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Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device

US6950347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateJan 11, 2002
Grant dateSep 27, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/3436
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonvolatile memory device of the present invention performs a programming operation by accumulating a charge in certain capacitance which is provided for each programming memory cell and injecting hot electrons generated when the charge is discharged via the memory cell into a floating gate. Thus, a variation in a programming characteristic of the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is reduced, thereby realizing high-speed programming operation.

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