Reading-threshold setting based on data encoded with a multi-component code

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PATENT NO 9971646
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15169825

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A storage device includes a memory that includes storage circuitry and a memory including multiple memory cells. The storage circuitry is configured to store in a group of the memory cells data that was encoded using an error correcting code (ECC) consisting of multiple component codes, to define multiple threshold settings, each specifying positions of one or more reading-thresholds, to read the data from the memory cells in the group using the threshold settings and decode the read data using the component codes, to calculate for the component codes respective component-code scores that are indicative of levels of confidence in the decoded data of the component-codes, to select, based on the component-code scores, a threshold setting that is expected to result in a best readout performance among the multiple threshold settings, and to read data from the memory using the selected threshold setting.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ish-Shalom, Tomer Raanana, IL 20 126
Teitel, Moti Tel Aviv, IL 15 133

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