Wordline voltage overdrive methods and systems
AssigneeSanDisk Technologies LLC
InventorsXiang Yang, Yu-Chung Lien
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Abstract
A methodology and structure for performing an erase verify in non-volatile memory is described. Both the odd wordlines and the even wordlines are driven to a high voltage level. This can be done simultaneously. The simultaneous charging of both the odd wordlines and the even wordlines, even when the erase verify will occur on only one of the odd or even wordlines reduces RC delay in the charging of the wordlines. After the odd and even wordlines are charged, then one set of wordlines, either the odd or even wordlines, is dropped to the erase verify voltage. The erase sense operation is then performed.
Claims10
An erase verify method for non-volatile memory, comprising:
- driving a first plurality of wordlines to a read voltage;
- driving a second plurality of wordlines to a negative voltage, the second plurality of wordlines being interleaved with the first plurality of wordlines;
- ramping the second plurality of wordlines to a positive verify target voltage that is less than the read voltage;
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- performing an erase verify on the verify one of the plurality of odd wordlines and the plurality of even wordlines.
A non-volatile memory, comprising:
- a plurality of even wordlines;
- a plurality of odd wordlines alternating with ones of the plurality of even wordline;
- a plurality of memory cells in a vertical stack connected to the plurality of even wordlines and the plurality of odd wordlines;
- controller circuitry to issue signals to:
- drive both a plurality of odd wordlines and a plurality of even wordlines to a high voltage;
- ramp a verify one of the plurality of odd wordlines and the plurality of even wordlines to a target verify voltage that is less than the high voltage;
- hold a non-verify one of the plurality of odd wordlines and the plurality of even wordlines at the high voltage;
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- perform an erase verify on the verify one of the plurality of odd wordlines and the plurality of even wordlines.
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