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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Cheong Min Hong, Austin, TX (US);
Horacio P. Gasquet, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald J. Syzdek, Austin, TX (US);
Cheong Min Hong, Austin, TX (US);
Horacio P. Gasquet, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald J. Syzdek, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A non-volatile memory (NVM) system has a normal mode, a standby mode and an off mode that uses less power than the standby mode. The NVM system includes an NVM array that includes NVM cells and NVM peripheral circuitry. Each NVM cell includes a control gate. A controller is coupled to the NVM array, applies a voltage to the control gates and power to the peripheral circuitry during the standby mode, and applies an off-mode voltage to the control gates and removes power from the NVM peripheral circuitry during the off mode.