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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2015
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Stmicroelectronics Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Antonino Conte, Tremestiere Etneo, IT;
Alberto Jose′ Di Martino, Palagonia, IT;
Kailash Khairnar, Leixlip, IE;
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza (MB), IT;
STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A phase change non-volatile memory device has a memory array with a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns, a column decoder and a row decoder designed to select columns, and, respectively, rows of the memory array during operations of programming of corresponding memory cells. A control logic, coupled to the column decoder and the row decoder, is designed to execute a sequential programming command, to control the column decoder and row decoder to select one column of the memory array and execute sequential programming operations on a desired block of memory cells belonging to contiguous selected rows of the selected column.