Patent classifications
G11C29/025
Apparatuses and methods for calibrating adjustable impedances of a semiconductor device
Apparatuses and methods for calibrating adjustable impedances of a semiconductor device are disclosed in the present application. An example apparatus includes a register configured to store impedance calibration information and further includes programmable termination resistances having a programmable impedance. The example apparatus further includes an impedance calibration circuit configured to perform a calibration operation to determine calibration parameters for setting the programmable impedance of the programmable termination resistances. The impedance calibration circuit is further configured to program the impedance calibration information in the register related to the calibration operation.
TESTING CIRCUIT FOR A MEMORY DEVICE
Methods, systems, and devices for testing circuit for a memory device are described. An apparatus may include a memory system including contacts that route signals to different regions of the memory system. The apparatus may include a first substrate including a memory system interface coupled with the memory system and a probe interface. The apparatus may also include a second substrate coupled with a host system interface of the first substrate and receive the signal of the memory system from the memory system interface. The first interface may route a signal of the memory system to the probe interface and a tester to determine the signal's integrity and any errors associated with the memory system. The first substrate may include a resistor coupled with the contacts of the memory system, the resistor on a surface of the interface may be configured to improve the signal at the tester.
Method and apparatus of integrating memory stacks
A method and apparatus of integrating memory stacks includes providing a first memory die of a first memory technology and a second memory die of a second memory technology. A first logic die is in communication with the first memory die of the first memory technology, and includes a first memory controller including a first memory control function for interpreting requests in accordance with a first protocol for the first memory technology. A second logic die is in communication with the second memory die of the second memory technology and includes a second memory controller including a second memory control function for interpreting requests in accordance with a second protocol for the second memory technology. A memory operation request is received at the first or second memory controller, and the memory operation request is performed in accordance with the associated first memory protocol or the second memory protocol.
MEMORY DEVICE
A memory device according to one embodiment includes a memory cell array, bit lines, amplifier units, a controller, and a register. The memory cell array includes a memory cell that stores data nonvolatilely. The bit lines are connected to the memory cell array. The sense amplifier units are connected to the bit lines, respectively. The controller performs a write operation. The register stores status information of the write operation. The memory cell array includes a first storage region specified by a first address. The plurality of sense amplifier modules include a buffer region capable of storing data.
NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array having cell strings that each includes memory cells stacked on a substrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A row decoder is connected with the memory cells through word lines. The row decoder applies a setting voltage to at least one word line of the word lines and floats the at least one word line during a floating time. A page buffer circuit is connected with the cell strings through bit lines. The page buffer senses voltage changes of the bit lines after the at least one word line is floated during the floating time and outputs a page buffer signal as a sensing result. A counter counts a number of off-cells in response to the page buffer signal. A detecting circuit outputs a detection signal associated with a defect cell based on the number of off-cells.
SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND WIRING DEFECT DETECTING METHOD
A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip stacked above the first semiconductor chip, a controller configured to control the first and second semiconductor chips, a first wiring connected between the controller and each of the first and second semiconductor chips and by which a first signal is to be transmitted from the controller to each of the first and second semiconductor chips, a second wiring connected between the controller and the first semiconductor chip and by which a current of the first signal flowing through the first wiring to the first semiconductor chip is to be returned to the controller, and a third wiring connected between the controller and the second semiconductor chip and by which a current of the first signal flowing through the first wiring to the second semiconductor chip is to be returned to the controller.
APPARATUS INCLUDING INTERNAL TEST MECHANISM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
An apparatus including a test validation circuit and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. The apparatus may include a self-test circuit configured to implement at least a portion of a self-test process that determines operating conditions of the apparatus. The test validation circuit may be configured to generate a flag based on comparing (1) an input stream or a portion thereof associated with the self-test to (2) test data associated with the self-test. The flag may represent a validity associated with the implementation of the self-test process or the portion thereof.
Testing through-silicon-vias
Embodiments generally relate to integrated circuit devices having through silicon vias (TSVs). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) device includes a field of TSVs and an address decoder that selectably couples at least one of the TSVs to at least one of a test input and a test evaluation circuit. In another embodiment, a method includes selecting one or more TSVs from a field of TSVs in at least one IC device, and coupling each selected TSV to at least one of a test input and a test evaluation circuit.
Semiconductor chips including through electrodes and methods of testing the through electrodes
A semiconductor chip includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device stacked over the first semiconductor device. The second semiconductor device is electrically connected to the first semiconductor device via a plurality of through electrodes. In a test mode, the first semiconductor device is configured to drive a first pattern of logic levels and a second pattern of logic levels through the plurality of through electrodes, configured to compare logic levels of a plurality of test data generated by the first and second patterns from the first and second semiconductor devices to generate a detection signal indicating that the plurality of through electrodes operated normally or abnormally.
Leakage source detection for memory with varying conductive path lengths
Methods, systems, and devices for leakage source detection are described. In some cases, a testing device may scan a first set of access lines of a memory die that have a first length and a second set of access lines of the memory die that have a second length different than the first length. The testing device may determine a first error rate associated with the first set of access lines and a second error rate associated with the second set of access lines. The testing device may categorize a performance of the memory die based on the first and second error rates. In some cases, the testing device may determine a third error rate associated with a type of error based on the first and second error rates and may categorize the performance of the memory die based on the third error rate.