DE69526210D1 - Flash-speicher mit adaptiver abtastung - Google Patents

Flash-speicher mit adaptiver abtastung

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DE69526210D1
DE69526210D1 DE69526210T DE69526210T DE69526210D1 DE 69526210 D1 DE69526210 D1 DE 69526210D1 DE 69526210 T DE69526210 T DE 69526210T DE 69526210 T DE69526210 T DE 69526210T DE 69526210 D1 DE69526210 D1 DE 69526210D1
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flash memory
adaptive scan
adaptive
scan
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Vincent Fong
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National Semiconductor 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
    • 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
    • G11C16/344—Arrangements for verifying correct erasure or for detecting overerased cells
    • G11C16/3445—Circuits or methods to verify correct erasure of nonvolatile memory cells
    • 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
    • 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
    • G11C16/26—Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits
    • G11C16/28—Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits using differential sensing or reference cells, e.g. dummy cells
    • 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
    • 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
    • G11C16/3454—Arrangements for verifying correct programming or for detecting overprogrammed cells
    • G11C16/3459—Circuits or methods to verify correct programming of nonvolatile memory cells
DE69526210T 1994-12-06 1995-12-06 Flash-speicher mit adaptiver abtastung Expired - Lifetime DE69526210T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US08/349,787 US5537358A (en) 1994-12-06 1994-12-06 Flash memory having adaptive sensing and method
PCT/US1995/015844 WO1996018193A1 (en) 1994-12-06 1995-12-06 Flash memory having adaptive sensing and method

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DE69526210D1 true DE69526210D1 (de) 2002-05-08
DE69526210T2 DE69526210T2 (de) 2002-11-28

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US (1) US5537358A (de)
EP (1) EP0742945B1 (de)
KR (1) KR100378574B1 (de)
DE (1) DE69526210T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1996018193A1 (de)

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