Storing data in non-volatile memory devices
US6747893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2216/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Cells in a non-volatile memory are programmed in parallel using a variable program bandwidth. The variable program bandwidth is an automatic variation in the number of cells pulsed in parallel based upon a predefined electrical current provisioning capability. The variation in programming number may be based upon whether a program pulse represents an initial pulse or a re-pulse. Additionally, or alternatively, the variation in programming number may be based upon a cell level to be programmed by a pulse in a MLC device.
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