IP Library Granted Patent US 12664040
Granted Patent B2
US 12664040 · App. 18/803,114 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Error log indication via error control information

Inventor: Scott E. Schaefer (Boise, ID)
Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
G06F11/0787G06F11/073G06F11/0769
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Patent No.
US 12664040
App. No.
18/803,114
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for error log indication via error control information are described. For instance, a memory device may transmit, to a host device, a first signal including a set of error control bits indicating that an error log of the memory device includes information for use by the host device. The memory device may receive, from the host device in response to the first signal, a second signal including a request to retrieve the information of the error log. The memory device may transmit, to the host device in response to the second signal, a third signal including the information of the error log.

Claims (41)

1 . A method by a memory device, comprising:

reading data from a storage component of the memory device based at least in part on receiving a read command from a host device;

performing, based at least in part on reading the data from the storage component, one or more error control operations on the data to obtain one or more error control bits associated with the data; and

transmitting, to the host device, an error log indicator associated with the one or more error control bits based at least in part on performing the one or more error control operations, wherein the error log indicator indicates a state of an error log of the memory device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing a transformation operation on the one or more error control bits to obtain the error log indicator, wherein transmitting the error log indicator is based at least in part on performing the transformation operation on the one or more error control bits.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, from the host device, a request for the state of the error log of the memory device, wherein transmitting the error log indicator is based at least in part on receiving the request.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the error log is stored in a mode register of the memory device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the host device, the data read from the storage component of the memory device, wherein the data is transmitted during a duration that is at least partially overlapping with transmitting the error log indicator or after the error log indicator is transmitted.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more error control operations comprises a link error control operation, an operation associated with link error correcting code, or a combination thereof.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the read command comprises a mode register read (MRR) command.

8 . A memory device, comprising:

one or more memory arrays; and

one or more controllers coupled with the one or more memory arrays and configured to cause the memory device to:

read data from a storage component of the memory device based at least in part on receiving a read command from a host device;

perform, based at least in part on reading the data from the storage component, one or more error control operations on the data to obtain one or more error control bits associated with the data; and

transmit, to the host device, an error log indicator associated with the one or more error control bits based at least in part on performing the one or more error control operations, wherein the error log indicator indicates a state of an error log of the memory device.

9 . The memory device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more controllers are further configured to cause the memory device to:

perform a transformation operation on the one or more error control bits to obtain the error log indicator, wherein transmitting the error log indicator is based at least in part on performing the transformation operation on the one or more error control bits.

10 . The memory device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more controllers are further configured to cause the memory device to:

receive, from the host device, a request for the state of the error log of the memory device, wherein transmitting the error log indicator is based at least in part on receiving the request.

11 . The memory device of claim 9 , wherein the error log is stored in a mode register of the memory device.

12 . The memory device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more controllers are further configured to cause the memory device to:

transmit, to the host device, the data read from the storage component of the memory device, wherein the data is transmitted during a duration that is at least partially overlapping with transmitting the error log indicator or after the error log indicator is transmitted.

13 . The memory device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more error control operations comprises a link error control operation, an operation associated with link error correcting code, or a combination thereof.

14 . The memory device of claim 8 , wherein the read command comprises a mode register read (MRR) command.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

reading data from a storage component of a memory device based at least in part on receiving a read command from a host device;

perform, based at least in part on reading the data from the storage component, one or more error control operations on the data to obtain one or more error control bits associated with the data; and

transmit, to the host device, an error log indicator associated with the one or more error control bits based at least in part on performing the one or more error control operations, wherein the error log indicator indicates a state of an error log of the memory device.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

perform a transformation operation on the one or more error control bits to obtain the error log indicator, wherein transmitting the error log indicator is based at least in part on performing the transformation operation on the one or more error control bits.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

receive, from the host device, a request for the state of the error log of the memory device, wherein transmitting the error log indicator is based at least in part on receiving the request.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 ,

wherein the error log is stored in a mode register of the memory device.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to:

transmit, to the host device, the data read from the storage component of the memory device, wherein the data is transmitted during a duration that is at least partially overlapping with transmitting the error log indicator or after the error log indicator is transmitted.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more error control operations comprises a link error control operation, an operation associated with link error correcting code, or a combination thereof.