发明申请
US20130003457A1 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR USING MULTI-LEVEL CELL SOLID-STATE STORAGE AS REDUCED-LEVEL CELL SOLID-STATE STORAGE
有权
使用多级单元固态存储作为降低电平的电池状态存储的装置,系统和方法
- 专利标题: APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR USING MULTI-LEVEL CELL SOLID-STATE STORAGE AS REDUCED-LEVEL CELL SOLID-STATE STORAGE
- 专利标题(中): 使用多级单元固态存储作为降低电平的电池状态存储的装置,系统和方法
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申请号: US13609527申请日: 2012-09-11
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公开(公告)号: US20130003457A1公开(公告)日: 2013-01-03
- 发明人: Robert Wood , Jea Woong Hyun
- 申请人: Robert Wood , Jea Woong Hyun
- 申请人地址: US UT Salt Lake City
- 专利权人: FUSION-IO
- 当前专利权人: FUSION-IO
- 当前专利权人地址: US UT Salt Lake City
- 主分类号: G11C16/10
- IPC分类号: G11C16/10
摘要:
A controller is used for an electronic memory device which has multi-level cell (MLC) memory elements. Each MLC memory element is capable of storing at least two bits. The controller includes a physical interface to couple the controller to the electronic memory device. The controller also includes a processing unit coupled to the physical interface. The processing unit operates the electronic memory device in a single-level cell (SLC) mode using a restricted number of programming states for a single data bit. The restricted number of programming states includes a first state which is an erase state. The restricted number of programming states also includes a second state, other than the erase state, which is closest to a natural threshold voltage of the MLC memory elements.