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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Allan Parker, Austin, TX (US);
Ali Pourkeramati, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Arthur Benjamin Oliver, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Allan Parker, Austin, TX (US);
Ali Pourkeramati, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Arthur Benjamin Oliver, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory module is provided. The memory module includes die packages and a charge pump that is external the die packages. Each die package includes a flash memory device, and each of the flash memory devices includes bit lines and memory cells coupled to the bit lines. The charge pump provides a charge pump voltage that is selectively provided to the bit lines in each flash memory device in each of the die packages.