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Neural Network Based Threshold Voltage Model for 3D TLC NAND Flash

  • School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Tianjin Electric Power Corporation

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Abstract

With the rapid growth of technologies such as the cloud computing, file transfer, and others, the performance and capacity of storage devices are increasingly demanding. 3D NAND flash memory has emerged as a prominent non-volatile storage solution, characterized by its substantial storage capacity and superior performance. However, with the increase in bit density of flash memory, the reliability of flash memory becomes more and more serious. In this paper, a complete error characterisation test for three-dimensional (3D) trinary-level cell (TLC) flash memory is performed, with emphasis on the effects of retention loss, program/erase (P/E) wear, dwell time, and inter-layer variation on the threshold voltage Vth). Based on this, a complete flash memory threshold voltage dataset is constructed, and a BP neural network (BPNN) is employed to model the variation relationship of Vth for each logic state. Subsequently, the read reference voltage (RRV) is calibrated using the above model, and the optimized RRV is evaluated for its optimization effect on flash memory reliability. According to the experimental results, the RRV predicted by the neural network model closely matches the real optimal RRV, reducing the raw bit error rate (RBER) of the same flash memory model by up to 82.63%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2023 IEEE 16th International Conference on Electronic Measurement and Instruments, ICEMI 2023
EditorsJuan Wu, Jiali Yin
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages125-132
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9798350327144
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event16th IEEE International Conference on Electronic Measurement and Instruments, ICEMI 2023 - Harbin, China
Duration: 9 Aug 202311 Aug 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2023 IEEE 16th International Conference on Electronic Measurement and Instruments, ICEMI 2023

Conference

Conference16th IEEE International Conference on Electronic Measurement and Instruments, ICEMI 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period9/08/2311/08/23

Keywords

  • Machine Learning
  • NAND Flash
  • Read reference voltage
  • Storage reliability

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