Preventing data corruption in a memory device using a modified memory cell conditioning methodology
US6212099A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/3418
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of operating a flash memory, which includes discharging at least one local wordline of an unselected block of flash memory cells during an interval in which a selected set of flash memory cells are being conditioned, such that the at least one local wordline does not develop a charge that is sufficient to corrupt the data stored in the unselected block.
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