发明名称 |
Methods for identifying non-volatile memory elements with poor subthreshold slope or weak transconductance |
摘要 |
<p>The present invention presents a number of methods for identifying cells with poor subthreshold slope and reduced transconductance. A first set of techniques focuses on the poor subthreshold behaviour of degraded storage elements by cycling cells and then programming them to a state above the ground state and the reading them with a control gate voltage below the threshold voltage of this state to see if they still conduct. A second set of embodiments focuses on weak transconductance behaviour by reading programmed cells with a control gate voltage well above the threshold voltage. A third set of embodiments alters the voltage levels at the source-drain regions of the storage elements. The current-voltage curve of a good storage element is relatively stable under this shift in bias conditions, while degraded elements exhibit a larger shift. The amount of shift can be used to differentiate the good elements from the bad.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP2015310(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.01.14 |
申请号 |
EP20080004345 |
申请日期 |
2004.09.16 |
申请人 |
SANDISK CORPORATION;KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA |
发明人 |
LUTZE, JEFFREY;CHEN, JIAN;LI, YAN;KANEBAKO, KAZUNORI;TANAKA, TOMOHARU |
分类号 |
G01R31/28;G11C16/34;G11C16/02;G11C16/04;G11C29/00;G11C29/50;G11C29/56;H01L21/8247;H01L27/115;H01L29/788;H01L29/792 |
主分类号 |
G01R31/28 |
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