Gain control for read operations in flash memory

Details Gain control for read operations in flash memory Gain control for read operations in flash memory

2010-09-20

2011-10-18

Pham, Ly D (Department: 2827)

Static information storage and retrieval

Floating gate

Particular biasing

C365S185330

Reexamination Certificate

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08040737

ABSTRACT:
A technique for performing read operations with reduced errors in a memory device such as flash memory. An automatic gain control approach is used in which cells which have experienced data retention loss are read by a fine M-level quantizer which uses M-1 read threshold voltage levels. In one approach, M-quantized threshold voltage values are multiplied by a gain to obtain gain-adjusted threshold voltage values, which are quantized by an L-level quantizer, where L<M, by comparing the gain-adjusted threshold voltage values to read threshold voltage levels of a fresh memory device. In another approach, the read threshold voltage levels of the fresh device are gain adjusted for reading non-gain-adjusted threshold voltage values from the cells which have experienced data retention loss.

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