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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MACRONIX International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit for adjusting a select gate voltage of a non-volatile memory is provided. The circuit includes a well, a select gate, an adjustment unit, and a switch. There is a capacitive coupling between the well and the select gate. The adjustment unit generates a driving voltage for the select gate. The switch is coupled in series with the adjustment unit between the select gate and the well.