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EP3980996A4
EP3980996A4 EP20818144.6A EP20818144A EP3980996A4 EP 3980996 A4 EP3980996 A4 EP 3980996A4 EP 20818144 A EP20818144 A EP 20818144A EP 3980996 A4 EP3980996 A4 EP 3980996A4
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memory array
bit string
array periphery
string accumulation
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Vijay S. Ramesh
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Micron Technology Inc
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Priority claimed from US16/430,737 external-priority patent/US10942890B2/en
Priority claimed from US16/430,789 external-priority patent/US11487699B2/en
Application filed by Micron Technology Inc filed Critical Micron Technology Inc
Publication of EP3980996A1 publication Critical patent/EP3980996A1/en
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EP20818144.6A 2019-06-04 2020-04-17 Bit string accumulation in memory array periphery Withdrawn EP3980996A4 (en)

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US16/430,689 US10942889B2 (en) 2019-06-04 2019-06-04 Bit string accumulation in memory array periphery
US16/430,737 US10942890B2 (en) 2019-06-04 2019-06-04 Bit string accumulation in memory array periphery
US16/430,789 US11487699B2 (en) 2019-06-04 2019-06-04 Processing of universal number bit strings accumulated in memory array periphery
PCT/US2020/028658 WO2020247077A1 (en) 2019-06-04 2020-04-17 Bit string accumulation in memory array periphery

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EP3980996A1 EP3980996A1 (en) 2022-04-13
EP3980996A4 true EP3980996A4 (en) 2023-06-28

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WO2020247077A1 (en) 2020-12-10

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