Cross-point memory compensation
View Patent ↗The apparatuses and methods described herein may operate to measure a voltage difference between a selected access line and a selected sense line associated with a selected cell of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array. The voltage difference may be compared with a reference voltage specified for a memory operation. A selection voltage(s) applied to the selected cell for the memory operation may be adjusted responsive to the comparison, such as to dynamically compensate for parasitic voltage drop.
1. A method, comprising:
measuring a voltage difference between a selected access line and a selected sense line associated with a selected cell of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array;
comparing the measured voltage difference with a reference voltage specified for a memory operation;
adjusting a selection voltage applied to the selected cell for the memory operation to provide an adjusted selection voltage responsive to the comparison; and
refraining from at least one of the measuring, comparing, or adjusting acts in response to the selected cell being located in a specified area of the memory array.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring comprises coupling the selected cell to a volt-meter configured to measure the voltage difference between the selected access lines and the selected sense lines.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the coupling comprising coupling the selected access line and the selected sense line to the volt-meter via a compensation row decoder and a compensation column decoder, respectively.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comparing comprises reading a value of the reference voltage from a register.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting comprises increasing the selection voltage.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the memory operation comprises at least one operation selected from operations including a set operation, a reset operation, and a read operation.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether the selected cell is located closer to a corresponding driver supplying the selection voltage than a threshold distance.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating a sense amplifier to complete the memory operation responsive to determining that the measured voltage difference is at least substantially equal to the reference voltage.
9. A method, comprising:
measuring, during a first pulse of a memory operation, a voltage difference between a selected access line and a selected sense line associated with a selected cell of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array;
comparing the measured voltage difference with a reference voltage specified for the memory operation;
adjusting, during a second pulse of the memory operation, a selection voltage applied to the selected cell for the memory operation to provide an adjusted selection voltage responsive to the comparison; and
refraining from at least one of the measuring, comparing or adjusting acts in response to the selected cell being located in a specified area of the memory array.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising readjusting the adjusted selection voltage during a third pulse of the memory operation.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising adjusting the reference voltage for at least one of the second pulse or the third pulse.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the measured voltage difference includes a voltage drop at a location of each of the plurality of memory cells due to a parasitic voltage drop for each of the selected access line and the selected sense line at a respective cross-point associated with the selected cell.
13. A method, comprising:
measuring a voltage difference between a selected access line and a selected sense line associated with a selected cell of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array for each memory operation, the measured voltage difference to include measuring a voltage drop at a location of each of the plurality of memory cells due to a parasitic voltage drop for each of the selected access line and the selected sense line at a respective cross-point associated with the selected cell;
comparing the measured voltage difference with a reference voltage specified for a memory operation; and
adjusting a selection voltage applied to the selected cell for the memory operation to provide an adjusted selection voltage responsive to the comparison.
14. A method, comprising:
measuring, during a first pulse of a memory operation, a voltage difference between a selected access line and a selected sense line associated with a selected cell of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array, the measured voltage difference including a voltage drop at a location of each of the plurality of memory cells due to a parasitic voltage drop for each of the selected access line and the selected sense line at a respective cross-point associated with the selected cell;
comparing the measured voltage difference with a reference voltage specified for the memory operation; and
adjusting, during a second pulse of the memory operation, a selection voltage applied to the selected cell for the memory operation to provide an adjusted selection voltage responsive to the comparison.