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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charan Srinivasan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Eyal Gurgi, Herzliya Pituach, IL;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/56 (2013.01); G11C 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for data storage includes setting a plurality of memory cells to hold respective target analog values, by applying to the memory cells a sequence of iterations, each iteration includes attempting to set the target analog values and then verifying whether the target analog values have been reached in accordance with a verification condition. After applying a predefined number of the iterations, the verification condition is relaxed and a condition of whether the target analog values have been reached in accordance with the relaxed verification condition is verified.