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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2011
Applicant:
Ning Tan, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Ning Tan, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is for operating a memory having a group of non-volatile memory cells. A first programming pulse is applied to a subset of the group of non-volatile memory cells. The subset needs additional programming. A portion of the subset still needing additional programming is identified. A ratio of the number of memory cells in the subset and the number of memory cells in the portion is determined. A size of a second programming pulse based on the ratio is selected. The second programming pulse is applied to the portion.