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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Luca Crippa, Busnago, IT;
Giancarlo Ragone, Turin, IT;
Inventors:
Luca Crippa, Busnago, IT;
Giancarlo Ragone, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and an electronic device for stabilizing the voltage on the drain terminals of multi-level non-volatile memory cells during programming thereof. The voltage is provided by a drain voltage regulator having an output connected to the drain terminals at a common circuit node by a metal line conduction path having a parasitic intrinsic resistance. A feedback path is advantageously provided between the common circuit node and an input of the regulator.