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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2012
Jeffrey C. Cunningham, Austin, TX (US);
Karthik Ramanan, Austin, TX (US);
Ross S. Scouller, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald J. Syzdek, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Cunningham, Austin, TX (US);
Karthik Ramanan, Austin, TX (US);
Ross S. Scouller, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald J. Syzdek, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor memory device includes a non-volatile memory, a memory controller, and a charge pump system. The memory controller establishes first parameters for a first programming cycle of a first plurality of memory cells of the non-volatile memory prior to the first programming cycle being performed. The charge pump system includes a plurality of charge pumps and provides a first programming pulse for use in performing the first program cycle. The first programming pulse is provided by selecting, according to the first parameters, which of the plurality of charge pumps are to be enabled during the first program cycle and which are to be disabled during the first program cycle.