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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sebastian T. Uribe, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Daniel R. Elmhurst, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ; G11C 1/606 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ; G11C 1/606 ;
Abstract
Cells in a non-volatile memory are programmed in parallel using a variable program bandwidth. The variable program bandwidth is an automatic variation in the number of cells pulsed in parallel based upon a predefined electrical current provisioning capability. The variation in programming number may be based upon whether a program pulse represents an initial pulse or a re-pulse. Additionally, or alternatively, the variation in programming number may be based upon a cell level to be programmed by a pulse in a MLC device.