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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Roman Alexander Pletka, Uster, CH;

Radu Ioan Stoica, Zurich, CH;

Nikolas Ioannou, Zurich, CH;

Nikolaos Papandreou, Thalwil, CH;

Charalampos Pozidis, Thalwil, CH;

Timothy J. Fisher, Cypress, TX (US);

Aaron Daniel Fry, Richmond, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2006.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01); G11C 5/02 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 5/025 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 29/021 (2013.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02);
Abstract

A controller of a non-volatile memory detects errors in data read from a particular physical page of the non-volatile memory. Based on detecting the errors, the controller performs a read voltage threshold calibration for a page group including the particular physical page and a multiple other physical pages. Performing the read voltage threshold calibration includes calibrating read voltage thresholds based on only the particular physical page of the page group. After the controller performs the read voltage threshold calibration, the controller optionally validates the calibration. Validating the calibration includes determining whether bit error rates diverge within the page group and, if so, mitigating the divergence. Mitigating the divergence includes relocating data from the page group to another block of the non-volatile memory.


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