each of the redundant configuration arrays may be employed. The majority voting logic may be adapted to determine a configuration for the data array based upon an outcome of a majority vote function applied to the configuration information stored in the configuration arrays. Numerous other aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: SanDisk 3D LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Thorp, Brent Haukness