1. A Novel Program Scheme to Optimize Program Disturbance in Dual-Deck 3D NAND Flash Memory.
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Jia, Xinlei, Jin, Lei, Jia, Jianquan, You, Kaikai, Li, Kaiwei, Li, Shan, Song, Yali, Min, Yuanyuan, Cui, Ying, Wei, Wenzhe, Zhao, Xiangnan, Chen, Weiming, Liu, Hongtao, Zhang, An, and Huo, Zongliang
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FLASH memory ,ELECTRIC potential ,ELECTRONS - Abstract
The dual-deck architecture with aligned upper and lower decks is considered a promising technology to meet the demand of increasing word-line (WL) layers of 3D NAND flash. However, the relevant reliability studies are still lacking for the dual-deck 3D NAND array. In this work, it is reported an abnormal program disturbance phenomena of the bottom WLs in the upper-deck, and the physical mechanisms were studied. According to experimental analysis and TCAD simulations, the un-programmed dummy WLs at the joint region can introduce excessive joint residual electrons in the channel before the program, resulting in insufficient channel self-boosting potential, which is responsible for the degraded program disturbance. Thus, a novel program scheme is proposed to alleviate the program disturbance, which has been validated by experiments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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