Salvaging bad blocks in a memory device
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsSri Rama Namala, Lu Tong, Kristopher Kopel, Sheng-Huang Lee, Chang H. Siau
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Abstract
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, memory devices, and machine-readable mediums for using a non-defective portion of a block of memory on which there is a defect on a different portion. Rather than disable the entire block, the system may disable only a portion of the block (e.g., a first deck of the block) and salvage a different portion of the block (e.g., a second deck of the block).
Claims20
A memory device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory, storing instructions, which when executed, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request to perform an operation on a second portion of a block of memory cells, a first portion of the block of memory cells having a defect of a type from a first identified list of defect types and the second portion not having a defect of a type from a second identified list of defect types, the second identified set of defect types including the first identified set of defect types;
- identifying a bias voltage for the first portion of the block based upon the type of operation;
- performing the operation on the second portion, the performing the operation comprising disabling the first portion during the operation by applying a bias voltage to word lines of the first portion.
A method for salvaging portions of defective blocks of a memory device, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to perform an operation on a second portion of a block of memory cells, a first portion of the block of memory cells having a defect of a type from a first identified list of defect types and the second portion not having a defect of a type from a second identified list of defect types, the second identified set of defect types including the first identified set of defect types;
- identifying a bias voltage for the first portion of the block based upon the type of operation;
- performing the operation on the second portion, the performing the operation comprising disabling the first portion during the operation by applying a bias voltage to word lines of the first portion.
A machine-readable storage medium, storing instructions, which when executed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request to perform an operation on a second portion of a block of memory cells, a first portion of the block of memory cells having a defect of a type from a first identified list of defect types and the second portion not having a defect of a type from a second identified list of defect types, the second identified set of defect types including the first identified set of defect types;
- identifying a bias voltage for the first portion of the block based upon the type of operation;
- performing the operation on the second portion, the performing the operation comprising disabling the first portion during the operation by applying a bias voltage to word lines of the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.