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NAND step up voltage switching method

US8441860B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Micron Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Akira Goda · Boise, US
Taehoon Kim · Hwaseong-si, KR
Doyle Rivers · Cameron Park, US
Roger Porter · Boise, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2012
Grant date	May 14, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2211/5621
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and memories having switching points for changing Vstep increments according to a level of a multilevel cell being programmed include programming at a smaller Vstep increment in narrow threshold voltage situations and programming at a larger Vstep increment where faster programming is desired.

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