DE69223379D1 - Verfahren und Anordnung zur Vermeidung von Überlöschung einer Flashzelle - Google Patents

Verfahren und Anordnung zur Vermeidung von Überlöschung einer Flashzelle

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DE69223379D1
DE69223379D1 DE69223379T DE69223379T DE69223379D1 DE 69223379 D1 DE69223379 D1 DE 69223379D1 DE 69223379 T DE69223379 T DE 69223379T DE 69223379 T DE69223379 T DE 69223379T DE 69223379 D1 DE69223379 D1 DE 69223379D1
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arrangement
flash cell
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John E Turner
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Altera Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/34—Determination of programming status, e.g. threshold voltage, overprogramming or underprogramming, retention
    • G11C16/3436—Arrangements for verifying correct programming or erasure
    • G11C16/3468—Prevention of overerasure or overprogramming, e.g. by verifying whilst erasing or writing
    • G11C16/3477—Circuits or methods to prevent overerasing of nonvolatile memory cells, e.g. by detecting onset or cessation of current flow in cells and using the detector output to terminate erasing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10—Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/14—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10—Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/14—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits
    • G11C16/16—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits for erasing blocks, e.g. arrays, words, groups
DE69223379T 1991-11-06 1992-09-09 Verfahren und Anordnung zur Vermeidung von Überlöschung einer Flashzelle Expired - Lifetime DE69223379D1 (de)

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US07/788,607 US5220533A (en) 1991-11-06 1991-11-06 Method and apparatus for preventing overerasure in a flash cell

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US (1) US5220533A (de)
EP (1) EP0541221B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH06251592A (de)
DE (1) DE69223379D1 (de)

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US5220533A (en) 1993-06-15
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