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公开(公告)号:US20210089875A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US16576533
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hieu Van Tran , Steven Lemke , Vipin Tiwari , Nhan Do , Mark Reiten
Abstract: Numerous embodiments of a precision tuning algorithm and apparatus are disclosed for precisely and quickly depositing the correct amount of charge on the floating gate of a non-volatile memory cell within a vector-by-matrix multiplication (VMM) array in an artificial neural network. Selected cells thereby can be programmed with extreme precision to hold one of N different values.
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公开(公告)号:US10956814B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-23
申请号:US16182237
申请日:2018-11-06
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hieu Van Tran , Vipin Tiwari , Mark Reiten , Nhan Do
Abstract: Numerous embodiments are disclosed for a configurable hardware system for use in an analog neural memory system for a deep learning neural network. The components within the configurable hardware system that are configurable can include vector-by-matrix multiplication arrays, summer circuits, activation circuits, inputs, reference devices, neurons, and testing circuits. These devices can be configured to provide various layers or vector-by-matrix multiplication arrays of various sizes, such that the same hardware can be used in analog neural memory systems with different requirements.
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公开(公告)号:US20210082517A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-18
申请号:US16813317
申请日:2020-03-09
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: XIAOZHOU QIAN , XIAO YAN PI , VIPIN TIWARI
Abstract: A memory device that includes a memory array having pluralities of non-volatile memory cells, a plurality of index memory cells each associated with a different one of the pluralities of the non-volatile memory cells, and a controller. The controller is configured to erase the pluralities of non-volatile memory cells, set each of the index memory cells to a first state, and program first data into the memory array by reading the plurality of index memory cells and determining that a first one of the index memory cells is in the first state, programming the first data into the plurality of the non-volatile memory cells associated with the first one of the index memory cells, and setting the first one of the index memory cells to a second state different from the first state.
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公开(公告)号:US10833179B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-10
申请号:US16576389
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Chunming Wang , Leo Xing , Andy Liu , Melvin Diao , Xian Liu , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L27/11521 , H01L27/11531 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/3213 , H01L27/11536 , H01L29/423 , H01L49/02
Abstract: A method of forming a non-volatile memory cell on a substrate having memory cell and logic circuit regions by forming a pair of conductive floating gates in the memory cell region, forming a first source region in the substrate between the pair of floating gates, forming a polysilicon layer in both regions, forming an oxide layer over the polysilicon layer in the logic circuit region, performing a chemical-mechanical polish of the polysilicon layer in the memory cell area leaving a first block of the polysilicon layer between the floating gates that is separated from remaining portions of the polysilicon layer, and selectively etching portions of the polysilicon layer to result in: second and third blocks of the polysilicon layer disposed in outer regions of the memory cell area, and a fourth block of the polysilicon layer in the logic circuit region.
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415.
公开(公告)号:US20200272886A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US16746837
申请日:2020-01-18
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hieu Van Tran , Thuan Vu , Stanley Hong , Anh Ly
IPC: G06N3/04 , G06F17/16 , G06N3/063 , G11C16/04 , G11C16/10 , G11C16/34 , G11C16/14 , G11C16/30 , G11C16/08
Abstract: Numerous embodiments are disclosed for an analog neuromorphic memory system for use in a deep learning neural network. In one embodiment, the analog neuromorphic memory system comprises a plurality of vector-by-matrix multiplication systems, each vector-by-matrix multiplication system comprising an array of memory cells, a low voltage row decoder, a high voltage row decoder, and a low voltage column decoder; a plurality of output blocks, each output block providing an output in response to at least one of the plurality of vector-by-matrix multiplication systems; and a shared verify block configured to concurrently perform a verify operation after a program operation on two or more of the plurality of vector-by-matrix systems.
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公开(公告)号:US10748630B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-18
申请号:US15826345
申请日:2017-11-29
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hieu Van Tran , Vipin Tiwari , Nhan Do , Steven Lemke , Santosh Hariharan , Stanley Hong
Abstract: An artificial neural network device that utilizes analog neuromorphic memory that comprises one or more non-volatile memory arrays. The embodiments comprise improved mechanisms and algorithms for tuning the non-volatile memory arrays such that the floating gates of the memory cells can be quickly and accurately injected with the desired amount of charge to signify an analog value utilized as a weight by the artificial neural network.
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417.
公开(公告)号:US20200243139A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-30
申请号:US16382060
申请日:2019-04-11
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hieu Van Tran , Steven Lemke , Vipin Tiwari , Nhan Do , Mark Reiten
Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells and a controller. The controller is configured to program each of the memory cells to one of a plurality of program states, and to read the memory cells using a read operation of applied voltages to the memory cells. During the read operation, separations between adjacent ones of the program states vary based on frequencies of use of the program states in the plurality of memory cells.
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418.
公开(公告)号:US10720217B1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-21
申请号:US16382060
申请日:2019-04-11
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hieu Van Tran , Steven Lemke , Vipin Tiwari , Nhan Do , Mark Reiten
Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells and a controller. The controller is configured to program each of the memory cells to one of a plurality of program states, and to read the memory cells using a read operation of applied voltages to the memory cells. During the read operation, separations between adjacent ones of the program states vary based on frequencies of use of the program states in the plurality of memory cells.
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公开(公告)号:US10714489B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-14
申请号:US16209515
申请日:2018-12-04
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Yuri Tkachev , Alexander Kotov , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L29/788 , H01L27/11521 , G11C16/04
Abstract: A memory device with a memory cell and control circuitry. The memory cell includes source and drain regions formed in a semiconductor substrate, with a channel region extending there between. A floating gate is disposed over a first portion of the channel region for controlling its conductivity. A select gate is disposed over a second portion of the channel region for controlling its conductivity. A control gate is disposed over the floating gate. An erase gate is disposed over the source region and adjacent to the floating gate. The control circuitry is configured to perform a program operation by applying a negative voltage to the erase gate for causing electrons to tunnel from the erase gate to the floating gate, and perform an erase operation by applying a positive voltage to the erase gate for causing electrons to tunnel from the floating gate to the erase gate.
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420.
公开(公告)号:US10699787B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
申请号:US16783286
申请日:2020-02-06
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Vipin Tiwari , Nhan Do , Hieu Van Tran
IPC: G11C16/10 , G11C11/56 , G11C16/04 , H01L29/788 , H01L29/423
Abstract: An improved programming technique for non-volatile memory cell arrays, in which memory cells to be programmed with higher programming values are programmed first, and memory cells to be programmed with lower programming values are programmed second. The technique reduces or eliminates the number of previously programmed cells from being adversely incrementally programmed by an adjacent cell being programmed to higher program levels, and reduces the magnitude of adverse incremental programming for most of the memory cells, which is caused by floating gate to floating gate coupling. The memory device includes an array of non-volatile memory cells and a controller configured to identify programming values associated with incoming data, and perform a programming operation in which the incoming data is programmed into at least some of the non-volatile memory cells in a timing order of descending value of the programming values.
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