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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hieu Van Tran, San Jose, CA (US);
Anh Ly, San Jose, CA (US);
Thuan Vu, San Jose, CA (US);
Hung Quoc Nguyen, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/12 (2013.01); G11C 16/0425 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for programming advanced nanometer flash memory cells is disclosed. In one embodiment, a programming circuit comprises a switch configured to couple a current source to a capacitor during a first mode and to uncouple the current source from the capacitor during the second mode, wherein during the second mode the capacitor is coupled to the gate of a transistor used to program a memory cell.