KR100388179B1 - 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 - Google Patents
불휘발성 반도체 메모리 Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- KR100388179B1 KR100388179B1 KR10-2000-0005755A KR20000005755A KR100388179B1 KR 100388179 B1 KR100388179 B1 KR 100388179B1 KR 20000005755 A KR20000005755 A KR 20000005755A KR 100388179 B1 KR100388179 B1 KR 100388179B1
- Authority
- KR
- South Korea
- Prior art keywords
- memory cell
- data
- threshold voltage
- potential
- voltage
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/30—Power supply circuits
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/04—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
- G11C16/0483—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells having several storage transistors connected in series
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
- G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
- G11C11/5621—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using charge storage in a floating gate
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
- G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
- G11C11/5621—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using charge storage in a floating gate
- G11C11/5628—Programming or writing circuits; Data input circuits
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
- G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
- G11C11/5621—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using charge storage in a floating gate
- G11C11/5628—Programming or writing circuits; Data input circuits
- G11C11/5635—Erasing circuits
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
- G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
- G11C11/5621—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using charge storage in a floating gate
- G11C11/5642—Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/10—Programming or data input circuits
- G11C16/14—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits
- G11C16/16—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits for erasing blocks, e.g. arrays, words, groups
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/26—Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/34—Determination of programming status, e.g. threshold voltage, overprogramming or underprogramming, retention
- G11C16/3404—Convergence or correction of memory cell threshold voltages; Repair or recovery of overerased or overprogrammed cells
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/34—Determination of programming status, e.g. threshold voltage, overprogramming or underprogramming, retention
- G11C16/3404—Convergence or correction of memory cell threshold voltages; Repair or recovery of overerased or overprogrammed cells
- G11C16/3409—Circuits or methods to recover overerased nonvolatile memory cells detected during erase verification, usually by means of a "soft" programming step
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Read Only Memory (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims (25)
- 데이터를 스레쉬홀드 전압에 대응시켜 기억하는 적어도 하나의 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀을 포함하는 메모리 셀부 ; 및상기 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀에 기억된 데이터에 관계한 전위가 전달되는 신호선을 포함하며,상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 소거 동작시에 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 조금씩 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 소프트 소거 동작을 실행하고,상기 소프트 소거 동작 전에, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 정의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 기록 동작을 실행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 데이터를 스레쉬홀드 전압에 대응시켜 기억하는 적어도 하나의 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀을 포함하는 메모리 셀부 ; 및상기 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀에 기억된 데이터에 관계한 전위가 전달되는 신호선을 포함하며,상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 소거 동작시에 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 조금씩 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 소프트 소거 동작과 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 조금씩 정의 방향으로 이동시키는 소프트 기록 동작을 실행하고,상기 소프트 소거 동작 전에, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 정의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 기록 동작을 실행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소프트 소거 동작 후, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 검증하는 검증 동작을 실행하고, 상기 검증 결과에 따라, 상기 소프트 소거 동작을 반복하는가 종료하는가가 결정되는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 소프트 소거 동작 후, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 검증하는 검증 동작을 실행하고, 상기 검증 결과에 따라, 상기 소프트 소거 동작을 반복하는가 종료하는가가 결정되는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 소프트 기록 동작 후, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 검증하는 검증 동작을 실행하고, 상기 검증 결과에 따라, 상기 소프트 기록 동작을 반복하는가 종료하는가가 결정되는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 데이터를 스레쉬홀드 전압에 대응시켜 기억하는 복수의 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀을 포함하는 메모리 셀 유닛 ;상기 메모리 셀 유닛이 복수 배열되어 구성된 블록을 포함하는 메모리 셀 어레이 ;상기 메모리 셀 유닛의 전류 통로의 한쪽 끝에 전기적으로 접속되어, 상기 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀에 기억된 데이터에 관계한 전위가 전달되는 제1 신호선 ; 및상기 메모리 셀 유닛의 다른쪽 끝에 전기적으로 접속된 제2 신호선을 포함하며,상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 소거 동작시, 상기 블록마다 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 조금씩 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 소프트 소거 동작과 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 검증하는 검증 동작을 반복해서 실행하고,상기 소프트 소거 동작 전에, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 정의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 기록 동작을 실행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 소프트 소거 동작은 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 부의 방향으로 이동시키기 위한 제어 전압을 스타트 전압에서 소정의 스텝폭으로 증가시켜가는 스텝 업 방식을 사용하여 실행하고,상기 검증 동작에 있어서, 상기 블록중의 모든 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압이 판정 기준값보다도 작게 되었다고 검출되었을 때, 상기 소프트 소거 동작이 종료되는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 데이터를 스레쉬홀드 전압에 대응시켜 기억하는 복수의 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀을 포함하는 메모리 셀 유닛 ;상기 메모리 셀 유닛이 복수 배열되어 구성된 블록을 포함하는 메모리 셀 어레이 ;상기 메모리 셀 유닛의 전류 통로의 한쪽 끝에 전기적으로 접속되어, 상기 스레쉬홀드 전압 가변형 메모리 셀에 기억된 데이터에 관계한 전위가 전달되는 제1 신호선 ; 및상기 메모리 셀 유닛의 다른쪽 끝에 전기적으로 접속된 제2 신호선을 포함하며,상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 소거 동작시, 상기 블록마다 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 조금씩 부의 방향으로 이동시키는 소프트 소거 동작과 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 검증하는 제1검증 동작을 반복해서 실행하고,상기 소프트 소거 동작이 종료한 후, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 조금씩 정의 방향으로 이동시키는 소프트 기록 동작과 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 검증하는 제2검증 동작을 반복해서 실행하고,상기 소프트 소거 동작 전에, 상기 메모리 셀의 스레쉬홀드 전압을 정의 방향으로 이동시키는 데이터 기록 동작을 실행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 불휘발성 반도체 메모리.
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
- 삭제
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
JP1999-029971 | 1999-02-08 | ||
JP02997199A JP4246831B2 (ja) | 1999-02-08 | 1999-02-08 | 半導体集積回路装置のデータ判別方法 |
JP1999-037733 | 1999-02-16 | ||
JP11037733A JP2000236031A (ja) | 1999-02-16 | 1999-02-16 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
Related Child Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
KR10-2003-0011299A Division KR100396306B1 (ko) | 1999-02-08 | 2003-02-24 | 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
KR20000057956A KR20000057956A (ko) | 2000-09-25 |
KR100388179B1 true KR100388179B1 (ko) | 2003-06-19 |
Family
ID=26368223
Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
KR10-2000-0005755A Expired - Fee Related KR100388179B1 (ko) | 1999-02-08 | 2000-02-08 | 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 |
KR10-2003-0011299A Expired - Fee Related KR100396306B1 (ko) | 1999-02-08 | 2003-02-24 | 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 |
Family Applications After (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
KR10-2003-0011299A Expired - Fee Related KR100396306B1 (ko) | 1999-02-08 | 2003-02-24 | 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (3) | US6314026B1 (ko) |
KR (2) | KR100388179B1 (ko) |
TW (1) | TW530307B (ko) |
Families Citing this family (92)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US6914827B2 (en) * | 1999-07-28 | 2005-07-05 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Flash memory device capable of preventing an over-erase of flash memory cells and erase method thereof |
US7366020B2 (en) * | 1999-07-28 | 2008-04-29 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Flash memory device capable of preventing an overerase of flash memory cells and erase method thereof |
US6639833B2 (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2003-10-28 | Stmicroelectronics S.R.L. | Method and circuit for dynamic reading of a memory cell at low supply voltage and with low output dynamics |
US6442074B1 (en) * | 2001-02-28 | 2002-08-27 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Tailored erase method using higher program VT and higher negative gate erase |
ITRM20010647A1 (it) | 2001-11-02 | 2003-05-02 | Micron Technology Inc | Verifica di cancellazione a blocchi per memorie flash. |
JP2003157681A (ja) * | 2001-11-22 | 2003-05-30 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
US6967872B2 (en) * | 2001-12-18 | 2005-11-22 | Sandisk Corporation | Method and system for programming and inhibiting multi-level, non-volatile memory cells |
JP4260434B2 (ja) | 2002-07-16 | 2009-04-30 | 富士通マイクロエレクトロニクス株式会社 | 不揮発性半導体メモリ及びその動作方法 |
JP2004103089A (ja) * | 2002-09-06 | 2004-04-02 | Sharp Corp | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置およびその再書き込み方法 |
JP3889699B2 (ja) * | 2002-11-29 | 2007-03-07 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置及びそのデータ書き込み方法 |
JP3866650B2 (ja) * | 2002-11-29 | 2007-01-10 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置及びその消去ベリファイ方法 |
JP3935139B2 (ja) * | 2002-11-29 | 2007-06-20 | 株式会社東芝 | 半導体記憶装置 |
KR100492694B1 (ko) * | 2002-12-30 | 2005-06-07 | 매그나칩 반도체 유한회사 | 락 플래시 셀 문턱전압 보상 회로를 갖는 플래시 메모리장치 |
US6859397B2 (en) * | 2003-03-05 | 2005-02-22 | Sandisk Corporation | Source side self boosting technique for non-volatile memory |
US7372731B2 (en) * | 2003-06-17 | 2008-05-13 | Sandisk Il Ltd. | Flash memories with adaptive reference voltages |
US6917542B2 (en) * | 2003-07-29 | 2005-07-12 | Sandisk Corporation | Detecting over programmed memory |
US6958271B1 (en) * | 2003-08-04 | 2005-10-25 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Method of fabricating a dual-level stacked flash memory cell with a MOSFET storage transistor |
JP4212444B2 (ja) * | 2003-09-22 | 2009-01-21 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
JP2005100538A (ja) * | 2003-09-25 | 2005-04-14 | Toshiba Corp | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置及びこれを用いた電子装置 |
US7372730B2 (en) * | 2004-01-26 | 2008-05-13 | Sandisk Corporation | Method of reading NAND memory to compensate for coupling between storage elements |
JP4170952B2 (ja) * | 2004-01-30 | 2008-10-22 | 株式会社東芝 | 半導体記憶装置 |
US7161833B2 (en) * | 2004-02-06 | 2007-01-09 | Sandisk Corporation | Self-boosting system for flash memory cells |
US7466590B2 (en) * | 2004-02-06 | 2008-12-16 | Sandisk Corporation | Self-boosting method for flash memory cells |
US7310347B2 (en) * | 2004-03-14 | 2007-12-18 | Sandisk, Il Ltd. | States encoding in multi-bit flash cells |
US20050213393A1 (en) * | 2004-03-14 | 2005-09-29 | M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, Ltd. | States encoding in multi-bit flash cells for optimizing error rate |
JPWO2005093760A1 (ja) * | 2004-03-26 | 2008-02-14 | スパンション エルエルシー | 半導体装置および半導体装置にデータを書き込む方法 |
US7170793B2 (en) * | 2004-04-13 | 2007-01-30 | Sandisk Corporation | Programming inhibit for non-volatile memory |
JP4331053B2 (ja) * | 2004-05-27 | 2009-09-16 | 株式会社東芝 | 半導体記憶装置 |
US7072220B1 (en) * | 2004-12-28 | 2006-07-04 | Macronix International Co., Ltd. | Method and apparatus for operating a non-volatile memory array |
US7072219B1 (en) * | 2004-12-28 | 2006-07-04 | Macronix International Co., Ltd. | Method and apparatus for operating a non-volatile memory array |
US7130215B2 (en) * | 2004-12-28 | 2006-10-31 | Macronix International Co., Ltd. | Method and apparatus for operating a non-volatile memory device |
EP1729306A1 (en) * | 2005-06-01 | 2006-12-06 | STMicroelectronics S.r.l. | NAND flash memory device with compacted cell threshold voltage distribution |
US7656710B1 (en) | 2005-07-14 | 2010-02-02 | Sau Ching Wong | Adaptive operations for nonvolatile memories |
US8024500B2 (en) * | 2005-08-15 | 2011-09-20 | Research In Motion Limited | Universal peripheral connector |
JPWO2007043095A1 (ja) * | 2005-09-30 | 2009-04-16 | スパンション エルエルシー | 記憶装置、および記憶装置の制御方法 |
JP2007102865A (ja) * | 2005-09-30 | 2007-04-19 | Toshiba Corp | 半導体集積回路装置 |
JP4338692B2 (ja) * | 2005-10-04 | 2009-10-07 | シャープ株式会社 | 半導体記憶装置および電子機器 |
US8223553B2 (en) * | 2005-10-12 | 2012-07-17 | Macronix International Co., Ltd. | Systems and methods for programming a memory device |
US7355889B2 (en) * | 2005-12-19 | 2008-04-08 | Sandisk Corporation | Method for programming non-volatile memory with reduced program disturb using modified pass voltages |
US7355888B2 (en) * | 2005-12-19 | 2008-04-08 | Sandisk Corporation | Apparatus for programming non-volatile memory with reduced program disturb using modified pass voltages |
US7362615B2 (en) * | 2005-12-27 | 2008-04-22 | Sandisk Corporation | Methods for active boosting to minimize capacitive coupling effect between adjacent gates of flash memory devices |
US7436703B2 (en) * | 2005-12-27 | 2008-10-14 | Sandisk Corporation | Active boosting to minimize capacitive coupling effect between adjacent gates of flash memory devices |
JP4233563B2 (ja) * | 2005-12-28 | 2009-03-04 | パナソニック株式会社 | 多値データを記憶する不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
JP4177847B2 (ja) | 2006-01-06 | 2008-11-05 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
JP4157562B2 (ja) | 2006-01-31 | 2008-10-01 | 株式会社東芝 | 半導体集積回路装置 |
US7511995B2 (en) * | 2006-03-30 | 2009-03-31 | Sandisk Corporation | Self-boosting system with suppression of high lateral electric fields |
US7428165B2 (en) * | 2006-03-30 | 2008-09-23 | Sandisk Corporation | Self-boosting method with suppression of high lateral electric fields |
US7286408B1 (en) | 2006-05-05 | 2007-10-23 | Sandisk Corporation | Boosting methods for NAND flash memory |
US7436709B2 (en) * | 2006-05-05 | 2008-10-14 | Sandisk Corporation | NAND flash memory with boosting |
US7349261B2 (en) * | 2006-06-19 | 2008-03-25 | Sandisk Corporation | Method for increasing programming speed for non-volatile memory by applying counter-transitioning waveforms to word lines |
US7492633B2 (en) | 2006-06-19 | 2009-02-17 | Sandisk Corporation | System for increasing programming speed for non-volatile memory by applying counter-transitioning waveforms to word lines |
JP5019198B2 (ja) * | 2006-06-29 | 2012-09-05 | 株式会社東芝 | 半導体記憶装置 |
JP5088465B2 (ja) * | 2006-07-12 | 2012-12-05 | ユニサンティス エレクトロニクス シンガポール プライベート リミテッド | 不揮発性半導体メモリ |
JP5051342B2 (ja) * | 2006-07-12 | 2012-10-17 | ユニサンティス エレクトロニクス シンガポール プライベート リミテッド | 不揮発性半導体メモリ及びその駆動方法 |
US7440326B2 (en) * | 2006-09-06 | 2008-10-21 | Sandisk Corporation | Programming non-volatile memory with improved boosting |
US8189378B2 (en) * | 2006-09-27 | 2012-05-29 | Sandisk Technologies Inc. | Reducing program disturb in non-volatile storage |
US8184478B2 (en) * | 2006-09-27 | 2012-05-22 | Sandisk Technologies Inc. | Apparatus with reduced program disturb in non-volatile storage |
US7596031B2 (en) * | 2006-10-30 | 2009-09-29 | Sandisk Corporation | Faster programming of highest multi-level state for non-volatile memory |
US7697338B2 (en) * | 2006-11-16 | 2010-04-13 | Sandisk Corporation | Systems for controlled boosting in non-volatile memory soft programming |
JP5114621B2 (ja) * | 2006-11-16 | 2013-01-09 | サンディスク テクノロジーズ インコーポレイテッド | 不揮発性メモリのソフトプログラミングにおける制御されたブースト |
US7535763B2 (en) * | 2006-11-16 | 2009-05-19 | Sandisk Corporation | Controlled boosting in non-volatile memory soft programming |
US7747813B2 (en) * | 2006-11-24 | 2010-06-29 | Sandforce, Inc. | Multi-memory device system and method for managing a lifetime thereof |
US7809900B2 (en) * | 2006-11-24 | 2010-10-05 | Sandforce, Inc. | System, method, and computer program product for delaying an operation that reduces a lifetime of memory |
US7904619B2 (en) | 2006-11-24 | 2011-03-08 | Sandforce, Inc. | System, method, and computer program product for reducing memory write operations using difference information |
US7668019B2 (en) | 2006-11-28 | 2010-02-23 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Non-volatile memory device and erasing method thereof |
US7904672B2 (en) | 2006-12-08 | 2011-03-08 | Sandforce, Inc. | System and method for providing data redundancy after reducing memory writes |
US7468918B2 (en) * | 2006-12-29 | 2008-12-23 | Sandisk Corporation | Systems for programming non-volatile memory with reduced program disturb by removing pre-charge dependency on word line data |
US7403434B1 (en) * | 2006-12-29 | 2008-07-22 | Sandisk Corporation | System for controlling voltage in non-volatile memory systems |
US7463531B2 (en) * | 2006-12-29 | 2008-12-09 | Sandisk Corporation | Systems for programming non-volatile memory with reduced program disturb by using different pre-charge enable voltages |
US7433241B2 (en) * | 2006-12-29 | 2008-10-07 | Sandisk Corporation | Programming non-volatile memory with reduced program disturb by removing pre-charge dependency on word line data |
US7447093B2 (en) * | 2006-12-29 | 2008-11-04 | Sandisk Corporation | Method for controlling voltage in non-volatile memory systems |
US7450430B2 (en) * | 2006-12-29 | 2008-11-11 | Sandisk Corporation | Programming non-volatile memory with reduced program disturb by using different pre-charge enable voltages |
US7738291B2 (en) * | 2007-03-12 | 2010-06-15 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Memory page boosting method, device and system |
US7978520B2 (en) | 2007-09-27 | 2011-07-12 | Sandisk Corporation | Compensation of non-volatile memory chip non-idealities by program pulse adjustment |
US7903486B2 (en) * | 2007-11-19 | 2011-03-08 | Sandforce, Inc. | System, method, and computer program product for increasing a lifetime of a plurality of blocks of memory |
US7849275B2 (en) | 2007-11-19 | 2010-12-07 | Sandforce, Inc. | System, method and a computer program product for writing data to different storage devices based on write frequency |
KR101437102B1 (ko) * | 2008-01-08 | 2014-09-05 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 메모리 장치 및 멀티 비트 셀 특성 추정 방법 |
US8259529B2 (en) | 2008-08-21 | 2012-09-04 | Hynix Semiconductor Inc. | Semiconductor memory device and driving method thereof |
KR101096225B1 (ko) * | 2008-08-21 | 2011-12-22 | 주식회사 하이닉스반도체 | 반도체 메모리 장치 및 그 구동방법 |
US8516166B2 (en) * | 2009-07-20 | 2013-08-20 | Lsi Corporation | System, method, and computer program product for reducing a rate of data transfer to at least a portion of memory |
JP2011146103A (ja) * | 2010-01-15 | 2011-07-28 | Toshiba Corp | 半導体記憶装置 |
US8631304B2 (en) | 2010-01-28 | 2014-01-14 | Sandisk Il Ltd. | Overlapping error correction operations |
US8638609B2 (en) | 2010-05-19 | 2014-01-28 | Spansion Llc | Partial local self boosting for NAND |
JP5514135B2 (ja) | 2011-02-15 | 2014-06-04 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
US9076547B2 (en) | 2012-04-05 | 2015-07-07 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Level compensation in multilevel memory |
US9030870B2 (en) * | 2011-08-26 | 2015-05-12 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Threshold voltage compensation in a multilevel memory |
KR101893562B1 (ko) * | 2012-01-09 | 2018-10-04 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 불휘발성 메모리 장치 및 그것의 프로그램 방법 |
JP2013254537A (ja) * | 2012-06-06 | 2013-12-19 | Toshiba Corp | 半導体記憶装置及びコントローラ |
KR102274280B1 (ko) | 2015-06-22 | 2021-07-07 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 불휘발성 메모리 장치의 동작 방법 |
JP6581019B2 (ja) | 2016-03-02 | 2019-09-25 | 東芝メモリ株式会社 | 半導体記憶装置 |
US10522226B2 (en) * | 2018-05-01 | 2019-12-31 | Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. | Method and apparatus for high voltage generation for analog neural memory in deep learning artificial neural network |
US10892025B2 (en) | 2019-06-13 | 2021-01-12 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Soft erase and programming of nonvolatile memory |
Family Cites Families (18)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPS54106139A (en) | 1978-06-01 | 1979-08-20 | Sanyo Electric Co Ltd | Information write/erasion method to nonvolatile semiconductor memory element |
US5132935A (en) * | 1990-04-16 | 1992-07-21 | Ashmore Jr Benjamin H | Erasure of eeprom memory arrays to prevent over-erased cells |
US5313421A (en) * | 1992-01-14 | 1994-05-17 | Sundisk Corporation | EEPROM with split gate source side injection |
JP3476952B2 (ja) * | 1994-03-15 | 2003-12-10 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
US5600593A (en) * | 1994-12-06 | 1997-02-04 | National Semiconductor Corporation | Apparatus and method for reducing erased threshold voltage distribution in flash memory arrays |
JPH09124493A (ja) | 1995-11-02 | 1997-05-13 | Fuji Chem Ind Co Ltd | 制酸剤及びその製法 |
US5903495A (en) * | 1996-03-18 | 1999-05-11 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Semiconductor device and memory system |
JP2917924B2 (ja) * | 1996-07-30 | 1999-07-12 | 日本電気株式会社 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
JP3397600B2 (ja) * | 1996-11-01 | 2003-04-14 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
JP4157189B2 (ja) | 1997-05-14 | 2008-09-24 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
KR100323554B1 (ko) | 1997-05-14 | 2002-03-08 | 니시무로 타이죠 | 불휘발성반도체메모리장치 |
JP3786513B2 (ja) | 1997-12-11 | 2006-06-14 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
JP3576763B2 (ja) | 1997-08-21 | 2004-10-13 | 株式会社東芝 | 半導体記憶装置 |
JP3557078B2 (ja) | 1997-06-27 | 2004-08-25 | 株式会社東芝 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
US5930174A (en) * | 1997-12-11 | 1999-07-27 | Amic Technology, Inc. | Circuit and method for erasing flash memory array |
KR100283029B1 (ko) * | 1997-12-29 | 2001-03-02 | 윤종용 | 반도체 메모리 장치의 워드 라인 전압 발생 회로 |
JP3905990B2 (ja) * | 1998-12-25 | 2007-04-18 | 株式会社東芝 | 記憶装置とその記憶方法 |
JP2001093288A (ja) * | 1999-09-20 | 2001-04-06 | Toshiba Corp | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 |
-
2000
- 2000-02-08 US US09/500,315 patent/US6314026B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-02-08 KR KR10-2000-0005755A patent/KR100388179B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-02-10 TW TW089102374A patent/TW530307B/zh not_active IP Right Cessation
-
2001
- 2001-09-14 US US09/953,687 patent/US6459612B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
-
2002
- 2002-04-02 US US10/114,960 patent/US6493265B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
-
2003
- 2003-02-24 KR KR10-2003-0011299A patent/KR100396306B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
KR20000057956A (ko) | 2000-09-25 |
TW530307B (en) | 2003-05-01 |
US6459612B2 (en) | 2002-10-01 |
US20020110019A1 (en) | 2002-08-15 |
KR100396306B1 (ko) | 2003-09-02 |
US20020008990A1 (en) | 2002-01-24 |
US6314026B1 (en) | 2001-11-06 |
US6493265B2 (en) | 2002-12-10 |
KR20030029074A (ko) | 2003-04-11 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
KR100388179B1 (ko) | 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 | |
US7813171B2 (en) | Semiconductor memory device | |
US6288935B1 (en) | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device for storing multivalued data | |
KR100715412B1 (ko) | 비휘발성 반도체 메모리 | |
US6154391A (en) | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device | |
JP4635066B2 (ja) | 半導体記憶装置 | |
KR100502129B1 (ko) | 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 | |
JP5416161B2 (ja) | フラッシュメモリセルの自動昇圧システム | |
US8149620B2 (en) | Flash memory device having dummy cell | |
US8472259B2 (en) | Non-volatile semiconductor memory device | |
US7701784B2 (en) | Semiconductor memory device which includes memory cell having charge accumulation layer and control gate | |
KR20140033255A (ko) | 플래시 멀티-레벨 임계값 분배 방식 | |
KR20040027407A (ko) | 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 | |
CN101847440A (zh) | 非易失性半导体存储装置及其读取方法 | |
JP2000236031A (ja) | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 | |
KR100666184B1 (ko) | 하부 비트라인들과 상부 비트라인들이 전압제어블락을공유하는 3-레벨 불휘발성 반도체 메모리 장치 | |
JP2011150749A (ja) | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 | |
JP4761872B2 (ja) | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置 | |
JP4246831B2 (ja) | 半導体集積回路装置のデータ判別方法 | |
JPH1186571A (ja) | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置およびそのデータ書き込み方法 | |
KR100892053B1 (ko) | 멀티 레벨 셀을 갖는 플래시 메모리 장치와 그것의프로그램 방법 | |
US8605509B2 (en) | Data line management in a memory device | |
USRE40110E1 (en) | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device for storing multivalued data | |
JPH11306771A (ja) | 半導体メモリ |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
A201 | Request for examination | ||
PA0109 | Patent application |
Patent event code: PA01091R01D Comment text: Patent Application Patent event date: 20000208 |
|
PA0201 | Request for examination | ||
PG1501 | Laying open of application | ||
E902 | Notification of reason for refusal | ||
PE0902 | Notice of grounds for rejection |
Comment text: Notification of reason for refusal Patent event date: 20020130 Patent event code: PE09021S01D |
|
AMND | Amendment | ||
E801 | Decision on dismissal of amendment | ||
PE0801 | Dismissal of amendment |
Patent event code: PE08012E01D Comment text: Decision on Dismissal of Amendment Patent event date: 20021023 Patent event code: PE08011R01I Comment text: Amendment to Specification, etc. Patent event date: 20020430 |
|
E601 | Decision to refuse application | ||
PE0601 | Decision on rejection of patent |
Patent event date: 20030124 Comment text: Decision to Refuse Application Patent event code: PE06012S01D Patent event date: 20020130 Comment text: Notification of reason for refusal Patent event code: PE06011S01I |
|
A107 | Divisional application of patent | ||
AMND | Amendment | ||
J201 | Request for trial against refusal decision | ||
PA0107 | Divisional application |
Comment text: Divisional Application of Patent Patent event date: 20030224 Patent event code: PA01071R01D |
|
PJ0201 | Trial against decision of rejection |
Patent event date: 20030224 Comment text: Request for Trial against Decision on Refusal Patent event code: PJ02012R01D Patent event date: 20030124 Comment text: Decision to Refuse Application Patent event code: PJ02011S01I Appeal kind category: Appeal against decision to decline refusal Decision date: 20030429 Appeal identifier: 2003101000638 Request date: 20030224 |
|
PB0901 | Examination by re-examination before a trial |
Comment text: Amendment to Specification, etc. Patent event date: 20030224 Patent event code: PB09011R02I Comment text: Request for Trial against Decision on Refusal Patent event date: 20030224 Patent event code: PB09011R01I Comment text: Amendment to Specification, etc. Patent event date: 20020430 Patent event code: PB09011R02I |
|
B701 | Decision to grant | ||
PB0701 | Decision of registration after re-examination before a trial |
Patent event date: 20030429 Comment text: Decision to Grant Registration Patent event code: PB07012S01D Patent event date: 20030326 Comment text: Transfer of Trial File for Re-examination before a Trial Patent event code: PB07011S01I |
|
GRNT | Written decision to grant | ||
PR0701 | Registration of establishment |
Comment text: Registration of Establishment Patent event date: 20030605 Patent event code: PR07011E01D |
|
PR1002 | Payment of registration fee |
Payment date: 20030609 End annual number: 3 Start annual number: 1 |
|
PG1601 | Publication of registration | ||
PR1001 | Payment of annual fee |
Payment date: 20060601 Start annual number: 4 End annual number: 4 |
|
PR1001 | Payment of annual fee |
Payment date: 20070531 Start annual number: 5 End annual number: 5 |
|
PR1001 | Payment of annual fee |
Payment date: 20080527 Start annual number: 6 End annual number: 6 |
|
PR1001 | Payment of annual fee |
Payment date: 20090527 Start annual number: 7 End annual number: 7 |
|
PR1001 | Payment of annual fee |
Payment date: 20100528 Start annual number: 8 End annual number: 8 |
|
FPAY | Annual fee payment |
Payment date: 20110502 Year of fee payment: 9 |
|
PR1001 | Payment of annual fee |
Payment date: 20110502 Start annual number: 9 End annual number: 9 |
|
LAPS | Lapse due to unpaid annual fee | ||
PC1903 | Unpaid annual fee |