Adaptively programming or erasing flash memory blocks
US8724388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/5628
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments described herein generally relate to programming and erasing a FLASH memory. In an embodiment, a method of programming or erasing the contents of a block of a FLASH memory includes determining a voltage of a pulse based on an age of the block and outputting the pulse to at least a portion of the block. The pulse is used to program or erase the block.
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