摘要:
A memory system and method are provided for adaptive auto-sleep and background operations. In one embodiment, a controller of a memory system measures an amount of time between when the memory completes an operation and when the controller receives a command to perform another operation in the memory. The controller adjusts a time period after which the controller enters an auto-sleep mode and/or starts a background operation based on the measured amount of time. Other embodiments are disclosed.
摘要:
Systems and methods for reducing sensing time for sensing data states stored within a plurality of memory cells are described. In some cases, the ramping of a word line connected to the plurality of memory cells may be delayed until a threshold current corresponding with a particular number of erased memory cells of the plurality of memory cells has been met or exceeded. The threshold current may be compared with a summation of a first set of detection currents corresponding with a first set of memory cells of the plurality of memory cells that have been sensed to be in a conducting state while the word line is set to a voltage level for sensing erased memory cells. The threshold current may be set based on a chip temperature and/or a particular number of bit errors that occurred during a prior sensing operation.
摘要:
A memory system and method for power management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory system maintains a variable credit value indicating an amount of power currently available for memory operations in the memory system, the variable credit value having an upper limit that reflects a maximum power limit for the memory system. The memory system receives a command to perform a memory operation, wherein a plurality of resources are required to perform the memory operation, each resource being associated with a credit value. Prior to performing the memory operation, the memory system checks whether the variable credit value indicates that there is sufficient power available to perform the memory operation. Resource(s) required to perform the memory operation that are already being used in the memory system are not counted against the variable credit value.
摘要:
A reticle for a semiconductor lithography process includes a glass plate having regions with a reduced optical transmission factor. The regions may include arrays of elements comprising defects such as cracks or voids which are formed by laser pulses. The regions may be adjacent to openings in an opaque material at the bottom of the reticle to shield the openings from a portion of the light which illuminates the reticle from the top. As a result, the light which exits the reticle and is used to pattern a substrate has an asymmetric intensity. This allows the substrate to be patterned with an inspection mark which indicates whether a defocus condition exists, and whether there is a positive or negative defocus condition. Related methods use a reticle to form a pattern on a substrate and for adjusting a focus condition using a reticle.
摘要:
A method of forming a shallow trench isolation trench in a semiconductor substrate is described. The method includes forming a trench in a region of the substrate, forming a first dielectric material in the trench, forming a second dielectric material above the first dielectric material, forming a first air gap in the first dielectric material in the trench, and forming a second air gap in the second dielectric material above the first air gap.
摘要:
A storage device with a memory may include read disturb detection for open blocks. An open or partially programmed block may develop read disturb errors from reading of the programmed portion of the open block. The detection of any read disturb effects may be necessary for continued programming of the open block and may include verifying that wordlines in the unprogrammed portion of the open block are in the erase state. A modified erase verify operation for the open block is used in which programmed wordlines are subject to a higher erase verify read voltage, while the unprogrammed wordlines are subject to an erase verify bias voltage.
摘要:
A device includes a controller, and the controller includes a root detection circuit having multiple sets of multipliers. A method includes configuring the root detection circuit according to a degree of a polynomial. In response to detection of a root of multiple roots of the polynomial, a configuration of the root detection circuit is modified based on a polynomial degree reduction (PDR) scheme. Depending on the particular implementation, the device may be implemented in a data storage device, a communication system (e.g., a wireless communication device or a wired communication device), or another electronic device.
摘要:
A memory circuit includes an array subdivided into multiple divisions, each connectable to a corresponding set of access circuitry. A serializer/deserializer circuit is connected to a data bus and the access circuitry to convert data between a (word-wise) serial format on the bus and (multi-word) parallel format for the access circuitry. Column redundancy circuitry is connect to the serializer/deserializer circuit to provide defective column information about the array. In converting data from a serial to a parallel format, the serializer/deserializer circuit skips words of the data in the parallel format based on the defective column information indicating that the location corresponds to a defective column. In converting data from a parallel to a serial format the serializer/deserializer circuit skips words of the data in the parallel format based on the defective column information indicating that the location corresponds to a defective column.
摘要:
Programming non-volatile memory includes applying a series of programming pulses to the memory cells as part of a coarse/fine programming process. Between programming pulses, memory cells in the coarse phase are verified for a coarse phase verify level for a target data state and memory cells in the fine phase are verified for a fine phase verify level for the target data state, both in response to a single reference voltage applied on a common word line. For a memory cell in the coarse phase that has been verified to have reached the coarse phase verify level, the memory cell will be temporarily inhibited from programming for a next programming pulse and switched to the fine phase. For a memory cell in the fine phase that has been verified to have reached the fine phase verify level, the memory cell will be inhibited from further programming
摘要:
Methods and apparatuses for applying different voltages to an I/O interface (such as to the pads of the I/O interface) and determining the data integrity of communicating data (either transmitting to or receiving data from) to another device is disclosed. Data integrity may be measured in one of several ways, such as the window (or timing) at which data can be transmitted correctly using the different voltages. The determined data integrity may be compared with a minimum data integrity, such as a minimum window. In the event that the determined data integrity is greater or better than the minimum data integrity, then the voltage may be reduced and the data integrity determination may be performed again. In this way, the voltage applied to the I/O interface may be reduced while still meeting the minimum data integrity requirements.