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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ranjeet Alexis, Folsom, CA (US);
Robert E. Larsen, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/516 ; G06F 1/576 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/516 ; G06F 1/576 ;
Abstract
A read-while-write memory device. The read-while-write memory device includes a read memory plane and a write memory plane. A first number of read sense amplifiers greater than one is coupled in parallel to the read memory plane in response to a memory read operation. A second number of verify sense amplifiers greater than zero and less than the first number is coupled to the write memory plane in response to one of a memory write or erase operation.