Patent classifications
G11C16/3427
STAGGERED ACTIVE BITLINE SENSING
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that applies a first set of control signals to even bitlines in NAND memory and senses voltage levels of the even bitlines during an even sensing time period. The technology may also apply a second set of control signals to odd bitlines in the NAND memory, and sense voltage levels of the odd bitlines during an odd sensing time period, wherein the second set of control signals are applied after expiration of a stagger time period between the even sensing time period and the odd sensing time period.
Write operations to mitigate write disturb
A first write operation is performed to write a first portion of a set of host data to a first location of a memory device. It is determined whether a first elapsed time since the first operation is performed does not satisfy a time condition. Responsive to determining that the first elapsed time does not satisfy the time condition, a second write operation is performed to write a second portion of the set of host data to a second location of the memory device not adjacent to the first location.
Managing workload of programming sets of pages to memory device
A system includes a memory device having multiple dice and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is to perform operations, including receiving a memory operation to program a set of pages of data across at least a subset of the plurality of dice. The operations further include partitioning the set of pages into a set of partitions, programming the set of partitions to the plurality of dice, and storing, in a metadata table, at least one bit to indicate that the set of pages is partitioned.
Identification and caching of frequent read disturb aggressors
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include receiving a read operation directed to an aggressor location. An integrity scan of a victim location of the aggressor location is performed to determine an error value for the victim location. Data from the aggressor location is copied to a cache in response to determining the error value for the victim location satisfies a first error value threshold. The cache is a different type of memory from the aggressor location.
MEMORY ARRAY STRUCTURES HAVING MULTIPLE SUB-BLOCKS, APPARATUS CONTAINING SUCH MEMORY ARRAY STRUCTURES, AND OPERATION OF SUCH APPARATUS
Apparatus might include an array of memory cells comprising a plurality of strings of series-connected memory cells, a data line, a first field-effect transistor between the data line and a first string of series-connected memory cells, and a second field-effect transistor between the data line and a second string of series-connected memory cells, wherein a control gate of the first field-effect transistor is connected to a control gate of the second field-effect transistor, and wherein a channel of the first field-effect transistor was fabricated to have a first threshold voltage and a channel of the second field-effect transistor was fabricated to have a second threshold voltage, different than the first threshold voltage.
SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE
A semiconductor memory device of embodiments includes that in a write operation, the driver applies a first voltage to the first select gate line, applies a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the second select gate line, applies a third voltage equal to or higher than the first voltage to the first dummy word line on an uppermost layer, applies a fourth voltage different from the third voltage and higher than the second voltage to the second dummy word line on an uppermost layer, applies a fifth voltage equal to or higher than the third voltage to the first dummy word line on a lowermost layer, and applies a sixth voltage different from the fifth voltage and equal to or higher than the fourth voltage to the second dummy word line on a lowermost layer.
MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE MEMORY DEVICE
The present technology relates to an electronic device. According to the present technology, a memory device may include memory cells respectively connected to a plurality of word lines, a peripheral circuit configured to perform a read operation of reading data stored in selected memory cells connected to a selected word line among the memory cells, and a read operation controller configured to control the peripheral circuit to apply a pass voltage to adjacent word lines adjacent to the selected word line during the read operation, discharge the pass voltage to a target pass voltage less than the pass voltage after a predetermined time elapses, and obtain data stored in the selected memory cells through bit lines connected to the selected memory cells after a target read time elapses, after a voltage applied to the adjacent word lines is discharged to the target pass voltage.
THREE DIMENSION MEMORY DEVICE
A three dimension memory device, such as a three dimensional AND flash memory is provided. The three dimension memory device includes a plurality of memory arrays, a plurality of bit line switches, and a plurality of source line switches. The memory array has a plurality of memory cell rows respectively coupled to a plurality of source lines and bit lines. The bit line switches and the source line switches are respectively implemented by a plurality of first transistors and second transistors. The first transistors are coupled to a common bit line and the bit line. The second transistors are coupled to a common source line and the source lines. The first transistors are P-type transistors or an N-type transistors with a triple-well substrate, and the second transistors are P-type transistor or an N-type transistors with a triple-well substrate.
MITIGATING SLOW READ DISTURB IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM
Disclosed is a system that comprises a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device, to perform operations that include, receiving a read request to perform a read operation on a block of the memory device; determining whether an entry corresponding to the block is stored in a data structure associated with the memory device; responsive to the entry being stored in the data structure, incrementing a counter associated with the block to track a number of read operations performed on the block of the memory device; resetting a timer associated with the block to an initial value, wherein the timer is to track a period of time that elapses since the read operation was performed on the block of the memory device; determining that the counter and the timer satisfy a first criterion; and responsive to determining that the counter and the timer satisfy the first criterion, removing the entry corresponding to the block from the data structure associated with the memory device.
WORD LINE GROUP READ COUNTERS
A processing device detects a read operation at a memory device that is directed at a word line group from among multiple word line groups of the memory device. The processing device increments a read counter associated with the word line group based on the read operation being directed at the word line group. The processing device determines the read counter exceeds a read-disturb threshold and performs read-disturb handling on the word line group in response to determining the read counter exceeds the read-disturb threshold.