Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for performing dynamic on-chip calibration of memory control signals
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Application No.: US17402404Application Date: 2021-08-13
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Publication No.: US12165692B2Publication Date: 2024-12-10
- Inventor: Michele Piccardi
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig
- Main IPC: G11C16/08
- IPC: G11C16/08 ; G11C11/4074 ; G11C11/408 ; G11C16/26 ; G11C16/34

Abstract:
Systems and methods of dynamically calibrating memory control signals during increase of wordline voltage for memory technologies subject to charge loss are disclosed. In one aspect, an exemplary method may comprise using an internal node, such as a wordline regulator output or return feedback line or a replica of the wordline, as proxy for the local wordline voltage. In one or more further embodiments, the proxy signal may be converted to digital signal or code and even determined in the background before the signal is needed for calibration. As a function of the disclosed technology, calibration of memory control signals, such as pass voltage and wordline read-verify voltage, may be performed during increase of the wordlines voltage with no impact or penalty on read/program time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210375350A1 Systems and Methods for Performing Dynamic On-Chip Calibration of Memory Control Signals Public/Granted day:2021-12-02
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