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On-chip copy with data folding in three-dimensional non-volatile memory array

US10635585B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2018
Grant dateApr 28, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 17, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2029/0411
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an on-chip copy process, performed by a storage device, data is copied from a plurality of Single Level Cell (SLC) blocks of non-volatile three-dimensional memory (e.g., 3D flash memory) in a respective memory die to a Multilevel Cell (MLC) block of the same memory die. A copy of source data from a respective SLC block is interleaved with a copy of source data from one or more other SLC blocks in the memory die to produce interleaved source data. Each source data copy that is interleaved is rotated by an offset assigned to the respective SLC block from which the source data is copied, and each respective SLC block in the plurality of SLC blocks is assigned a distinct offset. Each distinct set of the interleaved source data is written to a distinct respective MLC page of the MLC block.

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