Reducing weak-erase type read disturb in 3D non-volatile memory

Y Dong, ML Mui, H Miwa - US Patent 8,670,285, 2014 - Google Patents
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3-Dimensional semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof

LEE Changhyun, LEE Dohyun, Y Park, SJ Ahn… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a three-dimensional semiconductor memory device, comprising a cell array
formed on a first substrate and a peripheral circuit formed on a second substrate that is at …

Method and system for rebalancing data stored in flash memory devices

WF Kruger - US Patent 9,442,670, 2016 - Google Patents
The embodiments described herein include systems, meth ods and/or devices that may
enhance the endurance of a storage system including a storage medium. The method …

Variable bit encoding per NAND flash cell to extend life of flash-based storage devices and preserve over-provisioning

N Kankani, LT Truong - US Patent 9,606,737, 2017 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and/or devices are used to implement variable bit encoding per
NAND flash cell to extend life of flash-based storage devices and preserve over …

Method and system for dynamic word line based configuration of a three-dimensional memory device

JM Higgins, RW Ellis, NR Darragh, AK Olbrich… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
A memory controller configures a plurality of word lines associated with a respective block of
a 3D memory device in a first configuration, where the first configuration includes a set of …

Method and system for migrating data between flash memory devices

WF Kruger - US Patent 9,519,577, 2016 - Google Patents
The embodiments described herein include systems, meth ods and/or devices that may
enhance the endurance of a storage system including a storage medium. The method …

Notification of trigger condition to reduce declared capacity of a storage device in a multi-storage-device storage system

A Samuels, WF Kruger, LT Truong - US Patent 9,582,220, 2017 - Google Patents
Systems, methods and/or devices are used to enable notifi cation of a trigger condition to
reduce declared capacity of a storage device in a multi-storage-device storage system. In …

Three-dimensional nonvolatile memory and related read method designed to reduce read disturbance

SW Nam, J Won-Taeck - US Patent 9,190,151, 2015 - Google Patents
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Method and system for dynamic word line based configuration of a three-dimensional memory device

JM Higgins, RW Ellis, NR Darragh, AK Olbrich… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A memory controller configures a plurality of word lines associated with a respective block of
a 3D memory device in a first configuration, where the first configuration includes a set of …

Efficiently managing unmapped blocks to extend life of solid state drive with low over-provisioning

SM Thangaraj, D Reddy, AK Olbrich - US Patent 9,946,483, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods disclosed herein allow for efficiently managing unmapped
blocks to extend life of solid-state drives. In one aspect, a method includes: measuring a …