KR20200090269A - 임베디드 리프레시에 의한 드리프트 완화 - Google Patents
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도 2는 본 개시의 예들에 따른 임베디드 리프레시에 의한 드리프트 완화를 지원하는 예시적인 메모리 어레이를 예시한다.
도 3 내지 5는 본 개시의 예들에 따른 임베디드 리프레시에 의한 드리프트 완화를 지원하는 예시적인 타이밍도들을 예시한다.
도 6은 본 개시의 예들에 따른 임베디드 리프레시에 의한 드리프트 완화를 지원하는 장치의 블록도를 도시한다.
도 7은 본 개시의 예들에 따른 임베디드 리프레시에 의한 드리프트 완화를 지원하는 메모리 어레이를 포함하는 시스템의 블록도를 예시한다.
도 8 내지 11은 본 개시의 예들에 따른 임베디드 리프레시에 의한 드리프트 완화를 위한 방법들을 예시한다.
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- 방법에 있어서,
제1 액세스 라인 및 제2 액세스 라인과 결합된 메모리 셀에 기록 전압을 인가하는 단계;
상기 기록 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 제1 극성을 갖는 제1 판독 전압을 인가하는 단계;
상기 제1 판독 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 제1 극성과 다른 제2 극성을 갖는 제2 판독 전압을 인가하는 단계; 및
상기 제1 판독 전압을 인가하는 것에 적어도 부분적으로 기초하여 상기 메모리 셀의 논리 상태를 결정하는 단계를 포함하는, 방법. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 제2 판독 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 제1 극성을 갖는 제3 판독 전압을 인가하는 단계를 더 포함하며, 상기 제3 판독 전압을 인가하는 단계는 상기 메모리 셀의 리프레시 동작과 관련되는, 방법. - 제2항에 있어서,
상기 제3 판독 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 제1 극성을 갖는 제4 판독 전압을 인가하는 단계를 더 포함하며, 상기 제4 판독 전압을 인가하는 단계는 상기 메모리 셀의 리프레시 동작과 관련되는, 방법. - 제3항에 있어서,
상기 메모리 셀의 상기 논리 상태를 결정한 후 상기 제4 판독 전압을 제5 전압으로 감소시키는 단계를 더 포함하는, 방법. - 제3항에 있어서, 상기 기록 전압은 상기 제1 판독 전압, 상기 제2 판독 전압, 상기 제3 판독 전압 및 상기 제4 판독 전압보다 큰, 방법.
- 제3항에 있어서, 상기 제3 판독 전압은 상기 제4 판독 전압보다 큰, 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제1 극성은 양의 극성을 포함하고 상기 제2 극성은 음의 극성을 포함하는, 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제1 극성은 음의 극성을 포함하고 상기 제2 극성은 양의 극성을 포함하는, 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 기록 전압은 상기 제1 극성을 갖는, 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 기록 전압은 상기 제2 극성을 갖는, 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 셀은 칼코게나이드(chalcogenide)를 포함하는 다중 레벨 셀(MLC)을 포함하는, 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제2 판독 전압을 인가하는 단계는 상기 메모리 셀의 리프레시 동작과 관련되는, 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 셀은 메모리 저장 소자 및 선택기 장치를 포함하는, 방법.
- 메모리 장치에 있어서,
메모리 셀;
상기 메모리 셀과 결합된 제1 액세스 라인;
상기 메모리 셀과 결합된 제2 액세스 라인; 및
상기 제1 액세스 라인 및 상기 제2 액세스 라인과 결합된 메모리 컨트롤러로서, 상기 메모리 컨트롤러는,
상기 메모리 셀에 기록 전압을 인가하고;
상기 기록 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 제1 극성을 갖는 제1 판독 전압을 인가하고;
상기 제1 판독 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 제2 극성을 갖는 제2 판독 전압을 인가하고;
상기 제1 판독 전압의 상기 인가에 적어도 부분적으로 기초하여 상기 메모리 셀의 논리 상태를 결정하도록 동작 가능한, 상기 메모리 컨트롤러를 포함하는, 메모리 장치. - 제14항에 있어서, 상기 기록 전압은 상기 제1 극성 또는 상기 제2 극성을 포함하는, 메모리 장치.
- 제15항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 컨트롤러는,
상기 제2 판독 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 제1 극성을 갖는 제3 판독 전압을 인가하도록 더 동작 가능하며, 상기 제2 판독 전압은 상기 제3 판독 전압보다 크고, 상기 제3 판독 전압을 인가하는 것은 상기 메모리 셀의 리프레시 동작과 관련되는, 메모리 장치. - 제16항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 컨트롤러는,
상기 제3 판독 전압을 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 제1 극성을 갖는 제4 판독 전압을 인가하도록 더 동작 가능하며, 상기 제3 판독 전압은 상기 제4 판독 전압보다 크고, 상기 제4 판독 전압을 인가하는 것은 상기 메모리 셀의 리프레시 동작과 관련되는, 메모리 장치. - 제14항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 셀은 칼코게나이드를 포함하는, 메모리 장치.
- 제14항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 셀은 다중 레벨 셀(MLC)을 포함하는, 메모리 장치.
- 제14항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 셀은 메모리 소자 및 선택기 장치를 포함하는, 메모리 장치.
- 방법에 있어서,
제1 액세스 라인 및 제2 액세스 라인과 결합된 메모리 셀에 기록 펄스를 인가하는 단계;
상기 기록 펄스를 인가하는 것에 적어도 부분적으로 기초하여 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 기록 펄스와 동일한 극성을 갖는 제1 판독 펄스를 인가하는 단계로서, 상기 제1 판독 펄스는 감지 동작과 관련되는, 상기 제1 판독 펄스를 인가하는 단계;
상기 제1 판독 펄스를 인가하는 것에 적어도 부분적으로 기초하여 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 기록 펄스와 반대 극성을 갖는 제2 판독 펄스를 인가하는 단계; 및
상기 제1 판독 펄스를 인가하는 것에 적어도 부분적으로 기초하여 상기 메모리 셀의 논리 상태를 결정하는 단계를 포함하는, 방법. - 제21항에 있어서,
상기 제2 판독 펄스를 인가하는 것에 적어도 부분적으로 기초하여 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 기록 펄스와 동일한 극성을 갖는 제3 판독 펄스를 인가하는 단계; 및
상기 제3 판독 펄스를 인가한 후 상기 메모리 셀에 상기 기록 펄스와 동일한 극성을 갖는 제4 판독 펄스를 인가하는 단계로서, 상기 제3 판독 펄스 및 상기 제4 판독 펄스를 인가하는 단계는 상기 메모리 셀의 리프레시 동작과 관련되는, 상기 제4 판독 펄스를 인가하는 단계를 더 포함하는, 방법. - 제22항에 있어서,
상기 제4 판독 펄스를 인가한 후 상기 제1 액세스 라인 또는 상기 제2 액세스 라인 중 적어도 하나를 접지시키는 단계를 더 포함하는, 방법. - 제21항에 있어서, 상기 메모리 셀은 메모리 저장 소자 및 선택기 장치를 포함하는, 방법.
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