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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Sebastien Zink, Aix En Provence, FR;
Bruno Leconte, Rousset, FR;
Paola Cavaleri, Rousset, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C016/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrically erasable and programmable memory includes memory cells and a verify-program device. The memory also includes an erase verify device arranged for supplying an erase verify signal having a determined value when a datum read in a memory cell during a first verify-program cycle has an erase logic value. Application particularly to performing a blank verify test in serial input/output Flash memories.