US 12,148,498 B2
Post package repair management
Danilo Caraccio, Milan (IT); Antonino Caprì, Bergamo (BG); Daniele Balluchi, Cernusco Sul Naviglio (IT); and Massimiliano Patriarca, Milan (IT)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/959,191.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/348,424, filed on Jun. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0395184 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G11C 11/406 (2006.01); G11C 11/4093 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01)
CPC G11C 29/52 (2013.01) [G11C 11/40615 (2013.01); G11C 11/4093 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
detecting a soft post package repair (sPPR) request;
writing data stored in a target row of a memory array associated with the sPPR request to a buffer;
suspending execution of non-maintenance requests on the target row;
responsive to suspension of execution of non-maintenance requests on the target row, executing the sPPR request on the target row; and
subsequent to completion of the sPPR request:
resuming execution of non-maintenance requests on the target row; and
writing the data stored in the buffer to the repaired target row.