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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Viktor Markov, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jong-Won Yoo, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Alexander Kotov, San Jose, CA (US);
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of programming a memory device comprising control gate lines, erase gate lines, select gate lines, source lines and bit lines connected to rows and columns of memory cells, the method comprising performing an erase operation that includes applying a first voltage to one of the erase gate lines, performing a pre-program operation that includes electrically connecting the one of the erase gate lines to a pair of the control gate lines to use positive charge on the one of the erase gate lines from the erase operation to pre-charge the pair of the control gate lines, and performing a program operation that includes applying a second voltage to the one of the erase gate lines and the pair of the control gate lines.
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