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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Michael Achter, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hagop Nazarian, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Achter, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hagop Nazarian, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Flash memory devices have a plurality of memory cells that can be erased and programmed. Performing a voltage verification check allows a for an appropriate state-change voltage to be applied to the flash memory device. The appropriate state-change voltage is determined though accessing a look-up table. Using an appropriate state-change voltage allows a cell to operate with more overall programming cycles.