Preconditioning global bitlines
US6859392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for discharging global bitlines in a flash memory to a voltage sufficiently low to avoid drain disturb for non-selected cells in a programming operation. A discharge device allows discharge of global bitlines coupled to local bitlines before a programming operation.
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