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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Ryan T. Hirose, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
John W. Tiede, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Iustin Ignatescu, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Ryan T. Hirose, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
John W. Tiede, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Iustin Ignatescu, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01); G11C 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/3459 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to program data into a row of a non-volatile memory array and verify, internally to the non-volatile memory array, that the data was successfully programmed. The verification includes comparing the programmed data from the row of the non-volatile memory array to data in the plurality of high voltage page latches that were used to program the row.