Flash memory read error recovery with soft-decision decode

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9021332
APP PUB NO 20140164868A1
SERIAL NO

13798864

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An apparatus having a circuit and one or more processor is disclosed. The circuit is configured to receive a codeword from a memory. The memory is nonvolatile. The codeword generally has one or more errors. The processors are configured to generate read data by decoding the codeword repeatedly. The decoding includes a soft-decision decoding that uses a plurality of parameters calculated by (i) a first procedure, (ii) a second procedure in response to a plurality of failures of the decoding to converge using the first procedure and (iii) a third procedure in response to another failure of the decoding to converge using the second procedure.

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  • SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Ning San Jose, US 267 3029
Chen, Zhengang San Jose, US 118 1508
Cohen, Earl T Oakland, US 158 7178
Haratsch, Erich F Bethlehem, US 166 2897
Werner, Jeremy San Jose, US 29 958
Wu, Yunxiang Cupertino, US 83 1247

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