Abstract:
A flash memory and programming method are disclosed. The flash memory includes a memory cell array having memory cells arranged in a plurality of word lines including a selected word line and a plurality of non-selected word lines and a plurality of bit lines, a high voltage generator generating a program voltage applied to the selected word line, and a pass voltage applied to at least one of the non-selected word lines adjacent to the selected word line, and control logic controlling the generation of the program voltage, such that the program voltage is incrementally increased during a program operation, and generation of the pass voltage, such that the program voltage is incrementally increased.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of verifying a programmed condition of a flash memory device, being comprised of: determining a level of an additional verifying voltage in response to the number of programming/erasing cycles of memory cells; conducting a verifying operation to programmed memory cells with an initial verifying voltage lower than the additional verifying voltage; and selectively conducting an additional verifying operation with the additional verifying voltage to the program-verified memory cells in response to the number of programming/erasing cycles.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of programming a non-volatile memory device. The method includes applying a first programming pulse to a corresponding wordline of the non-volatile memory device, applying a second programming pulse to the wordline, wherein a voltage of the second programming pulse is different from that of the first programming pulse, and applying voltages to each bitline connected to the wordline, the voltages applied to each of the bitlines are different from each other according to a plurality of bit values to be programmed to corresponding memory cells in response to the first programming pulse or the second programming pulse.
Abstract:
Methods for setting a read voltage in a memory system which comprises a flash memory device and a memory controller for controlling the flash memory device, comprise sequentially varying a distribution read voltage to read page data from the flash memory device; constituting a distribution table having a data bit number and a distribution read voltage, the data bit number indicating an erase state among the page data respectively read from the flash memory device and the distribution read voltage corresponding to the read page data; detecting distribution read voltages corresponding to data bit numbers each indicating maximum points of possible cell states of a memory cell, based on the distribution table; and defining new read voltages based on the detected distribution read voltages.
Abstract:
A flash memory device includes first and second memory cell array blocks and a row decoder coupled to the first memory cell array block and the second. memory cell array block. The row decoder includes a block decoder, a single high voltage level shifter that is coupled to both the first and second memory cell array blocks, the single high voltage level shifter configured to provide a block wordline signal of a high voltage to the first and second memory array blocks in response to a block selection signal received from the block decoder, a first pass transistor unit, and a second pass transistor unit.
Abstract:
A nonvolatile memory device may include a memory cell array adapted to store tail-bit flag information indicating tail-bit memory cells, and a tail-bit controller adapted to calibrate a program start voltage of normal memory cells and a program start voltage of the tail-bit memory cells independently based upon the tail-bit flag information.
Abstract:
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device comprises first and second sub-memory arrays and a strapping line disposed between the first and second sub-memory arrays. A programming operation of the first sub-memory array is performed by simultaneously applying a programming voltage to odd and even bit lines connected to memory cells within the first sub-memory array.
Abstract:
A non volatile memory device and method of operating including providing a verification voltage to a gate of a selected memory cell within multiple memory cells and providing a first pass voltage to a gate of a non-selected memory cell within the memory cells during a program verification operation; and providing a read voltage to the gate of the selected memory cell and providing a second pass voltage to the gate of the non-selected memory cell during a read operation. The second pass voltage is greater than the first pass voltage.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device including a memory cell without a capacitor includes: a memory cell array block including first memory cells connected between a first bit line and first word lines and second memory cells connected between a second bit line and second word lines; and a reference memory cell array block including first reference memory cells connected between a first reference bit line connected to the first bit line and a first reference word line and second reference memory cells connected between a second reference bit line connected to the second bit line and a second reference word line. When the first word lines are selected, the second reference memory cells are selected, and when the second word lines are selected, the first reference memory cells are selected. Thus, each bit line includes a reference memory cell and outputs reference signal from the reference memory cell so that data can be precisely sensed during a read operation.
Abstract:
Provided is a memory device with a shared open bit line sense amplifier architecture. The memory device includes memory cell arrays, each memory cell array including bit lines, and a sense amplifier configured to couple to at least two bit lines a memory cell array and configured to couple to at least two bit lines of a different memory cell array.