APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DATA STATES OF MEMORY CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20210383876A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17408774

    申请日:2021-08-23

    摘要: Memory having a controller configured to cause the memory to determine a respective raw data value of a plurality of possible raw data values for each memory cell of a plurality of memory cells, count occurrences of each raw data value for a first set of memory cells of the plurality of memory cells, store a cumulative number of occurrences for each raw data value, determine a plurality of valleys of the stored cumulative number of occurrences for each raw data value with each valley corresponding to a respective raw data value of the plurality of possible raw data values, and, for each memory cell of a second set of memory cells of the plurality of memory cells, determine a data value for that memory cell in response to the raw data value for that memory cell and the respective raw data values of the plurality of valleys.

    Apparatus for determining data states of memory cells

    公开(公告)号:US11056201B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US17095291

    申请日:2020-11-11

    摘要: Memory might include a plurality of strings of memory cells, a plurality of access lines each connected to the strings of memory cells, and a controller configured to cause the memory to increase a voltage level applied to each of the access lines, determine a particular voltage level at which each memory cell of a first set of strings of memory cells is deemed to be activated while increasing the voltage level applied to the access lines, decrease the voltage level applied to a particular access line without decreasing the voltage level applied to each remaining access line, and, for each memory cell connected to the particular access line and contained in a second set of strings of memory cells, determine whether that memory cell is deemed to be activated while applying the particular voltage level to the particular access line.

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DATA STATES OF MEMORY CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20200321065A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16908832

    申请日:2020-06-23

    IPC分类号: G11C16/34 G11C16/26 G11C16/08

    摘要: Methods of operating a memory, as well as memory configured to perform such methods, might include determining a plurality of read voltages for a read operation during a precharge phase of the read operation, determining a pass voltage for the read operation during the precharge phase of the read operation, applying the pass voltage to each unselected access line of a plurality of access lines, and, for each read voltage of the plurality of read voltages, applying that read voltage to a selected access line of the plurality of access lines and sensing a data state of a memory cell connected to the selected access line.

    Methods of operating a memory device comparing input data to data stored in memory cells coupled to a data line

    公开(公告)号:US10529430B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US16180154

    申请日:2018-11-05

    摘要: Methods of operating a memory device include comparing input data to data stored in memory cells coupled to a data line, comparing a representation of a level of current in the data line to a reference, and determining that the input data potentially matches the data stored in the memory cells when the representation of the level of current in the data line is less than the reference. Methods of operating a memory device further include comparing input data to first data and to second data stored in memory cells coupled to a first data line or to a second data line, respectively, comparing representations of the levels of current in the first data line and in the second data line to a first reference and to a different second reference, and deeming one to be a closer match to the input data in response to results of the comparisons.