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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Amichai Givant, Ha'ayin, IL;
Ran Sahar, Netanya, IL;
Inventors:
Amichai Givant, Ha'ayin, IL;
Ran Sahar, Netanya, IL;
Assignee:
Spansion Israel Ltd, Netanya, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods, circuits, devices and systems for operating one or more non-volatile memory (NVM) cells within an array of NVM cells. According to embodiments, there may be provided a nonvolatile memory (NVM) device comprising an array of NVM data cells including one or more border/periphery data cells and one or more non-periphery cells. Array control circuitry may be adapted to gauge a state of the one or more periphery data cells differently than non-periphery data cells.