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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Alessandro Magnavacca, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni, IT;
Massimiliano Scotti, 20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;
Nicola Del Gatto, 20128 Milano, IT;
Claudio Nava, 20040 Cornate d'Adda, IT;
Marco Ferrario, 20132 Milano, IT;
Massimiliano Mollichelli, 20043 Arcore, IT;
Alessandro Magnavacca, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni, IT;
Massimiliano Scotti, 20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;
Nicola Del Gatto, 20128 Milano, IT;
Claudio Nava, 20040 Cornate d'Adda, IT;
Marco Ferrario, 20132 Milano, IT;
Massimiliano Mollichelli, 20043 Arcore, IT;
Other;
Abstract
A memory device may include an array of addressable three-level cells, a coding circuit being input with three-bit strings and generating corresponding ternary strings based upon a code, and a program circuit being input with the ternary strings and storing them in respective pairs of three-level cells. The memory device also may include a read circuit reading stored ternary strings in the respective pairs of three-level cells, and a decoding circuit being input with the stored ternary strings and generating corresponding strings of three bits based upon the code.