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Method and system for error management in a memory device

  • US 8,862,973 B2
  • Filed: 12/09/2009
  • Issued: 10/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving by a memory device, a command and a parity bit signal associated with the command;

    detecting whether the received command has a parity error; and

    receiving by the memory device one or more subsequent commands during a first interval after the received command; and

    responsive to a detection of the parity error of the received command,ignoring the received command;

    storing command bits and address bits of the received command;

    ignoring the one or more subsequent commands received in the first interval;

    asserting an error indication signal;

    asserting an error status bit;

    waiting until all of one or more current commands has finished execution,wherein the one or more current commands are received prior to the received command;

    waiting until an active-to-precharge command delay has lapsed; and

    closing all open pages.

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