IP Library Granted Patent US 10,861,556
Granted Patent B2
US 10,861,556 · App. 16/520,263 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Method and system for adapting solid state memory write parameters to satisfy performance goals based on degree of read errors

Inventors: Haleh Tabrizi (San Francisco, CA); Seungjune Jeon (Santa Clara, CA); Andrew Cullen (Midleton, IE)
Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
G11C16/10G11C11/56G11C16/26G11C16/3459G11C29/52
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Patent No.
US 10,861,556
App. No.
16/520,263
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In general, embodiments of the technology relate to a method for adjusting solid state memory write parameters. The method includes obtaining a performance goal for the solid state memory, receiving a client write request for data from a client, where the client write request comprises a logical address and data to be written. The method further includes determining a physical address corresponding to the logical address, where the physical address comprises a page number for a physical page in the persistent storage, obtaining at least one verify threshold value using the performance goal, issuing a control module program request including the data to be written and the at least one verify threshold value to a storage module, where the storage module comprises the physical page, and programming the data into the physical page of the storage module using the at least one verify threshold value.

Claims (61)

1. A method for adjusting solid state memory write parameters, the method comprising:

setting a verify threshold value to a level that results in correctable read errors when data, written using the verify threshold value, are read from a storage module, wherein setting the verify threshold value comprises:

monitoring a correctable read error frequency; and

adjusting the verify threshold value based on the correctable read error frequency,

wherein adjusting the verify threshold value comprises:

making a first determination that a change has been made to the correctable read error frequency; and

adjusting, based on the first determination, a verify voltage of the verify threshold value;

receiving, from a client, a client write request, wherein the client write request comprises a logical address and data to be written;

identifying a physical address corresponding to the logical address, wherein the physical address comprises a page number for a physical page in the storage module;

obtaining the verify threshold value;

issuing a control module program request comprising the data to be written and the verify threshold value to the storage module, wherein the storage module comprises the physical page; and

programming the data into the physical page using the verify threshold value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein programming the data comprises:

issuing a first program command, wherein the first program command comprises the data and a programming voltage; and

performing a verification operation to ensure that the data was programmed at the verify voltage.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the verification operation comprises:

when the change indicates that the correctable read error frequency increased:

making a second determination that a programmed voltage is less than the verify voltage, wherein the programmed voltage is directly correlated with the programming voltage;

increasing, based on the second determination, the programming voltage to obtain an increased programming voltage; and

issuing a second program command, wherein the second program command comprises: the data and the increased programming voltage.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the verification operation comprises:

when the change indicates that the correctable read error frequency decreased:

making a second determination that a programmed voltage is greater than the verify voltage, wherein the programmed voltage is directly correlated with the programming voltage;

decreasing, based on the second determination, the programming voltage to obtain a decreased programming voltage; and

issuing a second program command, wherein the second program command comprises: the data and the decreased programming voltage.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the verify voltage comprises:

incrementing the verify voltage by an increment voltage amount based on a modeling of an aging process of the storage module, wherein the modeling of the aging process is based on a program erase (PE) cycle value.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting the verify threshold value comprises:

obtaining a default verify threshold; and

setting the verify threshold value below the default verify threshold.

7. A method for adjusting solid state memory write parameters, the method comprising:

setting a verify threshold value to a level configured to avoiding read errors when data, written using the verify threshold value, are read from a storage module,

wherein setting the verify threshold value comprises:

monitoring a read error frequency; and

adjusting the verify threshold value based on the read error frequency, wherein

adjusting the verify threshold value comprises:

making a first determination that a change has been made to the read error frequency; and

adjusting, based on the first determination, a verify voltage of the verify threshold value;

receiving, from a client, a client write request, wherein the client write request comprises a logical address and data to be written;

determining a physical address corresponding to the logical address, wherein the physical address comprises a page number for a physical page in the storage module;

obtaining the verify threshold value;

issuing a control module program request comprising the data to be written and the verify threshold value to the storage module, wherein the storage module comprises the physical page; and

programming the data into the physical page using the verify threshold value.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein programming the data comprises:

issuing a first program command, wherein the first program command comprises the data and a programming voltage; and

performing a verification operation to ensure that the data was programmed at the verify voltage.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the verification operation comprises:

when the change indicates that the read error frequency increased:

making a second determination that a programmed voltage is less than the verify voltage, wherein the programmed voltage is directly correlated with the programming voltage;

increasing, based on the second determination, the programming voltage to obtain an increased programming voltage; and

issuing a second program command, wherein the second program command comprises: the data and the increased programming voltage.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the verification operation comprises:

when the change indicates that the read error frequency decreased:

making a second determination that a programmed voltage is greater than the verify voltage, wherein the programmed voltage is directly correlated with the programming voltage;

decreasing, based on the second determination, the programming voltage to obtain a decreased programming voltage; and

issuing a second program command, wherein the second program command comprises: the data and the decreased programming voltage.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein adjusting the verify voltage comprises:

incrementing the verify voltage by an increment voltage amount based on a modeling of an aging process of the storage module, wherein the modeling of the aging process is based on a program erase (PE) cycle value.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein setting the verify threshold value comprises:

obtaining a default verify threshold; and

setting the verify threshold value above the default verify threshold.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 17, 2019
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2019
From: TABRIZI, HALEH; JEON, SEUNGJUNE; CULLEN, ANDREW
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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