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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2019
Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung, TW;
Koying Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Windbond Electronics Corp., Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A non-volatile memory device and a method thereof that are capable of improving programming speed are introduced. The non-volatile memory device includes a memory array, a charge-pump circuit, a bias detection circuit and a memory controller is introduced. The memory array includes a plurality of memory cells; and a charge-pump circuit is configured to generate a charge-pump voltage. The bias detection circuit is coupled to the charge-pump circuit and is configured to determine whether a level of the charge-pump voltage is less than a first pre-determined threshold value. The memory controller is coupled to the bias detection circuit and is configured to pause a programming operation being performed on at least one of the plurality of memory cells when the bias detection circuit determines that the level of the charge-pump voltage is less than the first pre-determined threshold value.