Temperature alert and low rate refresh for a non-volatile memory

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PATENT NO 8762656
APP PUB NO 20120033519A1
SERIAL NO

13142418

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A method and apparatus are described for measuring a temperature within a non-volatile memory, storing, in a register within the non-volatile memory, a temperature alert comprising one or more bits indicating the non-volatile memory has exceeded a threshold temperature for a period of time, determining, by a host, that the temperature alert is active, and in response to the determination that the temperature alert is active, refreshing at least a portion of the non-volatile memory.

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  • MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Balluchi, Daniele Milan, IT 105 549
Confalonieri, Emanuele Milan, IT 98 765

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