IP Library Granted Patent US 12,505,893
Granted Patent B2
US 12,505,893 · App. 18/437,123 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Memory device, operation method thereof, and readable storage medium

Inventors: Wenping Chen (Wuhan, CN); Yaoyao Tian (Wuhan, CN); Da Li (Wuhan, CN); Wei Qi (Wuhan, CN); Shuai Zhang (Wuhan, CN); Hua Tan (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
G11C16/3459G11C16/102G11C16/16
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Patent No.
US 12,505,893
App. No.
18/437,123
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples of present disclosure disclose a memory device and an operation method thereof, and a readable storage medium. The memory device includes: a first memory region and a second memory region, each including a plurality of memory cells; and a peripheral circuit coupled with the first memory region and the second memory region and configured to: when writing data to the first memory region, perform a first program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the first memory region by using first program voltages that increase gradually; and when writing data in the first memory region to the second memory region, perform a second program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the second memory region by using second program voltages that increase gradually.

Claims (37)

1 . A memory device, comprising:

a first memory region and a second memory region, each of the first memory region and the second memory region comprising a plurality of memory cells; and

a peripheral circuit coupled with the first memory region and the second memory region, wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to:

when writing data to the first memory region, perform a first program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the first memory region by using first program voltages that increase gradually, wherein there is a first difference between the first program voltages at two adjacent times; and

when writing data in the first memory region to the second memory region, perform a second program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the second memory region by using second program voltages that increase gradually, wherein there is a second difference between the second program voltages at two adjacent times;

wherein the second difference is less than the first difference.

2 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to:

when the memory device is in an activated state, write data to the first memory region and perform the first program operation on the memory cells to be programmed in the first memory region; and

when the memory device is in an idle state, write data in the first memory region to the second memory region and perform the second program operation on the memory cells to be programmed in the second memory region.

3 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein a first program verify voltage of the first program operation is equal to a second program verify voltage of the second program operation.

4 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the first memory region comprises a plurality of first memory cells that store data by using a single-bit mode, and the second memory region comprises a plurality of second memory cells that store data by using a multi-bit mode.

5 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the first memory region comprises a faulty block, and the second memory region comprises a normal block.

6 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein a proportion of garbage data in the first memory region is greater than a first preset proportion, and a proportion of garbage data in the second memory region is less than a second preset proportion.

7 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein a number of program times of the memory cells in the first memory region is greater than a first preset number of times, and a number of program times of the memory cells in the second memory region is less than a second preset number of times.

8 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to:

after writing the data in the first memory region to the second memory region, perform an erase operation on the first memory region.

9 . A memory device, comprising:

a memory region comprising a plurality of memory cells; and

a peripheral circuit coupled with the memory region, wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to:

when the memory device is in an activated state, perform a first program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the memory region by using first program voltages that increase gradually, wherein there is a first difference between the first program voltages at two adjacent times; and

when the memory device is in an idle state, perform a second program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the memory region by using second program voltages that increase gradually, wherein there is a second difference between the second program voltages at two adjacent times;

wherein the second difference is less than the first difference.

10 . The memory device of claim 9 , wherein a first program verify voltage of the first program operation is equal to a second program verify voltage of the second program operation.

11 . An operation method of a memory device, comprising:

when writing data to a first memory region, performing a first program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the first memory region by using first program voltages that increase gradually, wherein there is a first difference between the first program voltages at two adjacent times; and

when writing data in the first memory region to a second memory region, performing a second program operation on memory cells to be programmed in the second memory region by using second program voltages that increase gradually, wherein there is a second difference between the second program voltages at two adjacent times;

wherein the second difference is less than the first difference.

12 . The operation method of claim 11 , wherein:

when the memory device is in an activated state, the data is written to the first memory region, the first program operation is performed on the memory cells to be programmed in the first memory region; and

when the memory device is in an idle state, the data in the first memory region is written to the second memory region, the second program operation is performed on the memory cells to be programmed in the second memory region.

13 . The operation method of claim 11 , wherein a first program verify voltage of the first program operation is equal to a second program verify voltage of the second program operation.

14 . The operation method of claim 11 , wherein the first memory region comprises a plurality of first memory cells that store data by using a single-bit mode, and the second memory region comprises a plurality of second memory cells that store data by using a multi-bit mode.

15 . The operation method of claim 11 , wherein the first memory region comprises a faulty block, and the second memory region comprises a normal block.

16 . The operation method of claim 11 , wherein a proportion of garbage data in the first memory region is greater than a first preset proportion, and a proportion of garbage data in the second memory region is less than a second preset proportion.

17 . The operation method of claim 11 , wherein a number of program times of the memory cells in the first memory region is greater than a first preset number of times, and a number of program times of the memory cells in the second memory region is less than a second preset number of times.

18 . The operation method of claim 11 , further comprising:

after writing the data in the first memory region to the second memory region, performing an erase operation on the first memory region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: CHEN, WENPING; TIAN, YAOYAO; LI, DA; QI, WEI; ZHANG, SHUAI; TAN, HUA
To: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202311188611.9 · Sep 13, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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