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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung City, TW;
Inventor:
Masaru Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Windbond Electronics Corp., Taichung City, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); G11C 29/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/26 (2013.01); G11C 7/1096 (2013.01); G11C 16/3459 (2013.01); G11C 29/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a flash memory, which includes: a memory cell array including two planes; a controller configured to control the read action and program action of the two planes; and two latches configured to hold data read from one plane or data that should be programmed to one plane; and two latches configured to hold data read from another plane or data that should be programmed to another plane. The controller is configured to perform read operation of the other plane according to a simultaneous command input from the outside while performing programming operation of one plane.