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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Sandisk Technologies Llc, Addison, TX (US);
Abhijith Prakash, Milpitas, CA (US);
Vishwanath Basavaegowda Shanthakumar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jiahui Yuan, Fremont, CA (US);
SanDisk Technologies LLC, Addison, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and techniques are described for periodically refreshing word line voltages in a memory device. A decision to perform a refresh operation is made based on the temperature and number of program-erase (P-E) cycles. In one approach, the refresh operation is not performed if the number of P-E cycles is below a threshold number and/or the temperature is below a threshold temperature. When the temperature and number of P-E cycles indicate that a refresh operation should be performed, a timer counts an elapsed time until the elapsed time reaches an allowed discharge time. The allowed discharge time can be based on the temperature, number of P-E cycles, and other factors which affect an expected number of fail bits. The allowed discharge time can also change as the temperature changes during the counting of the elapsed time.