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Non-volatile memory device for reading data with optimized read voltage

US10163518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2017
Grant dateDec 25, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2211/5644
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a read method for a nonvolatile memory device for reading data with an optimum read voltage. The read method includes reading data of a first set of memory cells connected to a first word line, by dividing the data of the first set of memory cells into M pages and individually reading data from the M pages. The reading data includes performing an on-chip valley search (OVS) operation on a first valley of two adjacent threshold voltage distributions of the first set of memory cells when reading each of the M pages, and performing a data recover read operation via a read operation on a second word line adjacent to the first word line, based on a result of the OVS operation. In the data recover read operation, a read operation on the first word line is not performed.

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