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NAND Flash Reliability and Performance - Micron

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Santa Clara, CA USA<br />

August 2007<br />

Endurance <strong>and</strong> Data Retention<br />

� Endurance – PROGRAM/ERASE cycles may<br />

cause charge to be trapped in the dielectric.<br />

This is a failed block that should be retired.<br />

� Data Retention – Charge loss/gain occurs on<br />

the floating gate over time. Cell is undamaged,<br />

block can be reliably erased <strong>and</strong> reprogrammed.<br />

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