摘要:
The disclosure is a NAND flash memory with the function of error checking and correction during a page copy operation. The NAND flash memory is able to prohibit transcription of erroneous bits to a duplicate page from a source page. Embodiments of the inventive flash memory include a correction circuit for correcting bit errors of source data stored in a page buffer, a circuit configured to provide the source data to the correction circuit and to provide correction data to the page buffer, and a copy circuit configured to copy the source data to the page buffer, and to store the correction data in the other page from the page buffer.
摘要:
Provided are a test system and a related high voltage measurement method. The method includes applying an external voltage signal to one or more of a plurality of DUTs via the shared channel, comparing the external voltage signal with a high voltage signal internally generated by the one or more DUTs and generating a corresponding comparison result, and determining a voltage level for each respective high voltage signal in accordance with the comparison result.
摘要:
A nonvolatile memory device comprises a first mat, a second mat, a third mat, a first address decoder, a second address decoder, and a third address decoder. The first mat comprises first memory blocks, the second mat comprises second memory blocks, and the third mat comprises third memory blocks. The first address decoder selects one of the first memory blocks according to a first even address, the second address decoder selects one of the second memory blocks according to a second even address or a first odd address, and the third address decoder selects one of the third memory blocks according to a second odd address.
摘要:
A reference voltage generating circuit provides a stabilized reference voltage and includes; a clock generator providing a clock signal, a high voltage generator providing a pumping voltage in response to the clock signal, a ripple eradicator providing a static voltage by removing voltage ripple from the pumping voltage, and a reference voltage generator providing the reference voltage.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device includes a cell core storing data, a plurality of peripheral circuit components, collectively driving data to/from the cell core and providing a default state at an output signal state during an initialization process upon power-up, and an initialization circuit detecting a standby mode of operation for the semiconductor memory device, and upon detecting the standby mode controlling operation of the plurality of peripheral circuit components to provide the default state as the signal state during standby mode.
摘要:
High voltage generator circuits and methods for operating non-volatile semiconductor memory devices are provided for use with non-volatile memory such as FLASH memory devices, to selectively generate different types of control voltages for various operating modes of non-volatile memory devices.
摘要:
Provided are a circuit and method for generating a program voltage, and a non-volatile memory device using the same. The circuit, which generates a program voltage for programming a memory cell of a semiconductor memory device, includes a program voltage controller and a voltage generating unit. The program voltage controller generates a program voltage control signal according to program/erase operations information. The voltage controller generates a program voltage in response to the program voltage control signal.
摘要:
A flash memory device includes a memory cell array having a first region and a second region that include memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and columns; an address storage circuit adapted to store address information for defining the second region; a row decoder circuit adapted to select one of the first and second regions in response to an external address; a voltage generating circuit adapted to generate a read voltage to be provided to a row of the selected region by the row decoder circuit during a read operation; a detecting circuit adapted to detect whether the selected region is included in the second region on the basis of address information and external address information that are stored in the address storage circuit; and a control logic adapted to control the voltage generating circuit in response to an output of the detecting circuit during the read operation. The control logic controls the voltage generating circuit so that a read voltage provided to the row of the second region is lower than a read voltage provided to a row of the first region.
摘要:
Provided is a method of improving the read disturb characteristics of a flash memory array. According to the method, in a flash memory array having at least one cell string in which a string selection transistor, a plurality of memory cells, and a ground selection transistor are connected in series, first read voltage is applied to a string selection line connected to a gate of the string selection transistor and a ground selection line connected to a gate of the ground selection transistor. Ground voltage is applied to a word line of a memory cell selected from among the memory cells. Second read voltage is applied to word lines of memory cells, from among the memory cells that are not selected, which are adjacent to the string selection transistor and the ground selection transistor. Then, the first read voltage is applied to the other memory cells that are not selected. The second read voltage is lower than the first read voltage.
摘要:
Method and device for reading data from a semiconductor device, where tR is a read operation time, tT is a buffer transfer time, and tH is a host transfer time, where at least two of tR, tT, and tH may be overlapped to reduce a total transfer time.