Storage device and data training method thereof

• US 10,403,375 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2018
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Chulseung, Hwang, Soon Suk, Lee, ChoongEui
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Michael T
• Application Number:
  US15/953,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20190080774A1
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• Field of Search: 36518518, 36518524
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/1689 Synchronisation and timing concerns synchronisation on a memory bus G06F13/4234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4239 with asynchronous protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 16/0483 comprising cells having several storage transistors connected in series
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 16/10 Programming or data input circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 16/26 Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 16/32 Timing circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 2207/2254 Calibration
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 5/04 Supports for storage elements , e.g. memory modules; Mounting or fixing of storage elements on such supports
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 7/1066 Output synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 7/1093 Input synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2225/0651 Wire or wire-like electrical connections from device to substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/0657 Stacked arrangements of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/18 the devices being of types provided for in two or more different subgroups of the same main group of groups H01L27/00 - H01L33/00, or in a single subclass of H10K, H10N

Abstract

A storage device includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices each exchanging data by using a data strobe signal and a data signal, and a storage controller categorizing the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices into a plurality of groups and performing training in units of the plurality of groups. The storage controller performs data training on a first nonvolatile memory device selected in a first group of the plurality of groups and sets a delay of a data signal of a second nonvolatile memory device included in the first group by using a result value of the data training for the first nonvolatile memory device.

Claims

1. A storage device comprising:

a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices each configured to exchange data based on a data strobe signal and a data signal; and

a storage controller configured to,

categorize the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices into a plurality of groups, the plurality of groups including at least a first group, the first group including at least two nonvolatile memory devices of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices,

perform data training of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices in units of the plurality of groups, the data training of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices including,

performing data training on a first nonvolatile memory device selected from the first group of the plurality of groups, and

setting a delay period of a data signal of a second nonvolatile memory device included in the first group based on a result value of the data training for the first nonvolatile memory device.

2. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage controller is configured to perform the categorization of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices by categorizing the plurality of groups based on chip enable signals for selecting the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices.

3. The storage device of claim 2, wherein

the chip enable signals include a first chip enable signal and a second chip enable signal;

and

the storage controller is further configured to perform the categorization by categorizing nonvolatile memory devices selected by the first chip enable signal as included in the first group, and categorizing nonvolatile memory devices selected by the second chip enable signal as included in a second group of the plurality of groups.

4. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage controller is further configured to perform the categorization of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices into the plurality of groups based on lengths of signal lines associated with the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices connected to the storage controller.

5. The storage device of claim 4, wherein the signal lines include data signal lines for transmitting the respective data signals.

6. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage controller is further configured to perform the categorization of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices into the plurality of groups based on heights of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices stacked on a printed circuit board.

7. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the storage controller is further configured to perform the categorization of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices into the plurality of groups based on relative distances of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices to the storage controller on a printed circuit board on which the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices are mounted.

8. A storage device comprising:

a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices each configured to exchange data based on a data strobe signal and a data signal;

a storage controller configured to access the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices;

a plurality of buffer chips each configured to provide a data buffering function between the storage controller and the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices; and

the storage controller is further configured to perform data training on the plurality of buffer chips and skip data training of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices.

9. The storage device of claim 8, wherein

the plurality of buffer chips includes a first buffer chip connected to the storage controller through first data lines;

and

the first buffer chip is connected to a first group of nonvolatile memory devices through first sub data lines, and to a second group of nonvolatile memory devices through second sub data lines.

10. The storage device of claim 9, wherein the storage controller is further configured to:

activate the first group of nonvolatile memory devices using a first chip enable signal; and

activate the second group of nonvolatile memory devices using a second chip enable signal.

11. A data training method of a storage device, the storage device including a storage controller and a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices, the method comprising:

categorizing, using the storage controller, the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices into a plurality of groups based on a categorization reference, each group of the plurality of groups including at least two nonvolatile memory devices;

selecting, using the storage controller, a representative nonvolatile memory device for at least one group of the plurality of groups;

performing, using the storage controller, data training with respect to the representative nonvolatile memory device for the at least one group; and

setting, using the storage controller, delay values of data signals of the non-representative nonvolatile memory devices included in the at least one group based on a data training result for the representative nonvolatile memory device corresponding to the at least one group.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the categorization reference includes a length and a data skew of a data signal line formed between the storage controller and each nonvolatile memory device of the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the selecting the representative nonvolatile memory device includes:

selecting the representative nonvolatile memory device from the at least two nonvolatile memory devices included in the at least one group based on an order of a chip address associated with the at least two nonvolatile memory devices.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

selecting, using the storage controller, the plurality of groups using different chip enable signals for each of the plurality of groups.