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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Method and system for regulating a program voltage value during multilevel memory device programming
Applicants:
Massimiliano Frulio, Milan, IT;
Simone Bartoli, Cambiago, IT;
Davide Manfre′, Bologna, IT;
Andrea Sacco, Alessandria, IT;
Inventors:
Massimiliano Frulio, Milan, IT;
Simone Bartoli, Cambiago, IT;
Davide Manfre′, Bologna, IT;
Andrea Sacco, Alessandria, IT;
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Regulating a program voltage value during multilevel memory device programming includes utilizing a program path duplicate in an output pump regulator circuit. Further, the output pump regulator circuit is utilized to provide a regulated program voltage for memory cell programming, the regulated program voltage correcting for a program path voltage drop.