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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2003
Rajesh Sundaram, Folsom, CA (US);
Jahanshir Javanifard, Carmichael, CA (US);
Kerry D. Tedrow, Folsom, CA (US);
Priya Walimbe, Folsom, CA (US);
Tom H. Ly, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Raymond W. Zeng, Folsom, CA (US);
Rajesh Sundaram, Folsom, CA (US);
Jahanshir Javanifard, Carmichael, CA (US);
Kerry D. Tedrow, Folsom, CA (US);
Priya Walimbe, Folsom, CA (US);
Tom H. Ly, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Raymond W. Zeng, Folsom, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to supply a negative voltage to at least one deselected wordline of a memory array. Further, while the negative voltage is supplied to deselected wordlines, a positive voltage may be supplied to a selected wordline. The memory array may be a flash memory incorporating multi-level cell architecture, in one embodiment.