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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Deepak C. Sekar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Klaus Schuegraf, San Jose, CA (US);
Roy Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Deepak C. Sekar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Klaus Schuegraf, San Jose, CA (US);
Roy Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A storage system and method for operating the storage system that uses reversible resistance-switching elements is described. Techniques are disclosed herein for varying programming conditions to account for different resistances that memory cells have. These techniques can program memory cells in fewer attempts, which can save time and/or power. Techniques are disclosed herein for achieving a high programming bandwidth while reducing the worst case current and/or power consumption. In one embodiment, a page mapping scheme is provided that programs multiple memory cells in parallel in a way that reduces the worst case current and/or power consumption.