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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Theodore T. Pekny, Campbell, CA (US);
Stephen J. Gualandri, Campbell, CA (US);
Micron Telecommunications, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A non-volatile memory generates a pump voltage from a voltage source, which is typically a charge pump circuit or alternative source. The memory includes a non-volatile memory array having a plurality of memory cells. The pump voltage is utilized to erase or program the floating gate memory cells. After the non-volatile memory device completes an erase or programming operation, the pump voltage source is disabled. A discharge control circuit gradually discharges all of, or the initial component of, a remaining programming voltage charge to ground. The discharge control circuit, therefore, reduces noise caused by a large discharge current spike in the non-volatile memory device.