Data storage in analog memory cell arrays having erase failures
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1. A method for data storage, comprising:
- performing an erasure operation on a group of analog memory cells;
identifying as erase-failed cells one or more of the memory cells in the group that failed the erasure operation;
modifying, responsively to the identified erase-failed cells, a storage configuration that is used for programming the analog memory cells in the group; and
storing data within the group of the analog memory cells containing the identified erase-failed cells using the modified storage configuration.
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Abstract
A method for data storage includes performing an erasure operation on a group of analog memory cells (32). One or more of the memory cells in the group, which failed the erasure operation, are identified as erase-failed cells. A storage configuration that is used for programming the analog memory cells in the group is modified responsively to the identified erase-failed cells. Data is stored in the group of the analog memory cells using the modified storage configuration.
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1. A method for data storage, comprising:
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performing an erasure operation on a group of analog memory cells; identifying as erase-failed cells one or more of the memory cells in the group that failed the erasure operation; modifying, responsively to the identified erase-failed cells, a storage configuration that is used for programming the analog memory cells in the group; and storing data within the group of the analog memory cells containing the identified erase-failed cells using the modified storage configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for data storage, comprising:
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an interface, which is operative to communicate with a memory device that includes a plurality of analog memory cells; and circuitry, which is coupled to perform an erasure operation on a group of the analog memory cells, to identify as erase-failed cells one or more of the memory cells in the group that failed the erasure operation, to modify, responsively to the identified erase-failed cells, a storage configuration that is used for programming the analog memory cells in the group, and to store data within the group of the analog memory cells containing the identified erase-failed cells using the modified storage configuration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. Apparatus for data storage, comprising:
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a memory device, which comprises a plurality of analog memory cells; and a processor, which is coupled to perform an erasure operation on a group of the analog memory cells, to identify as erase-failed cells one or more of the memory cells in the group that failed the erasure operation, to modify, responsively to the identified erase-failed cells, a storage configuration that is used for programming the analog memory cells, and to store data within the group of the analog memory cells containing the identified erase-failed cells using the modified storage configuration.
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38. A memory device, comprising:
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a plurality of analog memory cells; and Read/Write (R/W) circuitry, which is coupled to perform an erasure operation on a group of the analog memory cells, to identify as erase-failed one or more of the memory cells in the group that failed the erasure operation, and to report information regarding the identified erase-failed cells to a controller external to the memory device, so as to enable the controller to store data within the group of the analog memory cells containing the identified erase-failed cells.
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