Patents Assigned to CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11875857
    Abstract: A method for programming a memory. The method includes providing a memory structure with a floating gate, and grounding a source of the memory structure; applying voltages to a drain and a bulk, forming an electric field, generating electron-hole pairs, and generating primary electrons, wherein the voltage applied to the bulk is lower than the voltage applied to the drain; making holes accelerate downward under the action of the electric field and collide with the bulk in the memory structure within a predetermined time to generate secondary electrons; applying voltages to a gate and the bulk respectively, where the voltage applied to the bulk is lower than the voltage applied to the gate, to enable the secondary electrons to generate tertiary electrons under the action of an electric field in a vertical direction, and the tertiary electrons are injected into the floating gate to complete a programming operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Jingwei Chen
  • Patent number: 11862259
    Abstract: An electronic device, and an over-erase detection and elimination method for memory cells are provided; the method includes: performing an erase operation on a specified area; selecting all the memory cells in the selected area one by one; measuring a threshold voltage of a selected memory cell for over-erase detection to see if it is less than a normal erase threshold voltage; if not, selecting the next memory cell for over-erase detection, and if yes, then performing a soft-write operation on the selected memory cell; after the soft-write operation, performing over-erase detection again to see whether the threshold voltage of the selected memory cell is within a normal threshold range; and if not, performing a soft-write operation again, and if yes, the next memory cell is selected for over-erase detection, until the threshold voltages of all the memory cells selected for erasure are within the normal threshold range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD. SHANGHAI
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Ying Sun
  • Publication number: 20230063771
    Abstract: A sensitive amplifier and a storage device are provided, and the sensitive amplifier includes: a voltage clamp circuit which provides a stable reading voltage for the storage unit; a power switch circuit which cuts off power supply for the voltage clamp circuit when the voltage clamp circuit is not operating; a discharge circuit which discharges the voltage clamp circuit before the voltage clamp circuit operates; a pre-charge circuit which pre-charges the voltage clamp circuit when the voltage clamp circuit starts operating; and a current comparison circuit which is connected to an output of the voltage clamp circuit, compares the reading current with a reference current, and outputs a comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, ZEYU ZHU, YING SUN, YIHE SHEN
  • Publication number: 20230063964
    Abstract: An electronic device, and an over-erase detection and elimination method for memory cells are provided; the method includes: performing an erase operation on a specified area; selecting all the memory cells in the selected area one by one; measuring a threshold voltage of a selected memory cell for over-erase detection to see if it is less than a normal erase threshold voltage; if not, selecting the next memory cell for over-erase detection, and if yes, then performing a soft-write operation on the selected memory cell; after the soft-write operation, performing over-erase detection again to see whether the threshold voltage of the selected memory cell is within a normal threshold range; and if not, performing a soft-write operation again, and if yes, the next memory cell is selected for over-erase detection, until the threshold voltages of all the memory cells selected for erasure are within the normal threshold range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, YING SUN
  • Patent number: 11587625
    Abstract: A sensitive amplifier and a storage device are provided, and the sensitive amplifier includes: a voltage clamp circuit which provides a stable reading voltage for the storage unit; a power switch circuit which cuts off power supply for the voltage clamp circuit when the voltage clamp circuit is not operating; a discharge circuit which discharges the voltage clamp circuit before the voltage clamp circuit operates; a pre-charge circuit which pre-charges the voltage clamp circuit when the voltage clamp circuit starts operating; and a current comparison circuit which is connected to an output of the voltage clamp circuit, compares the reading current with a reference current, and outputs a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Zeyu Zhu, Ying Sun, Yihe Shen
  • Patent number: 11468951
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for programming flash memory, which includes: providing a flash memory structure having a floating gate, and floating a source of the flash memory structure; separately applying voltages to a drain and a substrate, to form an electric field, and generating electron-hole pairs, to generate primary electrons, where the voltage applied to the substrate is less than the voltage applied to the drain; accelerating holes downward under the action of the electric field to collide with the substrate in the flash memory structure within a preset time, to generate secondary electrons; and separately applying voltages to a gate and the substrate, where the voltage applied to the substrate is less than the voltage applied to the gate, and enabling the secondary electrons to generate tertiary electrons to inject the tertiary electrons into the floating gate, to complete a programming operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Jingwei Chen
  • Patent number: 11410738
    Abstract: A word line decoding circuit and memory comprises a first address decoding module to obtain word line logic signals; a word line pre-coding module to obtain word line pre-coding signals and first switch signals; a second address decoding module to obtain first and second selection signals; a third address decoding module to obtain third selection signals; a first level conversion module which performs level conversion on the first selection signals to obtain first and second control signals; a second level conversion module which performs level conversion on the second selection signals to get third and fourth control signals; a third level conversion module which performs level conversion on the third selection signals to obtain fifth control signals; a word line toggle switch signal generation module which generates second switch signals based on each control signal; and a word line toggle module to generate word line signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Zeyu Zhu, Yue Zhao, Ying Sun
  • Patent number: 11398278
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a NOR flash memory circuit, a data writing method, a data reading method, and a data erasing method. The NOR flash memory circuit includes: a NOR memory array, a source voltage selection unit, a well voltage selection unit, a word line gating unit, a bit line gating unit, a data reading unit, and an analog voltage generating unit. During data writing, a source is floated, and a well electrode is connected to ground; and a first forward voltage is applied to a bit line where a memory cell to be written data into is located, and a second forward voltage is applied to a word line where the memory cell to be written data into is located. During data reading, a source is grounded, and well electrodes are grounded; and a third forward voltage is applied to a word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Yue Zhao
  • Patent number: 11398279
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for programming charge trap flash memory, including: enabling a channel of a charge trap storage component, to form a transverse electric field between a source and a drain, to generate primary electrons flowing from the source to the drain; colliding, by the primary electrons after a preset time, with the drain to generate electron holes; applying voltages to the drain and a substrate, where the electron holes are accelerated downward by the action of the electric field to collide with the substrate, to generate secondary electrons; and applying voltages to a gate and the substrate, to form a vertical electric field, wherein the secondary electrons generate tertiary electrons under the action of the vertical electric field and the tertiary electrons are injected into an insulating storage medium layer of the charge trap storage component, to complete a programming operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Jingwei Chen
  • Patent number: 11386962
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for programming a 3D NAND flash memory, which includes: S1) providing a 3D flash memory array, and eliminating residual charges; S2) strobing a bit line where an upper sub-storage module is located; S3) applying a drain voltage to the drain of a to-be-programmed memory cell, and floating a source thereof; S4) applying a programming voltage to the gate of the to-be-programmed memory cell, to complete programming; and S5) after completing the programming of the upper sub-storage module, and when the upper sub-storage module keeps a programmed state, strobing a bit line where a lower sub-storage module is located, and repeating operation S3) and operation S4) to achieve programming of the lower sub-storage module. In the method for programming a 3D NAND flash memory according to the present disclosure, programming is completed based on tertiary electron collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Jingwei Chen
  • Patent number: 11355196
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for programming a NAND flash memory, which includes: providing a NAND flash memory array, and initializing a to-be-programmed memory cell; applying a drain voltage to the drain of the to-be-programmed memory cell, and floating the source of the to-be-programmed memory cell; and applying a programming voltage to the gate of the to-be-programmed memory cell, and discharging the voltage at each end of the to-be-programmed memory cell after maintaining the voltage for a first time period, to complete programming; a difference between the voltage applied to the drain and the voltage applied to the substrate of the to-be-programmed memory cell being not less than 4 V, the first time period being not longer than 100 ?s, and the programming voltage being not higher than 10 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Jingwei Chen
  • Patent number: 11348645
    Abstract: A method for programming a B4 flash memory includes: floating a source of a P-channel flash memory device; separately applying voltages to a gate, a drain, and a bulk of the P-channel flash memory device, and injecting holes into the bulk, so that electrons are gathered in the drain to form primary electrons; separately applying voltages to the drain and the bulk, so that an electric field is formed between the drain and the bulk, where the holes accelerate downward under the action of the electric field and impact the bulk in the P-channel flash memory device to generate secondary electrons; and separately applying voltages to the gate and the bulk of the P-channel flash memory device, so that the secondary electrons form tertiary electrons under the action of the electric field in a vertical direction, where the tertiary electrons are superposed with the primary electrons to be injected into a floating gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Jingwei Chen
  • Publication number: 20220157383
    Abstract: A method for programming a B4 flash memory includes: floating a source of a P-channel flash memory device; separately applying voltages to a gate, a drain, and a bulk of the P-channel flash memory device, and injecting holes into the bulk, so that electrons are gathered in the drain to form primary electrons; separately applying voltages to the drain and the bulk, so that an electric field is formed between the drain and the bulk, where the holes accelerate downward under the action of the electric field and impact the bulk in the P-channel flash memory device to generate secondary electrons; and separately applying voltages to the gate and the bulk of the P-channel flash memory device, so that the secondary electrons form tertiary electrons under the action of the electric field in a vertical direction, where the tertiary electrons are superposed with the primary electrons to be injected into a floating gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong NIE, Jingwei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220139463
    Abstract: A method for programming a memory. The method includes providing a memory structure with a floating gate, and grounding a source of the memory structure; applying voltages to a drain and a bulk, forming an electric field, generating electron-hole pairs, and generating primary electrons, wherein the voltage applied to the bulk is lower than the voltage applied to the drain; making holes accelerate downward under the action of the electric field and collide with the bulk in the memory structure within a predetermined time to generate secondary electrons; applying voltages to a gate and the bulk respectively, where the voltage applied to the bulk is lower than the voltage applied to the gate, to enable the secondary electrons to generate tertiary electrons under the action of an electric field in a vertical direction, and the tertiary electrons are injected into the floating gate to complete a programming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, JINGWEI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220122671
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for programming charge trap flash memory, including: enabling a channel of a charge trap storage component, to form a transverse electric field between a source and a drain, to generate primary electrons flowing from the source to the drain; colliding, by the primary electrons after a preset time, with the drain to generate electron holes; applying voltages to the drain and a substrate, where the electron holes are accelerated downward by the action of the electric field to collide with the substrate, to generate secondary electrons; and applying voltages to a gate and the substrate, to form a vertical electric field, wherein the secondary electrons generate tertiary electrons under the action of the vertical electric field and the tertiary electrons are injected into an insulating storage medium layer of the charge trap storage component, to complete a programming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, JINGWEI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220101925
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for programming a 3D NAND flash memory, which includes: S1) providing a 3D flash memory array, and eliminating residual charges; S2) strobing a bit line where an upper sub-storage module is located; S3) applying a drain voltage to the drain of a to-be-programmed memory cell, and floating a source thereof; S4) applying a programming voltage to the gate of the to-be-programmed memory cell, to complete programming; and S5) after completing the programming of the upper sub-storage module, and when the upper sub-storage module keeps a programmed state, strobing a bit line where a lower sub-storage module is located, and repeating operation S3) and operation S4) to achieve programming of the lower sub-storage module. In the method for programming a 3D NAND flash memory according to the present disclosure, programming is completed based on tertiary electron collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, JINGWEI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220084599
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for programming flash memory, which includes: providing a flash memory structure having a floating gate, and floating a source of the flash memory structure; separately applying voltages to a drain and a substrate, to form an electric field, and generating electron-hole pairs, to generate primary electrons, where the voltage applied to the substrate is less than the voltage applied to the drain; accelerating holes downward under the action of the electric field to collide with the substrate in the flash memory structure within a preset time, to generate secondary electrons; and separately applying voltages to a gate and the substrate, where the voltage applied to the substrate is less than the voltage applied to the gate, and enabling the secondary electrons to generate tertiary electrons to inject the tertiary electrons into the floating gate, to complete a programming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, JINGWEI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220084598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for programming a NAND flash memory, which includes: providing a NAND flash memory array, and initializing a to-be-programmed memory cell; applying a drain voltage to the drain of the to-be-programmed memory cell, and floating the source of the to-be-programmed memory cell; and applying a programming voltage to the gate of the to-be-programmed memory cell, and discharging the voltage at each end of the to-be-programmed memory cell after maintaining the voltage for a first time period, to complete programming; a difference between the voltage applied to the drain and the voltage applied to the substrate of the to-be-programmed memory cell being not less than 4 V, the first time period being not longer than 100 ?s, and the programming voltage being not higher than 10 V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, JINGWEI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220084602
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a NOR flash memory circuit, a data writing method, a data reading method, and a data erasing method. The NOR flash memory circuit includes: a NOR memory array, a source voltage selection unit, a well voltage selection unit, a word line gating unit, a bit line gating unit, a data reading unit, and an analog voltage generating unit. During data writing, a source is floated, and a well electrode is connected to ground; and a first forward voltage is applied to a bit line where a memory cell to be written data into is located, and a second forward voltage is applied to a word line where the memory cell to be written data into is located. During data reading, a source is grounded, and well electrodes are grounded; and a third forward voltage is applied to a word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG NIE, YUE ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11176298
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for modeling, including: S1): designing a test key having a source, a drain, and a gate, and testing the test key to obtain test data; S2): extracting a model parameter according to the test data; S3): verifying reasonableness of a physical characteristic of the model parameter based on a relationship between a source-drain voltage and a drain current, if the reasonableness passes the verification, a model file is established and the method proceeds to S4), if the reasonableness fails the verification, the method returns to S2) to adjust the model parameter, until the reasonableness passes the verification; S4): performing quality assurance on the model file, if the model file passes the quality assurance, the modeling is completed, if the model file fails the quality assurance, the method returns to S2) to adjust the model parameter until the model file passes the quality assurance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: CHINA FLASH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Nie, Ke Wu, Xiang Su