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Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2020
Applicant:

Ememory Technology Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Ying-Je Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;

Wei-Ming Ku, Hsinchu County, TW;

Wein-Town Sun, Hsinchu County, TW;

Assignee:

EMEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A programming and verifying method for a multi-level memory cell array includes following steps. In a step (a1), a first row of the multi-level memory cell array is set as a selected row, and A is set as 1. In a step (a2), memory cells in the selected row excluding the memory cells in the target storage state and bad memory cells are programmed to the A-th storage state. In a step (a3), if A is not equal to X, 1 is added to X and the step (a2) is performed again. In a step (a4), if A is equal to X, the program cycle is ended. In the step (a2), the first-portion memory cells of the selected row are subjected to plural write actions and plural verification actions until all of the first-portion memory cells reach the A-th storage state.


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