Data management in flash memory using probability of charge disturbances
    7.
    发明授权
    Data management in flash memory using probability of charge disturbances 有权
    使用电荷扰动概率的闪存中的数据管理

    公开(公告)号:US08649215B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-11

    申请号:US12930017

    申请日:2010-12-22

    摘要: A Flash memory system and a method for data management using the system's sensitivity to charge-disturbing operations and the history of charge-disturbing operations executed by the system are described. In an embodiment of the invention, the sensitivity to charge-disturbing operations is embodied in a disturb-strength matrix in which selected operations have an associated numerical value that is an estimate of the relative strength of that operation to cause disturbances in charge that result in data errors. The disturb-strength matrix can also include the direction of the error which indicates either a gain or loss of charge. The disturb-strength matrix can be determined by the device conducting a self-test in which charge-disturb errors are provoked by executing a selected operation until a detectable error occurs. In alternative embodiments the disturb-strength matrix is determined by testing selected units from a homogeneous population.

    摘要翻译: 描述了使用系统对充电干扰操作的灵敏度和系统执行的充电干扰操作的历史的数据管理的闪存系统和方法。 在本发明的一个实施例中,对电荷干扰操作的灵敏度体现在干扰强度矩阵中,其中所选择的操作具有相关联的数值,该相关数值是该操作的相对强度的估计,以引起电荷干扰,导致导致 数据错误。 干扰强度矩阵还可以包括指示电荷增益或损失的误差方向。 扰动强度矩阵可以由进行自检的装置确定,其中通过执行所选择的操作而引起充电扰乱错误,直到出现可检测的错误。 在替代实施例中,通过从均匀群体测试所选择的单位来确定干扰强度矩阵。

    Data management in flash memory using probability of charge disturbances
    8.
    发明授权
    Data management in flash memory using probability of charge disturbances 有权
    使用电荷扰动概率的闪存中的数据管理

    公开(公告)号:US08599609B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US12930013

    申请日:2010-12-22

    IPC分类号: G11C11/04 G11C16/04

    摘要: A Flash memory system and a method for data management using the system's sensitivity to charge-disturbing operations and the history of charge-disturbing operations executed by the system are described. In an embodiment of the invention, the sensitivity to charge-disturbing operations is embodied in a disturb-strength matrix in which selected operations have an associated numerical value that is an estimate of the relative strength of that operation to cause disturbances in charge that result in data errors. The disturb-strength matrix should also include the direction of the error which indicates either a gain or loss of charge. The disturb-strength matrix can be determined by the device conducting a self-test in which changes in the measured dispersion value are provoked by executing a selected operation until a detectable change occurs. In alternative embodiments the disturb-strength matrix is determined by testing selected units from a homogeneous population.

    摘要翻译: 描述了使用系统对充电干扰操作的灵敏度和系统执行的充电干扰操作的历史的数据管理的闪存系统和方法。 在本发明的一个实施例中,对电荷干扰操作的灵敏度体现在干扰强度矩阵中,其中所选择的操作具有相关联的数值,该相关联的数值是该操作的相对强度的估计,导致电荷干扰导致 数据错误。 干扰强度矩阵还应包括指示电荷增益或损失的误差方向。 干扰强度矩阵可以由进行自检的装置确定,其中通过执行所选择的操作来激发测量的色散值的变化,直到发生可检测的变化。 在替代实施例中,通过从均匀群体测试所选择的单位来确定干扰强度矩阵。

    Early degradation detection in flash memory using test cells
    9.
    发明授权
    Early degradation detection in flash memory using test cells 有权
    使用测试单元的闪存中的早期劣化检测

    公开(公告)号:US08422303B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-16

    申请号:US12930020

    申请日:2010-12-22

    IPC分类号: G11C11/34

    摘要: A Flash memory system and a method for data management using the embodiments of the invention use special test cells with Early Degradation Detection (EDD) circuitry instead of using the actual user-data storage cells are described. The Flash memory test cells can be made to serve as a “canary in a coal mine” by being made more sensitive than the standard cells by using experimentally determined sensitive write VT and variable read VT. Techniques for early degradation detection (EDD) in Flash memories measure the dispersion of the threshold voltages (VT's), of a set (e.g. page) of NAND Flash memory cells during read operations. In an embodiment of the invention the time-to-completion (TTC) values for the read operation for the memory cells are used as a proxy for dispersion of the threshold voltages (VT's). A Dispersion Analyzer determines the dispersion of the set of TTC values.

    摘要翻译: 描述使用本发明的实施例的闪存系统和数据管理方法,使用具有早期降解检测(EDD)电路的特殊测试单元而不是使用实际的用户数据存储单元。 通过使用实验确定的敏感写入VT和可变读取VT,闪存测试单元可以通过使其比标准单元更敏感,作为煤矿中的金丝雀。 用于闪速存储器中的早期劣化检测(EDD)的技术测量读取操作期间的一组(例如,页)NAND闪存单元的阈值电压(VT)的偏差。 在本发明的一个实施例中,用于存储器单元的读取操作的完成时间(TTC)值用作阈值电压(VT)的色散的代理。 色散分析仪确定一组TTC值的色散。

    Slider fly-height control in a hard disk drive
    10.
    发明授权
    Slider fly-height control in a hard disk drive 有权
    滑块飞行高度控制在硬盘驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US08085490B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-27

    申请号:US12646848

    申请日:2009-12-23

    IPC分类号: G11B21/02

    CPC分类号: G11B5/6029

    摘要: In fly-height control system, a slider comprises a spin torque oscillator that is configured for generating an RF carrier signal which is out-of-band of a frequency band of read data, write data, and control signals in a hard disk drive.

    摘要翻译: 在飞行高度控制系统中,滑块包括自旋扭矩振荡器,其被配置为产生在硬盘驱动器中的读取数据,写入数据和控制信号的频带的带外的RF载波信号。