New Total-Ionizing-Dose Resistant Data Storing Technique for NAND Flash Memory
This paper describes a new non-charge-based data storing technique in NAND flash memory called watermark that encodes read-only data in the form of physical properties of flash memory cells. Unlike traditional charge-based data storing method in flash memory, the proposed technique is resistant to total ionizing dose (TID) effects. To evaluate its resistance to irradiation effects, we analyze data stored in several commercial single-level-cell (SLC) flash memory chips from different vendors and technology nodes. These chips are irradiated using a Co-60 gamma-ray source array for up to 100 krad(Si) at Sandia National Laboratories. Experimental evaluation performed on a flash chip from Samsung shows that the intrinsic bit error rate (BER) of watermark increases from 0.8% for TID = 0 krad(Si) to 1% for TID = 100 krad(Si). Conversely, the BER of charge-based data stored on the same chip increases from 0% at TID = 0 krad(Si) to 1.5% at TID = 100 krad(Si). Overall, the results imply that the proposed technique may potentially offer significant improvements in data integrity relative to traditional charge-based data storage for very high radiation (TID > 100 krad(Si)) environments. These gains in data integrity relative to the charge-based data storage are useful in radiation-prone environments, but they come at the cost of increased write times and higher BERs before irradiation.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525; AC07-051D14517; 1929099
- OSTI ID:
- 1882604
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2022-9936J; 708477
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, Vol. 22, Issue 3; ISSN 1530-4388
- Publisher:
- IEEECopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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