Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 2D/3D NAND memory array with bit-line hierarchical structure for multi-page concurrent SLC/MLC program and program-verify
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Application No.: US14583178Application Date: 2014-12-25
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Publication No.: US09613704B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Peter Wung Lee
- Applicant: Aplus Flash Technology, Inc
- Agent Fang Wu
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04 ; G11C16/14 ; G11C16/24 ; G11C16/34 ; G11C8/12

Abstract:
This invention discloses 2D or 3D NAND flash array in two-level BL-hierarchical structure with flexible multi-page or random-page-based concurrent, mixed SLC and MLC Read, Program or Program-Verify operations including bit-flipping for each program state or any combinations of above operations. Tracking techniques of self-timed control and algorithm of programming, read and local-bit line (LBL) voltage generations are proposed for enhancing automatic controls over charging and discharging of a plurality of WLs and LBLs in one or more randomly selected Blocks in one or more Segments of one or more Groups in a NAND plane for m-page concurrent operations using Vdd/Vss to Vinh/Vss Program page data conversion, multiple pseudo CACHEs based on LBL capacitors for storing raw SLC and MSB/LSB loaded page data, writing back or reading from Sense-Amplifier, Program/Read Buffer, real CHCHE, and multiple pseudo CACHEs with M-fold reduction in latency and power consumption.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150179269A1 HYBRID NAND WITH ALL-BL m-PAGE OPERATION SCHEME Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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