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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Venkatraman Prabhakar, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Long Hinh, San Jose, CA (US);
Kaveh Shakeri, Campbell, CA (US);
Sarath C. Puthenthermadam, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods of pulse shaping a pulse signal for programming and erasing a Silicon-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon (SONOS) memory cell are described. In one method a pulse shape of a pulse signal is controlled to include four or more phases for programming or erasing a SONOS memory cell. A write cycle is performed to program or erase the SONOS memory with the pulse signal with the four or more phases.