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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Suibin Zhang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ravi Annavajjhala, Folsom, CA (US);
Robert L. Baltar, Folsom, CA (US);
Dow-Ping D. Wong, Folsom, CA (US);
Marc E. Landgraf, Folsom, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of operating a flash memory, which includes discharging at least one local wordline of an unselected block of flash memory cells during an interval in which a selected set of flash memory cells are being conditioned, such that the at least one local wordline does not develop a charge that is sufficient to corrupt the data stored in the unselected block.