/Memory System
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a memory system includes: a non-volatile memory including blocks each including memory cells; and a memory controller configured to execute a first read process of reading data from a first memory cell in a first block by using a first voltage and a second read process of reading data from a second memory cell in the first block by using a second voltage. The memory controller is configured to: maintain, when a first condition is satisfied, a difference between the first and second voltages at a first value, and change both the first and second voltages; and change, when a second condition is satisfied after the first condition has been satisfied, a difference between the first and second voltages from the first value to a second value, and change at least one of the first and second voltages.

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What is claimed is:

According to one embodiment, a memory system includes: a non-volatile memory including blocks each including memory cells; and a memory controller configured to execute a first read process of reading data from a first memory cell in a first block by using a first voltage and a second read process of reading data from a second memory cell in the first block by using a second voltage. The memory controller is configured to: maintain, when a first condition is satisfied, a difference between the first and second voltages at a first value, and change both the first and second voltages; and change, when a second condition is satisfied after the first condition has been satisfied, a difference between the first and second voltages from the first value to a second value, and change at least one of the first and second voltages.
Timeline
Filed
06/12/2026
Published
10/01/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(6)
G11C 11/4096:Input/output [I/O] data management or control circuits, e.g. reading or writing circuits, I/O drivers or bit-line switches
G11C 11/4076:Timing circuits (for regeneration management G11C 11/406)
G11C 11/56:using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency