| 发明名称 | Apparatuses and methods for storing validity masks and operating apparatuses | ||
| 摘要 | Apparatuses and methods for storing a validity mask and operating apparatuses are described. A number of methods for operating an apparatus include storing a validity mask that is associated with a number of pages of memory cells in a group of pages and that provides validity information for the number of pages of memory cells in the group of pages. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8892828(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.11.18 |
| 申请号 | US201113299430 | 申请日期 | 2011.11.18 |
| 申请人 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 发明人 | Narum Steven R. |
| 分类号 | G06F12/00;G06F12/10 | 主分类号 | G06F12/00 |
| 代理机构 | Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch, PLLC | 代理人 | Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch, PLLC |
| 主权项 | 1. A method for operating an apparatus, comprising: storing a validity mask in a target page of memory cells, wherein the validity mask is associated with a first number of pages of memory cells in a group of pages, wherein the first number of pages of memory cells are a portion of a total number of pages in the group of pages, wherein the validity mask includes validity information that indicates a validity status for each of the first number of pages of memory cells, and wherein the first number of pages of memory cells includes the target page of memory cells, pages of memory cells that were written before the target page, and pages of memory cells that were written after the target page. | ||
| 地址 | Boise ID US | ||