Evaluation of background leakage to select write voltage in memory devices

    公开(公告)号:US12014784B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US17845174

    申请日:2022-06-21

    摘要: Systems, methods, and apparatus related to memory devices. In one approach, a memory device has a memory array including memory cells. A controller of the memory device evaluates background leakage in order to select a write voltage to apply to a memory cell when performing a programming operation. The write voltage is dynamically selected from two or more write voltages. These write voltages include a first write voltage that is a normal or default voltage, and a second write voltage that is a boosted write voltage. The controller applies a pre-sensing voltage and pre-read voltage to the memory cell, and determines first and second respective currents that result from applying these voltages. In response to determining that the first current exceeds a first threshold (indicating background leakage), and the second current is below a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold (indicating that the memory cell does not snap), the controller selects the second (boosted) write voltage.

    MEMORY DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND VERIFICATION RESULT GENERATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240177779A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18319292

    申请日:2023-05-17

    申请人: SK hynix Inc.

    IPC分类号: G11C16/26 G11C16/24

    CPC分类号: G11C16/26 G11C16/24

    摘要: A memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; a peripheral circuit including a plurality of page buffers respectively connected to the plurality of memory cells; a sensing circuit connected to the plurality of page buffers respectively, the sensing circuit: performing a sensing operation on the page buffers in units of a plurality of chunks, each chunk including two or more page buffers, among the plurality of page buffers, and outputting a sensing result of each of the plurality of chunks; a verification result output circuit for outputting a final verification result of a target program state, among a plurality of program states to which the memory cells are to be programmed, based on the sensing results of the plurality of chunks; and a control logic for controlling the sensing circuit and the peripheral circuit, based on the final verification result.

    Semiconductor memory device
    68.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11996143B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17846889

    申请日:2022-06-22

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, a word line connected to gates of the memory cells, a bit line electrically connected to one ends of the memory cells through a plurality of select gate transistors, respectively, the select gate transistors including two outer select gate transistors and one or more inner select gate transistors between the two outer select gate transistors, two outer select gate lines connected to gates of the two outer select gate transistors, respectively, one or more inner select gate lines connected to gates of the one or more inner select gate transistors, respectively, and a voltage generation circuit configured to independently control supply of voltages to the outer select gate lines and the inner select gate lines during an operation to read data stored in the memory cells.