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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Tiao-hua Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Nancy Leong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nian Yang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Guowei Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Aaron Lee, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sachit Chandra, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael A. Vanbuskirk, Saratoga, CA (US);
Johnny Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Darlene Hamilton, San Jose, CA (US);
Binh Quang Le, San Jose, CA (US);
Tiao-Hua Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Nancy Leong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nian Yang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Guowei Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Aaron Lee, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sachit Chandra, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael A. VanBuskirk, Saratoga, CA (US);
Johnny Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Darlene Hamilton, San Jose, CA (US);
Binh Quang Le, San Jose, CA (US);
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for programming a nonvolatile memory array including an array of memory cells, where each memory cell including a substrate, a control gate, a charge storage element, a source region and a drain region. The method includes receiving a programming window containing a predetermined number of bits that are to be programmed in the array and determining which of the predetermined number of bits are to be programmed in the memory array. The predetermined number of bits are simultaneously programmed to corresponding memory cells in the array. A programming state of the predetermined number of bits in the array is simultaneously verified.