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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2007
Chun-jen Huang, Tainan, TW;
Chia-jung Chen, Chiayi, TW;
Hsin-yi Ho, Hsinchu, TW;
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A non-volatile memory and an operating method thereof. The non-volatile memory includes a memory cell array, a first dummy cell array, an address decoding unit and a synchronous programming circuit. The memory cell array includes a first memory cell, and the first dummy cell array includes a first dummy cell. The first dummy cell is adjacent to a first side of a memory cell array and corresponds to the first memory cell. The address decoding unit receives an address signal for decoding. When the address signal is a relative address of the first dummy cell, the synchronous programming circuit controls the first dummy cell and the first memory cell to be synchronously programmed.