Flash Memory …and a tour through FETs
Junction Field Effect Transistor
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
Actual MOSFET Devices Single MOSFET on Intel chipEnhancement MOSFET
MOSFET Motor Control Circuit componentMotor Control Circuit
Floating Gate MOSFET = Flash Assume: V DS =V D - V S =+12V What happens if?: V GS =V G – V S= +12 V Then what happens?: to ‘jailed’ electrons if V GS is set to 0V?
Reading Memory State Change in Threshold Voltage due to Screening Effect of Floating Gate Read mode: Apply intermediate voltage, check whether current is flowing or not
Writing Memory State Control gate voltage determines whether electrons are injected to, or push/pulled out of floating gate.
Block Structure
Writing block structure: The ole 2-step Step 1: Set all bits to 1 (clear out electrons from floating gate) Step 2: Set selected bits to 0 (inject electrons from control to floating gate) 1 2
Voila – flash memory stick
Citations/Image Sources (JFETs) OSFET OSFET (MOSFET motor control) ssds-and-you/ ssds-and-you/ (hyperscience youtube channel – reading flash contents)