IP Library Granted Patent US 12,057,170
Granted Patent B2
US 12,057,170 · App. 18/139,908 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Neural network array comprising one or more coarse cells and one or more fine cells

Inventors: Hieu Van Tran (San Jose, CA); Stanley Hong (San Jose, CA); Stephen Trinh (San Jose, CA); Thuan Vu (San Jose, CA); Steven Lemke (Boulder Creek, CA); Vipin Tiwari (Dublin, CA); Nhan Do (Saratoga, CA)
Assignee: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
G11C16/10G06N3/065G11C11/5628G11C16/0425G11C16/0433G11C16/14G11C16/3459
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Patent No.
US 12,057,170
App. No.
18/139,908
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one example, a system comprises a neural network array of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns; and a logical cell comprising a first plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a first row of the array and a second plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a second row adjacent to the first row; wherein the first plurality of non-volatile memory cells and the second plurality of non-volatile memory cells are configured as one or more coarse cells and one or more fine cells.

Claims (23)

1. A system, comprising:

a neural network array comprising non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns, wherein the neural network array is part of a neural network; and

a logical cell comprising a first plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a first row of the neural network array and a second plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a second row adjacent to the first row;

wherein the first plurality of non-volatile memory cells and the second plurality of non-volatile memory cells are configured as one or more coarse cells and one or more fine cells.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein during a programming operation of the logical cell, a coarse programming method is used to program the coarse cells and fine programming method is used to program the fine cells.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a tuning cell.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the tuning cell is used to tune an adjacent cell.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first plurality and the second plurality comprise one or more tuning cells, and wherein during a programming operation of the logical cell, a tuning method is used to program the one or more tuning cells.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-volatile memory cells are split-gate flash memory cells.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-volatile memory cells are stacked-gate flash memory cells.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the neural network is an analog neural network.

9. A method comprising:

programming a logical cell comprising a first plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a first row of an array of non-volatile memory cells and a second plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a second row adjacent to the first row, where the first plurality and the second plurality are configured as one or more coarse cells and one or more fine cells, wherein the array of non-volatile memory cells is part of a neural network, the programming comprising:

programming the one or more coarse cells using a coarse programming method;

programming the one or more fine cells using a fine programming method.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

verifying a value programmed in the logical cell.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the logical cell further comprises one or more tuning cells in a same row, and the method further comprises programming the one or more tuning cells using a tuning method.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

verifying a value programmed in the logical cell.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the non-volatile memory cells are split-gate flash memory cells.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the non-volatile memory cells are stacked-gate flash memory cells.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the neural network is an analog neural network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2025
From: TRAN, HIEU VAN; HONG, STANLEY; TRINH, STEPHEN; VU, THUAN; LEMKE, STEVEN; TIWARI, VIPIN; DO, NHAN
To: SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Division 17082956 · Oct 28, 2020
Provisional Application 63024351 · May 13, 2020
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