18481786. NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH CURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.)
NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH CURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT
Organization Name
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Inventor(s)
Abu Naser Zainuddin of Milpitas CA US
Sai Gautham Thoppa of San Jose CA US
NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH CURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18481786 titled 'NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH CURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT
Original Abstract Submitted
A memory system implemented on one or more die includes a power input line for the one or more die, a current detection circuit connected to the power input line such that the current detection circuit is configured to indicate whether current at the power input is greater than a reference current, and a control circuit connected to the power input line and the current detection circuit. The control circuit is also connected to a non-volatile memory structure comprising a plurality of non-volatile memory cells. The control circuit is configured to sense data from the non-volatile memory structure including lowering a voltage used during the sensing in response to the current detection circuit indicating that current at the power input line is greater than the reference current.