Boosting for non-volatile storage using channel isolation switching

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7460404
APP PUB NO 20080279007A1
SERIAL NO

11745082

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

Program disturb is reduced in non-volatile storage by preventing source side boosting in selected NAND strings. A self-boosting mode which includes an isolation word line is used. A channel area of an inhibited NAND string is boosted on a source side of the isolation word line before the channel is boosted on a drain side of the isolation word line. Further, storage elements near the isolation word line are kept in a conducting state during the source side boosting so that the source side channel is connected to the drain side channel. In this way, in selected NAND strings, source side boosting can not occur and thus program disturb due to source side boosting can be prevented. After the source side boosting, the source side channel is isolated from the drain side channel, and drain side boosting is performed.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dong, Yingda Sunnyvale, CA 252 4810
Hemink, Gerrit Jan Yokohama, JP 133 3389
Lee, Shih-Chung Yokohama, JP 40 718
Lutze, Jeffrey W San Jose, CA 96 3618
Oowada, Ken Kanagawa, JP 69 800

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation