Apparatus and method for programming and erasing virtual ground EEPROM without disturbing adjacent cells
US7324377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is described for erasing a selected data region in an NROM cell that is a member of a virtual ground NROM EEPROM array. The method provides that erasing the selected data region does not disturb the program state of unselected data regions.
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