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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Tony M. Turner, Foothill, CA (US);
Myron Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Tony M. Turner, Foothill, CA (US);
Myron Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of programming a memory includes the steps of attempting to program a bit at a designated address for a predetermined time; testing the bit to see if it has been programmed; increasing the predetermined time by approximately an order of magnitude; repeating the previous steps (until the bit at the designated address is programmed; and repeating all the previous steps by advancing the designated address until all bits in the memory are programmed.