Micron Technology, Inc.
Securely arming a memory device for self-destruction by implementing a self-destruction countdown timer using a battery backed real-time clock

Abstract:

A processing device receives a command to arm a memory device for self-destruction. In response to the command, a self-destruction countdown timer is commenced. An expiry of the self-destruction countdown timer and based on detecting the expiry of the self-destruction countdown timer, data stored by the memory device is destructed.