IP Library Granted Patent US 12,417,026
Granted Patent B2
US 12,417,026 · App. 18/663,978 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Adaptive sensing time for memory operations

Inventors: Yu-Chung Lien (San Jose, CA); Zhenming Zhou (San Jose, CA); Murong Lang (San Jose, CA); Ching-Huang Lu (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
G06F3/0611G06F3/0653G06F3/0679
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Patent No.
US 12,417,026
App. No.
18/663,978
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses include receiving a command directed to a portion of memory. A cycle number for the portion of memory is determined. A group to which the portion of memory belongs is determined. A sensing time is determined using the cycle number and the group. The command is executed using the sensing time.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

determining a first group of a plurality of groups to which a portion of memory belongs, wherein the first group is used to determine a sensing time for the portion of memory;

estimating a read window bandwidth for the portion of memory; and

moving the portion of memory from the first group to a second group of the plurality of groups in response to the estimated read window bandwidth satisfying a threshold, wherein the second group is mapped to a larger sensing time than the sensing time associated with the first group.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a cycle number for the portion of memory, wherein the cycle number is a number of times the portion of memory has been programmed and erased; and

determining the sensing time of a plurality of sensing times using the cycle number and the first group.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the sensing time comprises retrieving the sensing time from a lookup table that includes the plurality of sensing times wherein the sensing time is associated with the first group and the cycle number.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining a read disturb value for the portion of memory; and

updating the lookup table based on the read disturb value.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein moving the portion of memory to the second group includes updating the lookup table.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein estimating the read window bandwidth for the portion of memory includes:

receiving a command directed to the portion of memory; and

executing the command using the sensing time corresponding to the first group.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of memory comprises a plurality of cells and wherein the sensing time is a time threshold voltages are applied to determine a value stored in a cell of the plurality of cells.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

determine a first group of a plurality of groups to which a portion of memory belongs, wherein the first group is used to determine a sensing time for the portion of memory;

estimate a read window bandwidth for the portion of memory; and

move the portion of memory from the first group to a second group of the plurality of groups in response to the estimated read window bandwidth satisfying a threshold, wherein the second group is mapped to a larger sensing time than the sensing time associated with the first group.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is further to:

determine a cycle number for the portion of memory, wherein the cycle number is a number of times the portion of memory has been programmed and erased; and

determine the sensing time of a plurality of sensing times using the cycle number and the first group.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein determining the sensing time comprises retrieving the sensing time from a lookup table that includes the plurality of sensing times wherein the sensing time is associated with the first group and the cycle number.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the processing device is further to:

determine a read disturb value for the portion of memory; and

update the lookup table based on the read disturb value.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein moving the portion of memory to the second group includes updating the lookup table.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein estimating the read window bandwidth for the portion of memory includes:

receiving a command directed to the portion of memory; and

executing the command using the sensing time corresponding to the first group.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the portion of memory comprises a plurality of cells and wherein the sensing time is a time threshold voltages are applied to determine a value stored in a cell of the plurality of cells.

15. A system comprising:

a plurality of memory devices; and

a processing device, operatively coupled with the plurality of memory devices, to:

receive a command directed to a portion of memory; and

determine a first group of a plurality of groups to which the portion of memory belongs, wherein the first group is used to determine a sensing time for the portion of memory;

execute the command using the sensing time corresponding to the first group;

estimate a read window bandwidth for the portion of memory; and

move the portion of memory from the first group to a second group of the plurality of groups in response to the estimated read window bandwidth satisfying a threshold, wherein the second group is mapped to a larger sensing time than the sensing time associated with the first group.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is further to:

determine a cycle number for the portion of memory, wherein the cycle number is a number of times the portion of memory has been programmed and erased; and

determine the sensing time of a plurality of sensing times using the cycle number and the first group.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein determining the sensing time comprises retrieving the sensing time from a lookup table that includes the plurality of sensing times wherein the sensing time is associated with the first group and the cycle number.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the processing device is further to:

determine a read disturb value for the portion of memory; and

update the lookup table based on the read disturb value.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein moving the portion of memory to the second group includes updating the lookup table.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the portion of memory comprises a plurality of cells and wherein the sensing time is a time threshold voltages are applied to determine a value stored in a cell of the plurality of cells.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2024
From: LIEN, YU-CHUNG; ZHOU, ZHENMING; LANG, MURONG; LU, CHING-HUANG
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067410/0951 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17888171 · Aug 15, 2022
Related Publication 20240302967A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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