Invention Grant
- Patent Title: On chip dynamic read for non-volatile storage
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Application No.: US13759700Application Date: 2013-02-05
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Publication No.: US08576624B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Deepanshu Dutta , Dana Lee , Jeffrey Lutze
- Applicant: SanDisk Technologies Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: SanDisk Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: SanDisk Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP
- Main IPC: G11C11/34
- IPC: G11C11/34 ; G11C16/04 ; G11C16/06

Abstract:
Dynamically determining read levels on chip (e.g., memory die) is disclosed herein. One method comprises reading a group of non-volatile storage elements on a memory die at a first set of read levels. Results of the two most recent of the read levels are stored on the memory die. A count of how many of the non-volatile storage elements in the group showed a different result between the reads for the two most recent read levels is determined. The determining is performed on the memory die using the results stored on the memory die. A dynamic read level is determined for distinguishing between a first pair of adjacent data states of the plurality of data states based on the read level when the count reaches a pre-determined criterion. Note that the read level may be dynamically determined on the memory die.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130148425A1 ON CHIP DYNAMIC READ FOR NON-VOLATILE STORAGE Public/Granted day:2013-06-13
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