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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Chun Hsiung Hung, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuen Long Chang, Taipei, TW;
Nai Ping Kuo, Hsinchu, TW;
Ken Hui Chen, Taichng, TW;
Yu Chen Wang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Inventors:
Chun Hsiung Hung, Hsinchu, TW;
Kuen Long Chang, Taipei, TW;
Nai Ping Kuo, Hsinchu, TW;
Ken Hui Chen, Taichng, TW;
Yu Chen Wang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for protecting non-volatile memory is described. A write command is processed only when an operating voltage is between specified operating limits and when a data pattern stored in the non-volatile memory is repeatedly read successfully.