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Precise data tuning method and apparatus for analog neural memory in an artificial neural network

US11636322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Hieu Van Tran · San Jose, US
Steven Lemke · Boulder Creek, US
Vipin Tiwari · Dublin, US
Nhan Do · Saratoga, US
Mark Reiten · Alamo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2020
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 28, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C29/44
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Numerous embodiments of a precision programming algorithm and apparatus are disclosed for precisely and quickly depositing the correct amount of charge on the floating gate of a non-volatile memory cell within a vector-by-matrix multiplication (VMM) array in an artificial neural network. Selected cells thereby can be programmed with extreme precision to hold one of N different values.

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