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Reduction of back pattern dependency effects in memory devices
Inventor: Shalvi, et al. | Patent Number: 8151166

Soft bit data transmission for error correction control in non-volatile memory
Inventor: Mokhlesi, et al. | Patent Number: 8145981

Method and system for decoding low density parity check (LDPC) codes
Inventor: Eroz, et al. | Patent Number: 8145980

Data puncturing ensuring orthogonality within communication systems
Inventor: Lee, et al. | Patent Number: 8145970

$Using fractional sectors for mapping defects in disk drives$

Using fractional sectors for mapping defects in disk drives
Inventor: Flake | Patent Number: 8145957

Programmable unit
Inventor: Von Wendorff | Patent Number: 8145953

Multi-layer semiconductor memory device comprising error checking and correction (ECC) engine and related ECC method
Inventor: Oh, et al. | Patent Number: 8136017

QC-LDPC decoder with list-syndrome decoding
Inventor: Zhang, et al. | Patent Number: 8127209

LDPC decoding apparatus and method using type-classified index
Inventor: Choi, et al. | Patent Number: 8122315

Subsystem and method for encoding 64-bit data nibble error correct and cyclic-redundancy code (CRC) address error detect for use in a 76-bit memory module
Inventor: Normoyle, et al. | Patent Number: 8099651

Rotationally invariant non-coherent burst coding mapping function
Inventor: Karr, et al. | Patent Number: 8099647

Method and apparatus for joint equalization and decoding of multidimensional codes transmitted over multiple symbol durations
Inventor: Azadet, et al. | Patent Number: 8095857

Method and system for generating low density parity check codes
Inventor: Eroz, et al. | Patent Number: 8095854

Rotationally invariant non-coherent burst coding and decoding
Inventor: Karr, et al. | Patent Number: 8095850

Rotationally invariant non-coherent burst coding and decoding
Inventor: Karr, et al. | Patent Number: 8095849

Wireless broadcast protocol
Inventor: Huntly-Playle, et al. | Patent Number: 8091005

Serial turbo trellis coded modulation using a serially concatenated coder
Inventor: Divsalar, et al. | Patent Number: 8086943

Method for processing noise interference
Inventor: Tseng, et al. | Patent Number: 8086938

Method for erasure coding data across a plurality of data stores in a network
Inventor: Sim-Tang, et al. | Patent Number: 8086937

Register error correction of speculative data in an out-of-order processor
Inventor: Jordan, et al. | Patent Number: 8078942

Tail-biting turbo coding to accommodate any information and/or interleaver block size
Inventor: Shen, et al. | Patent Number: 8074155

Method and device for transmitting data according to a hybrid ARQ method
Inventor: Michel, et al. | Patent Number: 8074141

Error processing of user information received by a communication network
Inventor: Marke, et al. | Patent Number: 8055980

Semiconductor memory system performing data error correction using flag cell array of buffer memory
Inventor: Kim, et al. | Patent Number: 8055978

Method for lock-free clustered erasure coding and recovery of data across a plurality of data stores in a network
Inventor: Sim-Tang, et al. | Patent Number: 8051361

Method and apparatus for evaluating performance of a read channel
Inventor: Graef, et al. | Patent Number: 8046669

Memory system, memory device and command protocol
Inventor: Lee | Patent Number: 8045405

Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving ACK/NACK in a frequency division multiple access system
Inventor: Heo, et al. | Patent Number: 8042018

Non-volatile semiconductor storage device and non-volatile storage system
Inventor: Ishikawa, et al. | Patent Number: 8032810

Storage device, memory, terminal, server, server-client system, storage medium, and control device
Inventor: Morimoto | Patent Number: 8032802

Method of determining coordinate values of a position on a printed document with respect to a plurality of patterns printed on the document
Inventor: Lapstun, et al. | Patent Number: 8028220

Semiconductor memory device
Inventor: Toda | Patent Number: 8001448

Protected communication link with improved protection indication
Inventor: Koren, et al. | Patent Number: 8001445

Systems and methods for decreasing latency in a digital transmission system
Inventor: Hedberg, et al. | Patent Number: 7987410

Concurrent code checker and hardware efficient high-speed I/O having built-in self-test and debug features
Inventor: Sul, et al. | Patent Number: 7984369

Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving signal in communication system
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 7984364

Information recording device and method, information reproducing device and method, recording medium, program, and disc recording medium
Inventor: Kobayashi, et al. | Patent Number: 7975206

Robust digital communication system
Inventor: Bretl, et al. | Patent Number: 7975204

Guided simulated annealing in non-volatile memory error correction control
Inventor: Chin, et al. | Patent Number: 7971127

Soft bit data transmission for error correction control in non-volatile memory
Inventor: Mokhlesi, et al. | Patent Number: 7966550

Non-volatile memory with soft bit data transmission for error correction control
Inventor: Mokhlesi, et al. | Patent Number: 7966546

Memory device with an ECC system
Inventor: Toda | Patent Number: 7962838

Technique for reducing parity bit-widths for check bit and syndrome generation for data blocks through the use of additional check bits to increase the number of minimum weighted codes in the hamming code H-matrix
Inventor: Jones, Jr. | Patent Number: 7962837

Unified memory architecture for recording applications
Inventor: Juluri, et al. | Patent Number: 7962833

Efficient multi-symbol deinterleaver
Inventor: Pan, et al. | Patent Number: 7954016

Error correcting code
Inventor: Egner | Patent Number: 7945843

Set-cyclic comparison method for low-density parity-check decoder
Inventor: Hung, et al. | Patent Number: 7945839

Apparatus for dynamically configurable interleaver scheme using at least one dynamically changeable interleaving parameter
Inventor: Flynn, et al. | Patent Number: 7945780

Semiconductor memory device
Inventor: Toda | Patent Number: 7941733

Method and apparatus for evaluating performance of a read channel
Inventor: Graef, et al. | Patent Number: 7941732

Error-detecting and correcting FPGA architecture
Inventor: Bellipaddy, et al. | Patent Number: 7937647

Memory and method for checking reading errors thereof
Inventor: Ho, et al. | Patent Number: 7925960

Method and apparatus for pipelined joint equalization and decoding for gigabit communications
Inventor: Azadet, et al. | Patent Number: 7913154

Low complexity LDPC encoding algorithm
Inventor: Gribok, et al. | Patent Number: 7913149

Method for decoding data in non-volatile storage using reliability metrics based on multiple reads
Inventor: Mokhlesi, et al. | Patent Number: 7904793

Multiple-capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits
Inventor: Wang, et al. | Patent Number: 7904773

Method and apparatus for random stimulus generation
Inventor: Kim, et al. | Patent Number: 7900111

Method of de-interleaving interleaved data samples sequences, and associated system
Inventor: Wellig, et al. | Patent Number: 7900097

Iterative decoder with early-exit condition detection and methods for decoding
Inventor: Bhora, et al. | Patent Number: 7895506

Method and apparatus for checking pipelined parallel cyclic redundancy
Inventor: Jeon, et al. | Patent Number: 7895499

Acknowledgement message modification in communication networks
Inventor: Boer, et al. | Patent Number: 7895495

Multi-threshold channel equalization
Inventor: Acikel, et al. | Patent Number: 7895481

Memory system and method using partial ECC to achieve low power refresh and fast access to data
Inventor: Pawlowski | Patent Number: 7894289

Computer-implemented method for correcting transmission errors using linear programming
Inventor: Candes, et al. | Patent Number: 7890842

Post-viterbi error correction method and apparatus
Inventor: Lee, et al. | Patent Number: 7890841

Multi-valued check symbol calculation in error detection and correction
Inventor: Lablans | Patent Number: 7865807

Method and system for encoding or decoding a sequence of digital data
Inventor: Liebl, et al. | Patent Number: 7861145

Method and system for encoding or decoding a sequence of digital data
Inventor: Liebl, et al. | Patent Number: 7861144

Apparatus and method for improving error correction capability using stuffing byte
Inventor: Zhidkow | Patent Number: 7856589

Data acknowledgement
Inventor: Mate, et al. | Patent Number: 7849376

Apparatus and method for processing bursts in a wireless communication system
Inventor: Roh, et al. | Patent Number: 7844884

Systems and methods for data-path protection
Inventor: Tang, et al. | Patent Number: 7840878

Iterative n-dimensional decoding
Inventor: Cucchi, et al. | Patent Number: 7840867

Phase shift adjusting method and circuit
Inventor: Schumacher, et al. | Patent Number: 7836386

Meta-Viterbi algorithm for use in communication systems
Inventor: Vityaev | Patent Number: 7836385

Destination indication to aid in posted write buffer loading
Inventor: Bains | Patent Number: 7836380

Method for computing buffer ECC
Inventor: Ricci, et al. | Patent Number: 7836379

Memory controller method and system compensating for memory cell data losses
Inventor: Klein | Patent Number: 7836374

Address generation for contention-free memory mappings of turbo codes with ARP (almost regular permutation) interleaves
Inventor: Lee, et al. | Patent Number: 7831894

Method of correcting message errors using cyclic redundancy checks
Inventor: Spencer | Patent Number: 7831884

Memory system with error detection and retry modes of operation
Inventor: Tsern, et al. | Patent Number: 7831882

Turbo decoder employing ARP (almost regular permutation) interleave and arbitrary number of decoding processors
Inventor: Lee, et al. | Patent Number: 7827473

Puncture-constrained interleaving for concatenated codes
Inventor: Crozier, et al. | Patent Number: 7827472

Method of implementing XOR based RAID algorithms
Inventor: Subbarao | Patent Number: 7827469

Buffering of data from a data stream having error correction elements
Inventor: Alamaunu, et al. | Patent Number: 7823048

Efficient message passing scheme of iterative error correcting decoders
Inventor: Farjadrad, et al. | Patent Number: 7818649

Dynamic power adjusting device for viterbi decoder
Inventor: Liao | Patent Number: 7810019

Encoding and decoding apparatus and method with hamming weight enhancement
Inventor: Sutardja, et al. | Patent Number: 7802151

$Using fractional sectors for mapping defects in disk drives$

Using fractional sectors for mapping defects in disk drives
Inventor: Flake | Patent Number: 7788555

Encoding and decoding apparatus and method with hamming weight enhancement
Inventor: Sutardja, et al. | Patent Number: 7783937

Memory arbitration technique for turbo decoding
Inventor: Hall, et al. | Patent Number: 7783936

Enhanced error identification with disk array parity checking
Inventor: Forhan, et al. | Patent Number: 7779335

Rotationally invariant non-coherent burst coding
Inventor: Karr, et al. | Patent Number: 7779332

Data protection system
Inventor: Earhart, et al. | Patent Number: 7774681

Data protection system
Inventor: Earhart, et al. | Patent Number: 7774680

Serial turbo trellis coded modulation using a serially concatenated coder
Inventor: Divsalar, et al. | Patent Number: 7770093

Dynamically configurable interleaver scheme using at least one dynamically changeable interleaving parameter
Inventor: Flynn, et al. | Patent Number: 7770010

Method and apparatus for a modular, programmable cyclic redundancy check design
Inventor: Bataineh | Patent Number: 7761776

Method and apparatus for recovery of particular bits of a frame
Inventor: Saifuddin, et al. | Patent Number: 7752522

Recording medium having spare area for defect management and information on defect management, and method of allocating spare area and method of managing defects
Inventor: Ko | Patent Number: 7752509

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