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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Boaz Eitan, Ra'anana, IL;
Natalie Shainsky, Or-Akiva, IL;
Inventors:
Boaz Eitan, Ra'anana, IL;
Natalie Shainsky, Or-Akiva, IL;
Assignee:
Saifun Semiconductors Ltd., Netanya, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Programming a NVM memory cell such as an NROM cell by using hot hole injection (HHI), followed by channel hot electron (CHE) injection. CHE injection increases the threshold voltage (Vt) of bits of memory cells that were disturbed (unnecessarily programmed) in HHI programming step. Page Write may be performed using a combination of only HHI, followed by CHE without any Erase.