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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Leonardo Valencia Rissetto, Montbonnot, FR;
Francesco Tomaiuolo, Acireale, IT;
Diego De Costantini, Augusta, IT;
STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
In response to a request to store new data at a memory location of a bitwise programmable non-volatile memory, data stored at the memory location of the bitwise programmable memory is sensed. The bits of the sensed data are compared with bits of the new data. An indication of a cost difference is determined between a first burst of bitwise programming operations associated with programming bits of the new data which are different from bits of the sensed data, and a second burst of bitwise programming operations associated with programming bits of a complementary inversion of the new data which are different from bits of the sensed data. One of the first burst of bitwise programming operations or the second burst of bitwise programming operations is executed based on the generated indication of the cost difference.