Flash memory device having improved program rate
US7307878B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/3459
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for programming a nonvolatile memory device including an array of memory cells, where each memory cell including a substrate, a control gate, a charge storage element, a source region and a drain region. The method includes receiving a programming window that identifies a plurality of memory cells in the array. A first group of memory cells to be programmed is identified from the plurality of memory cells in the programming window. The first group of memory cells is programmed and a programming state of the first group of memory cells is verified.
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