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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Itzic Cohen, Netanya, IL;
Ori Tirosh, Kfar Saba, IL;
Kobi Danon, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Shmulik Hadas, Tel Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Itzic Cohen, Netanya, IL;
Ori Tirosh, Kfar Saba, IL;
Kobi Danon, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Shmulik Hadas, Tel Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
Spansion Isreal, Ltd, Netanya, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and circuits for performing recovery associated with programming of non-volatile memory (NVM) array cells. According to embodiments, there are provided methods and circuits for programming NVM cells, including: (1) erasing NVM array cells; (2) loading an SRAM with user data; (3) if programming is successful, then flipping bits in the SRAM; and (4) if programming is not successful, reading data back from the array to the SRAM.