Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory computer-readable media configured to perform operations associated with a storage medium. One system includes the storage medium and an encoding/decoding (ED) system, the ED system being configured to receive a set of input log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) of a component of the plurality of components, determine an extrinsic estimation function based on a set of features of the set of input LLRs, analyze the extrinsic estimation function to obtain a plurality of extrinsic LLR values, map the plurality of extrinsic LLR values to an input LLR of the set of input LLRs, and output, for each component, a plurality of updated LLR values based on the mapping.

Abstract: A method for reading data from a solid-state drive (SSD) configured to store data in a plurality of memory cells arranged in memory blocks comprising rows, the method performed by a controller in communication with the plurality of memory cells. The method comprises retrieving data from a target row of memory cells of the plurality of memory cells associated with a read request received from a host using initial threshold voltages. The method also includes decoding the data using a hard decision stage. Additionally the method comprises estimating read threshold voltages of the target row of memory cells based on a transformation of a distribution of threshold voltages of cells in a memory block containing the target row when the hard decision decoding stage fails. The method further includes retrieving data from the target row using the estimated read threshold voltages.

Abstract: A system for decoding data stored in a non-volatile storage device may include processing circuits configured to decode, in a first iteration, each of a plurality of component codes corresponding to the data by performing a first number of enumerations over hypotheses. The processing circuits may be configured to determine, in the first iteration, an extrinsic value output for each of the component codes based on log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) of one or more error bits of a codeword. The processing circuits may be configured to determine a second number of enumerations based on the extrinsic value. The processing circuits may be configured to decode, in a second iteration, each of the plurality of component codes by performing the second number of enumerations over hypotheses.

Abstract: A flash memory system may include a flash memory and a circuit for performing operations on the flash memory. The circuit may be configured to obtain a first soft read sample by performing a first read operation on a location of the flash memory with a first reference voltage. The circuit may be configured to determine a second reference voltage based on the first soft read sample. The circuit may be configured to obtain a second soft read sample by performing a second read operation on the location of the flash memory with the second reference voltage. The circuit may be configured to generate soft information based on the first and second soft read samples. The circuit may be configured to decode a result of a third read operation on the location of the flash memory based on the soft information.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for programming data, including determining a target row corresponding to a program command and setting row-based programming parameters for the target row using target physical device parameters of the target row and optimized programming parameters corresponding to the physical device parameters.

Abstract: A method for dynamically estimating interference compensation thresholds of a page of memory includes computing a histogram and a corresponding threshold based on a plurality of interference states of an interference source; clustering the plurality of interference states to determine an effective number of interference states; and estimating a read threshold to dynamically compensate an interference noise associated with each interference state of the effective number of interference states of the target row based on the histogram.

Abstract: Example implementations include a method of optimizing irregular error correction code components in memory devices, a method including obtaining one or more code rate parameters including a payload size parameter, a group size parameter, and a redundancy parameter generating a first number of first code component blocks associated with a first error correction capability, and a second number of code component blocks associated with a second error correction capability aligning the first code component blocks and the second code component blocks to the group size parameter aligning the first code component blocks and the second code component blocks to a code component length constraint, and generating, in accordance with an optimization metric based on the first error correction capability and the second error correction capability, first optimized code components based on the first code component blocks and second optimized code components based on the second code component blocks.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for performing error correction in a flash memory device by determining suggested corrections by decoding a codeword. In addition, whether a first set of the suggested corrections obtained based on a first component code of the plurality of component codes agree with a second set of the suggested corrections obtained based on a second component code of the plurality of component codes is determined. One of accepting the first set of the suggested corrections or rejecting the first set of the suggested corrections is selected based on whether the first set of the suggested corrections and the second set of the suggested corrections agree.

Abstract: A system for decoding data stored in a non-volatile storage device may include processing circuits configured to decode, in a first iteration, each of a plurality of component codes corresponding to the data by performing a first number of enumerations over hypotheses. The processing circuits may be configured to determine, in the first iteration, an extrinsic value output for each of the component codes based on log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) of one or more error bits of a codeword. The processing circuits may be configured to determine a second number of enumerations based on the extrinsic value. The processing circuits may be configured to decode, in a second iteration, each of the plurality of component codes by performing the second number of enumerations over hypotheses.

Abstract: A flash memory system may include a flash memory and a circuit for performing operations on the flash memory. The circuit may be configured to obtain a first soft read sample by performing a first read operation on a location of the flash memory with a first reference voltage. The circuit may be configured to determine a second reference voltage based on the first soft read sample. The circuit may be configured to obtain a second soft read sample by performing a second read operation on the location of the flash memory with the second reference voltage. The circuit may be configured to generate soft information based on the first and second soft read samples. The circuit may be configured to decode a result of a third read operation on the location of the flash memory based on the soft information.

Abstract: Example implementations include a method of optimizing irregular error correction code components in memory devices, a method including obtaining one or more code rate parameters including a payload size parameter, a group size parameter, and a redundancy parameter generating a first number of first code component blocks associated with a first error correction capability, and a second number of code component blocks associated with a second error correction capability aligning the first code component blocks and the second code component blocks to the group size parameter aligning the first code component blocks and the second code component blocks to a code component length constraint, and generating, in accordance with an optimization metric based on the first error correction capability and the second error correction capability, first optimized code components based on the first code component blocks and second optimized code components based on the second code component blocks.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for decoding data stored in a non-volatile storage device, including determining error candidates and determining whether at least one first error candidate from the error candidates is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate. In addition, whether at least one second error candidate is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate is determined in response to implementing a suggested correction at one of the error candidates. Errors in the data are corrected based on at least one of whether the at least one first error candidate is found or whether the at least one second error candidate is found.

Abstract: A method for dynamically estimating interference compensation thresholds of a page of memory includes performing a mock read on a target row using a mock read threshold, performing a read operation on an interference source and reading an interference state of the interference source, computing a histogram and a corresponding threshold based on the mock read threshold and the interference state of the interference source, and estimating a read threshold to dynamically compensate the interference state of the target row based on the histogram.

Abstract: A method for dynamically estimating interference compensation thresholds of a page of memory includes computing a histogram and a corresponding threshold based on a plurality of interference states of an interference source; clustering the plurality of interference states to determine an effective number of interference states; and estimating a read threshold to dynamically compensate an interference noise associated with each interference state of the effective number of interference states of the target row based on the histogram.

Abstract: A flash memory system may include a flash memory and a circuit for decoding a result of a read operation on the flash memory using a first codeword. The circuit may be configured to generate an estimated codeword based on a result of hard decoding the first codeword and a result of hard decoding a second codeword. The circuit may be further configured to generate soft information based on the hard decoding result of the first codeword and the estimated codeword. The circuit may be further configured to decode the result of the read operation on the flash memory using the soft information.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for decoding data stored in a non-volatile storage device, including determining error candidates and determining whether at least one first error candidate from the error candidates is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate. In addition, whether at least one second error candidate is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate is determined in response to implementing a suggested correction at one of the error candidates. Errors in the data are corrected based on at least one of whether the at least one first error candidate is found or whether the at least one second error candidate is found.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for decoding data stored in a non-volatile storage device, including determining error candidates and determining whether at least one first error candidate from the error candidates is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate. In addition, whether at least one second error candidate is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate is determined in response to implementing a suggested correction at one of the error candidates. Errors in the data are corrected based on at least one of whether the at least one first error candidate is found or whether the at least one second error candidate is found.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for programming data, including determining a target row corresponding to a program command and setting row-based programming parameters for the target row using target physical device parameters of the target row and optimized programming parameters corresponding to the physical device parameters.

Abstract: A flash memory system may include a flash memory and a circuit for decoding a result of a read operation on the flash memory using a first codeword. The circuit may be configured to generate first soft information of the first codeword. The circuit may be further configured to generate second soft information of a second codeword. The circuit may be configured to generate third soft information based on the first soft information and the second soft information. The circuit may be configured to decode the result of the read operation on the flash memory using the third soft information.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for encoding and decoding data having input payload stored in a non-volatile storage device, including encoding the input payload by concatenating a plurality of short codewords to generate a plurality of encoded short codewords, and decoding the plurality of encoded short codewords to obtain the data, where each of the plurality of short codewords corresponding to a portion of the input payload.