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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hidetoshi Ozoe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/606 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/606 ;
Abstract
A flash memory includes a programming section for programming one or more of memory cells at a time. The output node of the undoped programming transistor in the programming section is maintained at substantially constant irrespective of the number of the cell transistors being programmed at a time. The programming section has a voltage follower scheme including a differential amplifier and the programming transistor.