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Adaptive read voltage threshold calibration in non-volatile memory

US10699791B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2018
Grant dateJun 30, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/3495
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A non-volatile memory includes a plurality of physical pages each assigned to one of a plurality of page groups. A controller of the non-volatile memory performs a first calibration read of a sample physical page of a page group of the non-volatile memory. The controller determines if an error metric observed for the first calibration read of the sample physical page satisfies a calibration threshold. The controller calibrates read voltage thresholds of the page group utilizing a first calibration technique based on a determination that the error metric satisfies the calibration threshold and calibrates read voltage thresholds of the page group utilizing a different second calibration technique based on a determination that the error metric does not satisfy the calibration threshold.

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