IP Library Granted Patent US 10,685,719
Granted Patent B2
US 10,685,719 · App. 16/223,656 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Memory device and operation method thereof

Inventor: Hyun-Woo Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
G11C16/26G06F3/0619G06F3/0653G11C7/04G11C16/10G06F3/0679
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Patent No.
US 10,685,719
App. No.
16/223,656
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for operating a memory device includes: receiving a program command, a memory address, and a program data from a controller; performing a first temperature sensing operation for measuring an internal temperature to produce a first result of the first temperature sensing operation; performing a program operation on the program data based on the first result of the first temperature sensing operation; performing a second temperature sensing operation for measuring an internal temperature to produce a first result of the second temperature sensing operation; and performing a temperature comparison operation for deciding whether the program operation failed when a difference between the first result of the first temperature sensing operation and the first result of the second temperature sensing operation is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

Claims (20)

1. A method for operating a memory device, comprising:

receiving a program command, a memory address, and a program data from a controller;

performing a first temperature sensing operation for measuring an internal temperature to produce a first result of the first temperature sensing operation;

performing a program operation on the program data based on the first result of the first temperature sensing operation;

performing a second temperature sensing operation for measuring an internal temperature to produce a first result of the second temperature sensing operation; and

performing a temperature comparison operation for deciding whether the program operation failed when a difference between the first result of the first temperature sensing operation and the first result of the second temperature sensing operation is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing a verification operation with respect to the result of the program operation based on the first result of the first temperature sensing operation to produce a verification result, when the difference between the first result of the first temperature sensing operation and the first result of the second temperature sensing operation is less than the threshold value.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing a verification operation with respect to the result of the program operation based on the first result of the first temperature sensing operation to produce a verification result, before performing the temperature comparison operation; and

performing the temperature comparison operation when the verification result indicates that the program operation passed.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of the program operation on the program data based on the first result of the first temperature sensing operation includes:

applying a program voltage decided based on the first result of the first temperature sensing operation to a word line.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a new memory address from the controller, after performing the temperature comparison operation;

performing the first temperature sensing operation again to produce a second result of the first temperature sensing operation;

performing a program operation on the program data based on the second result of the first temperature sensing operation;

performing the second temperature sensing operation again to produce a second result of the second temperature sensing operation; and

performing a temperature comparison operation based on the second result of the first temperature sensing operation and the second result of the second temperature sensing operation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second temperature sensing operation is performed while performing the program operation.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 067335/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: LEE, HYUN-WOO
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 047806/0376 →
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