Semiconductor memory devices, memory systems, and control methods for semiconductor memory devices

By implementing a semiconductor memory device with a feature register group having multiple pages and a controller that assigns storage based on specific instruction sequences, the challenge of insufficient space for parameter data in interface chips is addressed, enhancing data storage capacity and efficiency.

TWI934463BActive Publication Date: 2026-08-01KIOXIA CORP
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Patent Information

Application Number
TW114105176
Authority / Receiving Office
TW · TW
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2024-03-18
Filing Date
2025-02-12
Publication Date
2026-08-01
Estimated Expiration
2045-02-11

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Technical Problem

Existing semiconductor memory devices face challenges in efficiently allocating and expanding the feature register space for interface chips due to increasing demands for high-speed communication functions, leading to insufficient space for parameter data storage.

Method used

The implementation of a semiconductor memory device with an interface chip that includes a feature register group with multiple pages, allowing shared address space for parameter data storage, and a controller that interprets specific instruction sequences to assign pages for data storage, thereby expanding the available address space for parameter data.

Benefits of technology

This solution effectively increases the capacity of the feature register group in the interface chip to store parameter data, addressing the space limitations and enabling efficient storage of increased amounts of data without reducing the space allocated to memory chips.

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Abstract

A semiconductor memory device, memory system, and method are provided that can appropriately store parameter data in a group of feature registers provided in an interface chip. The semiconductor memory device includes a terminal group, a first device, and a second device. The first device includes a first group of registers mapped to a first address space and a memory cell array. The second device is disposed between the terminal group and the first device. The second device includes a second group of registers mapped to a plurality of pages in a second address space that is exclusively shared with the aforementioned first address space. When the second device receives a sequence of instructions for setting a parameter data, if the address included in the sequence of instructions for setting the parameter data is a first value, it identifies the page from the plurality of pages that is the target page for storing the parameter data based on the sequence of instructions for setting the parameter data.
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