G11C29/883

MEMORY DEVICE VIRTUAL BLOCKS USING HALF GOOD BLOCKS

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums for using a non-defective portion of a block of memory on which there is a defect on a different portion. Rather than disable the entire block, the system may disable only a portion of the block (e.g., a first deck of the block) and salvage a different portion of the block (e.g., a second deck of the block).

Bad block management for memory sub-systems
11367502 · 2022-06-21 · ·

A processing device in a memory system performs operations comprising determining a first pool of data blocks of the memory device, wherein data blocks of the first pool are associated with storing data at a first number of bits per memory cell; determining a second pool of data blocks of the memory device, wherein data blocks of the second pool are associated with storing data at a second number of bits per memory cell that is larger than the first number of bits per memory cell; detecting a failure associated with a particular data block of the second pool of data blocks; and in response to detecting the failure associated with the particular data block, removing the particular data block from the second pool of data blocks and adding the particular data block to the first pool of data blocks.

Tagged memory operated at lower vmin in error tolerant system

A memory array arranged as a plurality of memory cells. The memory cells are configured to operate at a determined voltage. A memory management circuitry coupled to the plurality of memory cells tags a first set of the plurality of memory cells as low-voltage cells and tags a second set of the plurality of memory cells as high-voltage cells. A power source provides a low voltage to the first set of memory cells and provides a high voltage to the second set of memory cells based on the tags.

Electronic device for changing short-type defective memory cell to open-type defective memory cell by applying stress pulse

Provided is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: a plurality of first lines; a plurality of second lines; a plurality of memory cells disposed in respective intersection regions between the plurality of first lines and the plurality of second lines; a first test circuit configured to apply a stress pulse to a first selection line coupled to a defective memory cell among the plurality of memory cells during a first test period, in response to a first test control signal, the first selection line including any one of the plurality of first lines; and a control unit configured to generate the first test control signal based on a first test mode signal.

Mitigation of solid state memory read failures with a testing procedure

Read error mitigation in solid-state memory devices. A solid-state drive (SSD) includes a read error mitigation module that monitors one or more memory regions. In response to detecting uncorrectable read errors, memory regions of the memory device may be identified and preemptively retired. Example approaches include identifying a memory region as being suspect such that upon repeated read failures within the memory region, the memory region is retired. Moreover, memory regions may be compared to peer memory regions to determine when to retire a memory region. The read error mitigation module may trigger a test procedure on a memory region to detect the susceptibility of a memory region to read error failures. By detecting read error failures and retirement of a memory regions, data loss and/or data recovery processes may be limited to improve drive performance and reliability.

Semiconductor memory devices, memory systems, and methods of operating semiconductor memory devices

A method includes replacing an address of a first normal memory cell in a first column of a first memory block with a destination address that is an address of a second normal memory cell in a second column of the first memory block, and reassigning the address of the second normal memory cell in the second column of the first memory block to an address of a first redundancy memory cell in a redundancy block of the memory device.

Management of flash storage media

A product, system, and/or method of managing memory media that includes: determining whether the memory system is low on one or more ready-to-use (RTU) Block Stripes needed to form a RTU Block Stripe Set, wherein the memory media has a plurality of Planes in each Die, all the memory media Blocks in each Block Stripe are from the same Die #and the same Plane #, each Block Stripe Set is formed of a plurality of Block Stripes all from the same Die #, and all the Blocks in each RTU Block Stripe Set have been subject to the removal process and the erasure process. The product, system, and/or method includes: establishing a pending request for a removal process and/or an erasure process for one or more determined Die #/Plane #combinations; and prioritizing in the one or more determined Die #/Plane #combinations one or more memory media Blocks for the removal and/or erasure process.

Storage device reclassification system

A storage device reclassification system includes a storage device reclassification subsystem coupled to a storage device that has a NAND storage subsystem and that is configured to perform first storage operations associated with a first storage device classification. The storage device reclassification subsystem performs testing operations on the NAND storage subsystem and, based on the testing operations, identifies at least one reduced capability of the NAND storage subsystem. Based on the at least one reduced capability of the NAND storage subsystem, the storage device reclassification subsystem determines at least one storage device operation modification and performs the at least one storage device operation modification on the storage device in order to configure the storage device to perform second storage operations that are different than the first storage operations and that are associated with a second storage device classification that is different than the first storage device classification.

SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND PARTIAL RESCUE METHOD THEREOF
20220148672 · 2022-05-12 · ·

A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of planes defined in a plurality of chip regions; and a rescue circuit configured to disable a failed plane and enable a normal plane from among the plurality of planes, wherein the semiconductor memory device operates with only normal planes that are enabled.

MEMORY DEVICES WITH USER-DEFINED TAGGING MECHANISM
20210366527 · 2021-11-25 ·

A memory device includes a memory array with memory blocks each having a plurality of memory cells, and one or more current monitors configured to measure current during post-deployment operation of the memory device; and a controller configured to identify a bad block within the memory blocks based on the measured current, and disable the bad block for preventing access thereof during subsequent operations of the memory device.