JP4252464B2 - 動的ページプログラムのためのリフレッシュ方法 - Google Patents
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- デュアルビットフラッシュメモリアレイ中のデュアルビットフラッシュメモリセルを再プログラムおよびリフレッシュする方法であって、複数のデュアルビットフラッシュメモリセルは共通ワード線に取り付けられ、複数のセクションに分割され、基準セルのペアはデュアルビットフラッシュメモリセルに論理的に関連づけられており、
(a)前記フラッシュメモリアレイに対する変更を入力するステップと、
(b)変更すべきワードを含むセクション内の一以上のワードを読み出すステップと、
(c)前記変更すべきワードを含むセクション内の変更すべき1以上のワード中のビットをプログラムするステップと、
(d)前記変更すべきワードを含むセクション内の変更された1以上のワードのすでにプログラムされているビットをリフレッシュするステップと、
(e)前記変更すべきワードを含むセクション内の残りのワード中のすでにプログラムされているビットをリフレッシュするステップと、
(f)デュアルビットフラッシュメモリセルの前記変更すべきワードを含むセクションに論理的に関連づけられた基準セルのペア内のすでにプログラムされているビットをリフレッシュするステップとを含み、デュアルビットフラッシュメモリセルおよび対応する基準セルの各セクションがサイクル数に関して同期するようにする方法。 - 前記ステップ(a)は、許可される変更を前記フラッシュメモリアレイに入力することによって実行される、請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記ステップ(c)は、変更すべき1以上のワード中の消去されたビットをプログラムされたビットに変更することによって実行される、請求項1または2記載の方法。
- 前記ステップ(d)は、変更された1以上のワード中のすでにプログラムされているビットを再プログラムすることで実行される、請求項1、2または3記載の方法。
- 前記ステップ(e)は、変更されたワードを含むセクション内の残りのワード中のすでにプログラムされているビットを再プログラムすることで実行される、請求項1乃至4いずれか1項記載の方法。
- 変更されたワードを含むセクションに関連する前記基準ペア中のすでにプログラムされているビットをプログラムすることで実行される、請求項1記載の方法。
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