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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Em Microelectronic-marin SA, Marin, CH;
Osama Khouri, Neuchatel, CH;
Yves Godat, Cornaux, CH;
EM Microelectronic-Marin SA, Marin, CH;
Abstract
A method for reading data from a non-volatile memory array having memory cells configured to store one bit information, including powering on the array, where information from at least first and second memory cells is collectively associated with one bit of sensible data; reading first and second memory cell values by comparing a reference value to an electrical property value of the respective memory cell; adjusting the reference value when at least the first and second memory cell values have a first combination of logic state values; reading the first and second memory cell values using the adjusted reference value to obtain a second combination of logic state values; and determining a sensible data bit value based on the second combination. The adjusted reference value lies in the space between first and second distributions of possible electrical property values respectively for the first and second memory cell values.