Non-volatile memory device and read method thereof
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1. A method for reading memory cells in an array of non-volatile memory cells, the method comprising:
- reading data from a memory cell using a set of hard decision voltages and at least a first set of soft decision voltages based on a single read command.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the method for reading memory cells in an array of non-volatile memory cells includes reading data from a memory cell using a set of hard decision voltages and at least a first set of soft decision voltages based on a single read command.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for reading memory cells in an array of non-volatile memory cells, the method comprising:
reading data from a memory cell using a set of hard decision voltages and at least a first set of soft decision voltages based on a single read command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for reading memory cells in an array of non-volatile memory cells, the method comprising:
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sending a read command; sending a first read out command; receiving first read results in response to the first read out command, the first read results being based on a read operation using a set of hard decision voltages; first determining if errors in the first read results are correctable; sending a second read out command without sending an associated read command if the first determining determines errors in the first read results are not correctable; and receiving second read results in response to the second read out command, the second read results being based on a read operation using a first set of soft decision voltages. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-volatile multi-level memory device, comprising:
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an array of non-volatile memory cells; control logic configured to read data from a memory cell array using a set of hard decision voltages and at least a first set of soft decision voltages based on a single read command. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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