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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1996
Chung-You Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method which allows random programming and avoids the problem with band-to-band tunneling current discussed above. In particular, the present invention applies a predetermined voltage along the wordlines adjacent to the programming wordline. A method of programming in a Flash memory system includes providing a first wordline coupled with a first device desired to be programmed, the first wordline also coupled with a second device desired to be program inhibited; electrically isolating the second device; programming the first device; and programming a third device coupled with a second wordline, the second wordline not being adjacent to the first wordline.