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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Win-San Khwa, Taipei, TW;
Tzu-Hsiang Su, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chao-I Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsiang-Pang Li, Zhubei, TW;
Yu-Ming Chang, Pingtung County, TW;
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method for programming a memory device comprises the following steps: performing an interleaving programming, including: programming a first memory cell during a first time interval and correspondingly verifying the first memory cell during a second time interval; programming a second memory cell during a third time interval and correspondingly verifying the second memory cell during a fourth time interval between the first and second time intervals; and inserting at least one dummy cycle between the first and second time intervals to ensure that a resistance change per unit of time of the first memory cell is less than a threshold.