Non-volatile storage with reduced power consumption during read operations

a non-volatile storage and power consumption technology, applied in static storage, digital storage, instruments, etc., to achieve the effect of reducing power consumption and power consumption during read operations
US20080266975A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-30SANDISK TECH LLC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
SANDISK TECH LLC
Publication Date
2008-10-30
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A non-volatile storage device in which power consumption is reduced by providing reduced read pass voltages on unselected word lines during a read operation. A programming status of one or more unselected word lines which are after a selected word line on which storage elements are being read is checked to determine whether the unselected word lines contain programmed storage elements. When an unprogrammed word line is identified, reduced read pass voltages are provided on that word line and other word lines which are after that word line in a programming order. The programming status can be determined by a flag stored in the word line, for instance, or by reading the word line at the lowest read state. The unselected word lines which are checked can be predetermined in a set of word lines, or determined adaptively based on a position of the selected word line.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is related to co-pending, commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed herewith, titled “Reducing Power Consumption During Read Operations In Non-Volatile Storage” (docket no. SAND-1228US0), incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to non-volatile memory.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] Semiconductor memory has become increasingly popular for use in various electronic devices. For example, non-volatile semiconductor memory is used in cellular telephones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants, mobile computing devices, non-mobile computing devices and other devices. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) and flash memory are among the most popular non-volatile semiconductor memories. With flash memory, also a type of EEPROM, the contents of the whole memory array, or of a portio...

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