{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9778863","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9778863","title":"System and method for folding partial blocks into multi-level cell memory blocks","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","G11C","G11C","G11C","G11C"],"num_claims":21,"abstract":"A solution for combining a portion of data from a block of single level cells to a block of multi-level cells. The solution includes identifying word lines with only valid data and word lines with non-valid data in a selected block of single level cells, copying data from word lines with valid data to a destination block of multi-level cells and copying data from word lines in the selected block of single level cells with non-valid data to a separate compaction block of single level cells. The system includes a first controller module configured to scan for word lines with only valid data and pass a bitmap identifying valid and invalid word lines to a second controller module. The second controller module is configured to perform on-chip combining of data from valid word lines, and copy data from invalid data word lines to a compaction block of single level cells."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"System and method for folding partial blocks into multi-level cell memory blocks","description":"A solution for combining a portion of data from a block of single level cells to a block of multi-level cells. The solution includes identifying word lines with only valid data and word lines with non","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9778863","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9778863","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"System and method for folding partial blocks into multi-level cell memory blocks\" (US-9778863). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9778863","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9778863","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9778863","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T07:22:54.060Z"}