DE69731255D1 - Verfahren zum Löschen eines nichtflüchtigen Speichers - Google Patents
Verfahren zum Löschen eines nichtflüchtigen SpeichersInfo
- Publication number
- DE69731255D1 DE69731255D1 DE69731255T DE69731255T DE69731255D1 DE 69731255 D1 DE69731255 D1 DE 69731255D1 DE 69731255 T DE69731255 T DE 69731255T DE 69731255 T DE69731255 T DE 69731255T DE 69731255 D1 DE69731255 D1 DE 69731255D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- erasing
- volatile memory
- volatile
- memory
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Classifications
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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
- G11C16/3404—Convergence or correction of memory cell threshold voltages; Repair or recovery of overerased or overprogrammed cells
- G11C16/3409—Circuits or methods to recover overerased nonvolatile memory cells detected during erase verification, usually by means of a "soft" programming step
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C17/00—Read-only memories programmable only once; Semi-permanent stores, e.g. manually-replaceable information cards
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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
- G11C16/10—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
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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
- G11C16/3404—Convergence or correction of memory cell threshold voltages; Repair or recovery of overerased or overprogrammed cells
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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
- G11C16/344—Arrangements for verifying correct erasure or for detecting overerased cells
- G11C16/3445—Circuits or methods to verify correct erasure of nonvolatile memory cells
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US664013 | 1996-06-12 | ||
US08/664,013 US5636162A (en) | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 | Erase procedure |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69731255D1 true DE69731255D1 (de) | 2004-11-25 |
DE69731255T2 DE69731255T2 (de) | 2005-03-24 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69731255T Expired - Lifetime DE69731255T2 (de) | 1996-06-12 | 1997-06-10 | Verfahren zum Löschen eines nichtflüchtigen Speichers |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5636162A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0813209B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP3845495B2 (de) |
KR (1) | KR980005032A (de) |
DE (1) | DE69731255T2 (de) |
TW (1) | TW338163B (de) |
Families Citing this family (17)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPH10134579A (ja) * | 1996-10-31 | 1998-05-22 | Sanyo Electric Co Ltd | 不揮発性半導体メモリ |
US5787039A (en) * | 1997-03-06 | 1998-07-28 | Macronix International Co., Ltd. | Low current floating gate programming with bit-by-bit verification |
US5801994A (en) * | 1997-08-15 | 1998-09-01 | Programmable Microelectronics Corporation | Non-volatile memory array architecture |
EP0932161B1 (de) * | 1998-01-22 | 2004-06-09 | STMicroelectronics S.r.l. | Verfahren für kontrolliertes Löschen von Speicheranordnungen, insbesondere Analog- oder Mehrwert-Flash-EEPROM Anordnungen |
US6081451A (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 2000-06-27 | National Semiconductor Corporation | Memory device that utilizes single-poly EPROM cells with CMOS compatible programming voltages |
US6157574A (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 2000-12-05 | National Semiconductor Corporation | Erasable frohmann-bentchkowsky memory transistor that stores multiple bits of data |
US6055185A (en) | 1998-04-01 | 2000-04-25 | National Semiconductor Corporation | Single-poly EPROM cell with CMOS compatible programming voltages |
US6141246A (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 2000-10-31 | National Semiconductor Corporation | Memory device with sense amplifier that sets the voltage drop across the cells of the device |
US6118691A (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 2000-09-12 | National Semiconductor Corporation | Memory cell with a Frohmann-Bentchkowsky EPROM memory transistor that reduces the voltage across an unprogrammed memory transistor during a read |
KR100276653B1 (ko) | 1998-08-27 | 2001-01-15 | 윤종용 | 스프릿 게이트형 불휘발성 메모리 셀의 구동방법 및 이 셀들을구비한 반도체 메모리 장치의 구동방법 |
US5991202A (en) * | 1998-09-24 | 1999-11-23 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Method for reducing program disturb during self-boosting in a NAND flash memory |
KR100357693B1 (ko) * | 1999-12-06 | 2002-10-25 | 삼성전자 주식회사 | 향상된 소거 알고리즘이 내장된 불휘발성 반도체 메모리장치 |
JP4188744B2 (ja) * | 2003-04-08 | 2008-11-26 | 株式会社ルネサステクノロジ | メモリカード |
US6975538B2 (en) * | 2003-10-08 | 2005-12-13 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Memory block erasing in a flash memory device |
KR100648254B1 (ko) * | 2004-12-01 | 2006-11-24 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 소거시간을 줄일 수 있는 불휘발성 메모리 장치 및 그것의소거방법 |
US20070025167A1 (en) * | 2005-07-27 | 2007-02-01 | Marco Ziegelmayer | Method for testing a memory device, test unit for testing a memory device and memory device |
US7640389B2 (en) * | 2006-02-28 | 2009-12-29 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Non-volatile memory having a multiple block erase mode and method therefor |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5268870A (en) * | 1988-06-08 | 1993-12-07 | Eliyahou Harari | Flash EEPROM system and intelligent programming and erasing methods therefor |
US5414664A (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1995-05-09 | Macronix International Co., Ltd. | Flash EPROM with block erase flags for over-erase protection |
US5424993A (en) * | 1993-11-15 | 1995-06-13 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Programming method for the selective healing of over-erased cells on a flash erasable programmable read-only memory device |
JP2707970B2 (ja) * | 1994-04-11 | 1998-02-04 | 日本電気株式会社 | 不揮発性半導体記憶装置の消去方法 |
JPH08102198A (ja) * | 1994-09-30 | 1996-04-16 | Nec Corp | 電気的書換え可能な不揮発性半導体記憶装置の初期化方 法 |
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1996
- 1996-06-12 US US08/664,013 patent/US5636162A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1997
- 1997-06-02 TW TW086107499A patent/TW338163B/zh not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1997-06-10 EP EP97109396A patent/EP0813209B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-06-10 DE DE69731255T patent/DE69731255T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-06-11 KR KR1019970024180A patent/KR980005032A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-06-12 JP JP15548297A patent/JP3845495B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPH1055685A (ja) | 1998-02-24 |
EP0813209A3 (de) | 1999-04-21 |
JP3845495B2 (ja) | 2006-11-15 |
US5636162A (en) | 1997-06-03 |
EP0813209B1 (de) | 2004-10-20 |
DE69731255T2 (de) | 2005-03-24 |
TW338163B (en) | 1998-08-11 |
KR980005032A (ko) | 1998-03-30 |
EP0813209A2 (de) | 1997-12-17 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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8364 | No opposition during term of opposition |