Programming verification method of nonvolatile memory cell, semiconductor memory device, and portable electronic apparatus having the semiconductor memory device
    2.
    发明授权
    Programming verification method of nonvolatile memory cell, semiconductor memory device, and portable electronic apparatus having the semiconductor memory device 有权
    具有半导体存储器件的非易失性存储单元,半导体存储器件和便携式电子设备的编程验证方法

    公开(公告)号:US07170791B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-30

    申请号:US10848236

    申请日:2004-05-19

    IPC分类号: G11C16/06

    摘要: A programming verification method of verifying programming of a nonvolatile memory cell, the method comprising at least the steps of: selecting first, second, . . . and n-th references corresponding to first, second, . . . and n-th threshold voltages specifying lower limit values of states 1, 2, . . . and n, respectively; applying a programming voltage to the nonvolatile memory cell; sensing a threshold voltage level of the nonvolatile memory cell; comparing the sensed threshold voltage level with the first reference to output a first result; comparing the threshold voltage level with one of the second and third references selected according to the first result to output a second result; and comparing the first and second results with an expectation value and, in the case where the first and second results are equal to the expectation value, indicating that the programming has succeeded, wherein the nonvolatile memory cell includes a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor layer via a gate insulating film, a channel region disposed under the gate electrode, a source and a drain as diffusion regions disposed on both sides of the channel region and having a conductive type opposite to that of the channel region, and memory functional units formed on both sides of the gate electrode and having the function of retaining charges.

    摘要翻译: 一种验证非易失性存储单元的编程的编程验证方法,所述方法至少包括以下步骤:选择第一,第二, 。 。 和对应于第一,第二的第n个引用。 。 。 和指定状态1,2的下限值的第n阈值电压。 。 。 和n; 向非易失性存储单元施加编程电压; 感测所述非易失性存储单元的阈值电压电平; 将感测到的阈值电压电平与第一参考值进行比较以输出第一结果; 将阈值电压电平与根据第一结果选择的第二和第三参考中的一个进行比较以输出第二结果; 以及将所述第一和第二结果与期望值进行比较,并且在所述第一和第二结果等于期望值的情况下,指示所述编程已成功,其中所述非易失性存储单元包括形成在半导体层上的栅电极 通过栅极绝缘膜,设置在栅极电极下方的沟道区域,作为扩散区域的源极和漏极,设置在沟道区域的两侧并且具有与沟道区域的导电类型相反的导电类型,以及存储功能单元 栅电极的两侧并具有保持电荷的功能。

    Semiconductor memory device and portable electronic apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor memory device and portable electronic apparatus 有权
    半导体存储器件和便携式电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US07102941B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-05

    申请号:US10847625

    申请日:2004-05-18

    IPC分类号: G11C29/00 G11C7/00

    CPC分类号: G11C16/0475 G11C29/78

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device including (A) a global line; (B) a memory array having (i) a local line, (ii) a decoder connected to the global line and the local line, and (iii) a memory block and a redundant block each constructed by a plurality of memory cells each having a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor layer via a gate insulating film, a channel region disposed below the gate electrode, a diffusion region disposed on both sides of the channel region and having a conductive type opposite to that of the channel region, and a memory functional unit formed on both sides of the gate electrode and having the function of retaining charges, the memory array having the function that when the decoder is usable, the global line is selectively connected to one of the local lines in accordance with address information and, when a defective block is included in the memory blocks and the decoder is unusable, the local line is separated from the global line and the defective block is replaced with the redundant block; and (C) a circuit for making the decoder of the defective block unusable and, only when the defective block is addressed, for making the decoder of the redundant block usable.

    摘要翻译: 一种半导体存储器件,包括(A)全局线; (B)具有(i)本地线的存储器阵列,(ii)连接到全局线和本地线的解码器,以及(iii)由多个存储器单元构成的存储器块和冗余块,每个存储器单元和 通过栅极绝缘膜形成在半导体层上的栅极电极,设置在栅极电极下方的沟道区域,设置在沟道区域两侧并且具有与沟道区域相反的导电类型的扩散区域;以及存储器 功能单元形成在栅电极的两侧并且具有保持电荷的功能,该存储器阵列具有当解码器可用时的功能,全局线根据地址信息有选择地连接到一条局部线路, 当存储块中包含有缺陷块并且解码器不可用时,本地线与全局线分离,并且用冗余块替换缺陷块; 以及(C)用于使缺陷块的解码器不可用的电路,并且仅当寻址缺陷块时,才能使冗余块的解码器可用。

    Writing control method and writing control system of semiconductor storage device, and portable electronic apparatus
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    发明申请
    Writing control method and writing control system of semiconductor storage device, and portable electronic apparatus 失效
    半导体存储装置的写入控制方法和写入控制系统以及便携式电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20050002263A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-06

    申请号:US10848082

    申请日:2004-05-19

    CPC分类号: G11C16/24

    摘要: A writing control system providing high-speed writing to a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, includes (a) a plurality of memory elements each having: a gate electrode provided on a semiconductor layer with an intervening gate insulating film; a channel region provided beneath the gate electrode; a diffusion region provided on both sides of the channel region, having an opposite polarity to the channel region; and a memory functioning member, provided on both sides of the gate electrode, having a function of holding electric charges, (b) a memory array including a page buffer circuit, and (c) CPU controlling writing to the memory array. The CPU loads a first plane of the page buffer circuit with a first byte of data and writes with the first byte of data stored in the first plane. Further, the CPU writes a second byte of data into the second plane and writes the second byte of data having been stored in the second plane while writing the first byte of data having been stored in the first plane into the memory array.

    摘要翻译: 一种向非易失性半导体存储装置提供高速写入的写入控制系统,包括:(a)多个存储元件,每个存储元件具有:设置在具有中间栅极绝缘膜的半导体层上的栅电极; 设置在栅电极下方的沟道区; 扩散区,设置在沟道区的两侧,具有与沟道区相反的极性; 以及设置在栅电极的两侧上的具有保持电荷功能的存储器功能部件,(b)包括页缓冲电路的存储器阵列,(c)CPU控制对存储器阵列的写入。 CPU用第一个数据字节加载页面缓冲电路的第一个平面,并用第一个平面中存储的数据的第一个字节进行写入。 此外,CPU将第二字节的数据写入第二平面,并且将已经存储在第一平面中的数据的第一字节写入存储器阵列中,将已经存储在第二平面中的数据的第二字节写入。

    Semiconductor memory device, page buffer resource assigning method and circuit therefor, computer system and mobile electronic device
    7.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor memory device, page buffer resource assigning method and circuit therefor, computer system and mobile electronic device 有权
    半导体存储器件,页缓冲器资源分配方法及其电路,计算机系统和移动电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US07405974B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-29

    申请号:US10848324

    申请日:2004-05-19

    IPC分类号: G11C16/00

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device includes a page buffer circuit and an arrangement of memory elements each including: a gate electrode provided on a semiconductor layer with an intervening gate insulating film; a channel region provided beneath the gate electrode; a diffusion area provided on both sides of the channel region, having an opposite polarity to the channel region; and a memory functioning member provided on both sides of the gate electrodes, having a function of storing electric charge. The page buffer circuit provides a common resource shared between a memory array controller and a user. The page buffer circuit has two planes containing random access memory arrays. The page buffer circuit also includes a mode control section to facilitate access to the planes over a main bus in user mode and access to the planes by the memory array controller in memory control mode.

    摘要翻译: 半导体存储器件包括页缓冲电路和存储元件的布置,每个存储元件包括:设置在具有中间栅极绝缘膜的半导体层上的栅电极; 设置在栅电极下方的沟道区; 扩散区,设置在沟道区的两侧,具有与沟道区相反的极性; 以及设置在栅电极两侧的具有存储电荷功能的记忆功能部件。 页面缓冲电路提供了在存储器阵列控制器和用户之间共享的公共资源。 页面缓冲电路具有包含随机存取存储器阵列的两个平面。 页面缓冲电路还包括模式控制部分,以便以用户模式访问主总线上的平面并且以存储器控制模式通过存储器阵列控制器访问平面。

    Semiconductor memory device, method for controlling the same, and mobile electronic device
    10.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor memory device, method for controlling the same, and mobile electronic device 有权
    半导体存储器件,其控制方法和移动电子器件

    公开(公告)号:US07372758B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-13

    申请号:US10529880

    申请日:2003-10-02

    IPC分类号: G11C7/00

    摘要: A memory cell array employs a memory element as a memory cell. The memory element is constructed of a gate electrode formed via a gate insulation film on a semiconductor layer, a channel region arranged under the gate electrode, diffusion regions that are arranged on both sides of the channel region and have a conductive type opposite to that of the channel region, and memory function bodies that are arranged on both sides of the gate electrode and have a function to retain electric charges. When first and second power voltages VCC1 and VCC2 supplied from the outside are lower than a prescribed voltage, a rewrite command to a memory circuit 34 that includes the memory cell array is inhibited by a lockout circuit 33a. With this arrangement, there are provided a semiconductor storage device capable of achieving storage retainment of two bits or more per memory element and stable operation even if the device is miniaturized and preventing the occurrence of a malfunction of rewrite error and so on attributed to a reduction in the power voltage supplied from the outside and a control method therefor.

    摘要翻译: 存储单元阵列采用存储元件作为存储单元。 存储元件由在半导体层上形成的栅极绝缘膜,配置在栅电极下方的沟道区域形成的栅极电极构成,扩散区域配置在沟道区域的两侧,具有与 沟道区域和存储器功能体,其布置在栅电极的两侧并具有保持电荷的功能。 当从外部提供的第一和第二电源电压VCC 1和VCC 2低于规定电压时,由锁存电路33a禁止包括存储单元阵列的存储电路34的重写命令。 通过这种布置,提供了一种半导体存储装置,其能够实现每个存储元件的两位或更多的存储保持和稳定的操作,即使该装置小型化并且防止归因于减少的重写错误等的故障的发生 在外部提供的电源电压及其控制方法中。