STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20220254433A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17469422

    申请日:2021-09-08

    Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device and a memory controller to control the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a normal cell region, a parity cell region and a redundancy cell region. First bit-lines are connected to the normal cell region and the parity cell region and second bit-lines are connected to the redundancy cell region. The memory controller includes an error correction code (ECC) engine to generate parity data. The memory controller stores user data in the normal cell region, controls the nonvolatile memory device to perform a column repair on first defective bit-lines among the first bit-lines, assigns additional column addresses to the first defective bit-lines and the second bit-lines and stores at least a portion of the parity data in a region corresponding to the additionally assigned column addresses.

    STORAGE CONTROLLER DETERMINING DISTRIBUTION TYPE, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230086157A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17722780

    申请日:2022-04-18

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a storage controller which communicates with a non-volatile memory device. The method includes outputting a first command including a request for on-chip valley search (OVS) count data of a memory region of the non-volatile memory device to the non-volatile memory device, wherein the OVS count data includes a first count value and a second count value of a first read voltage and a third count value and a fourth count value of a second read voltage, receiving the OVS count data from the non-volatile memory device, determining a distribution type of the memory region to be a predicted distribution type, from among a plurality of distribution types, based on the OVS count data, and determining a subsequent operation, based on the predicted distribution type.

    NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND READING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220276802A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17522578

    申请日:2021-11-09

    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory block including a memory area, an on-chip valley search (OVS) circuit performing an OVS sensing operation on the memory block, and a buffer memory storing at least one variation table including variation information of a threshold voltage of memory cells, obtained from the OVS sensing operation. A reading operation including an OVS sensing operation and a main sensing operation on the memory area is performed in response to a read command applied by a memory controller, the OVS sensing operation is performed at an OVS sensing level, and the main sensing operation is performed at a main sensing level reflecting the variation information. In the nonvolatile memory device, correction accuracy for deterioration of a word line threshold voltage may be improved, and a burden on a memory controller may be reduced.

    STORAGE DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20230124303A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US18068337

    申请日:2022-12-19

    Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device and a memory controller to control the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a normal cell region, a parity cell region and a redundancy cell region. First bit-lines are connected to the normal cell region and the parity cell region and second bit-lines are connected to the redundancy cell region. The memory controller includes an error correction code (ECC) engine to generate parity data. The memory controller stores user data in the normal cell region, controls the nonvolatile memory device to perform a column repair on first defective bit-lines among the first bit-lines, assigns additional column addresses to the first defective bit-lines and the second bit-lines and stores at least a portion of the parity data in a region corresponding to the additionally assigned column addresses.

    OPERATION METHOD OF STORAGE CONTROLLER FOR NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240176700A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18512613

    申请日:2023-11-17

    CPC classification number: G06F11/1068 G06F11/076

    Abstract: An operation method of a storage controller, which is configured to control a nonvolatile memory device, includes initiating a first instance of a respective reliability operation for a respective memory block included in the nonvolatile memory device, the respective reliability operation including detecting a degradation level of the respective memory block and setting a respective skip reference value based on the detected degradation level; determining whether a respective number of consecutively skipped instances of the respective reliability operation is less than the respective skip reference value; and selectively skipping or performing a next instance of the respective reliability operation based on the determination result.

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