JP4819951B2 - 初期プログラミング電圧の線形推定のための不揮発性メモリおよび方法 - Google Patents

初期プログラミング電圧の線形推定のための不揮発性メモリおよび方法 Download PDF

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JP4819951B2
JP4819951B2 JP2009528389A JP2009528389A JP4819951B2 JP 4819951 B2 JP4819951 B2 JP 4819951B2 JP 2009528389 A JP2009528389 A JP 2009528389A JP 2009528389 A JP2009528389 A JP 2009528389A JP 4819951 B2 JP4819951 B2 JP 4819951B2
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US11/531,227 US7453731B2 (en) 2006-09-12 2006-09-12 Method for non-volatile memory with linear estimation of initial programming voltage
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