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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Chinh Vo, San Jose, CA (US);
Harry Shengwen Luan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Pearl Cheng, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chinh Vo, San Jose, CA (US);
Harry Shengwen Luan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Pearl Cheng, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kilopass Technology Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In example embodiments, methods are provided for reducing bit line leakage current. In an example embodiment, an unselected program word line is biased to a bias voltage. The unselected program word line is connected to a memory cell and the memory cell includes a plurality of transistors. In another example embodiment, an unselected memory cell is biased to a negative bias voltage during read operations.