JPH10510659A - 擾乱が減ぜられたフラッシュ・メモリ・システム及びその方法 - Google Patents
擾乱が減ぜられたフラッシュ・メモリ・システム及びその方法Info
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
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- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/34—Determination of programming status, e.g. threshold voltage, overprogramming or underprogramming, retention
- G11C16/3418—Disturbance prevention or evaluation; Refreshing of disturbed memory data
- G11C16/3427—Circuits or methods to prevent or reduce disturbance of the state of a memory cell when neighbouring cells are read or written
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/26—Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits
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Abstract
Description
Claims (1)
- 【特許請求の範囲】 1. フラッシュ・メモリ・システムであって、 多数の行及び列の形態に配列されたフラッシュ・メモリ・セルから成るアレイ であり、各行内に配置されたセルの全ては共通ワード線に接続された制御ゲート を有し、且つ、1列内のセルの全ては共通ビット線に接続されたドレインを有し て成るアレイと、 複数のメモリ動作を実行するための制御手段であり、 (1)プログラム入力アドレスに基づき、前記アレイのセルをプログラムする ためのプログラム手段と、 (2)読取り入力アドレスに基づき、前記アレイのセルを読取るための読取り 手段であり、前記読取り入力アドレスによって決定された前記アレイのワード線 の内の選択された1つに読取り電圧を印加するように機能する読取り手段とを含 むことから成る制御手段と、 前記読取り手段が前記ワード線の内の選択された1つに前記読取り電圧を印加 する期間を制限する擾乱制限手段と、 を備えるフラッシュ・メモリ・システム。 2. 前記読取り手段が、読取られているセルを流れる電流を示す出力を提 供するセンス増幅器を含み、前記擾乱手段が、前記期間の最後に先行して前記セ ンス増幅器出力を示すデータを記憶するためのデータ記憶手段を含む、請求項1 に記載のフラッシュ・メモリ・システム。
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US08/509,876 | 1995-08-01 | ||
| US08/509,876 US5617350A (en) | 1995-08-01 | 1995-08-01 | Flash memory system having reduced disturb and method |
| PCT/US1996/012444 WO1997005623A1 (en) | 1995-08-01 | 1996-07-29 | Flash memory system having reduced disturb and method |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| JPH10510659A true JPH10510659A (ja) | 1998-10-13 |
| JP3548830B2 JP3548830B2 (ja) | 2004-07-28 |
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| JP50784697A Expired - Fee Related JP3548830B2 (ja) | 1995-08-01 | 1996-07-29 | 擾乱が減ぜられたフラッシュ・メモリ・システム及びその方法 |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US5617350A (ja) |
| EP (1) | EP0842514B1 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JP3548830B2 (ja) |
| KR (1) | KR100308745B1 (ja) |
| AT (1) | ATE251329T1 (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU6604796A (ja) |
| DE (1) | DE69630228T2 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO1997005623A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (13)
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| US5970022A (en) * | 1997-03-21 | 1999-10-19 | Winbond Electronics Corporation | Semiconductor memory device with reduced read disturbance |
| US5825715A (en) * | 1997-05-13 | 1998-10-20 | Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | Method and apparatus for preventing write operations in a memory device |
| DE19742176C1 (de) * | 1997-09-24 | 1999-04-08 | Siemens Ag | Verfahren zur Verwendung beim Einsatz von EEPROMs als Programmspeicher |
| US6108241A (en) * | 1999-07-01 | 2000-08-22 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Leakage detection in flash memory cell |
| US6493270B2 (en) | 1999-07-01 | 2002-12-10 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Leakage detection in programming algorithm for a flash memory device |
| TW559814B (en) * | 2001-05-31 | 2003-11-01 | Semiconductor Energy Lab | Nonvolatile memory and method of driving the same |
| US6597609B2 (en) | 2001-08-30 | 2003-07-22 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Non-volatile memory with test rows for disturb detection |
| EP1359591B1 (en) * | 2002-04-30 | 2006-07-05 | STMicroelectronics S.r.l. | Method for reducing spurious erasing during programming of a nonvolatile nrom |
| KR100546134B1 (ko) * | 2004-03-31 | 2006-01-24 | 주식회사 하이닉스반도체 | 입출력을 멀티플렉스 하는 메모리 장치 |
| US7804714B1 (en) * | 2007-02-21 | 2010-09-28 | National Semiconductor Corporation | System and method for providing an EPROM with different gate oxide thicknesses |
| IT1394027B1 (it) | 2009-05-11 | 2012-05-25 | Mg 2 Srl | Macchina per il riempimento di capsule con prodotti farmaceutici |
| US10593397B1 (en) * | 2018-12-07 | 2020-03-17 | Arm Limited | MRAM read and write methods using an incubation delay interval |
| US10783957B1 (en) | 2019-03-20 | 2020-09-22 | Arm Limited | Read and logic operation methods for voltage-divider bit-cell memory devices |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US5317535A (en) * | 1992-06-19 | 1994-05-31 | Intel Corporation | Gate/source disturb protection for sixteen-bit flash EEPROM memory arrays |
| US5434815A (en) * | 1994-01-19 | 1995-07-18 | Atmel Corporation | Stress reduction for non-volatile memory cell |
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1995
- 1995-08-01 US US08/509,876 patent/US5617350A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1996
- 1996-07-29 AT AT96925572T patent/ATE251329T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-07-29 JP JP50784697A patent/JP3548830B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-07-29 EP EP96925572A patent/EP0842514B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-07-29 DE DE69630228T patent/DE69630228T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-07-29 AU AU66047/96A patent/AU6604796A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-07-29 WO PCT/US1996/012444 patent/WO1997005623A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-07-29 KR KR1019980700671A patent/KR100308745B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
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| EP0842514A4 (en) | 1999-09-08 |
| EP0842514A1 (en) | 1998-05-20 |
| AU6604796A (en) | 1997-02-26 |
| DE69630228T2 (de) | 2004-06-24 |
| KR100308745B1 (ko) | 2001-11-02 |
| DE69630228D1 (de) | 2003-11-06 |
| US5617350A (en) | 1997-04-01 |
| JP3548830B2 (ja) | 2004-07-28 |
| KR19990036007A (ko) | 1999-05-25 |
| ATE251329T1 (de) | 2003-10-15 |
| WO1997005623A1 (en) | 1997-02-13 |
| EP0842514B1 (en) | 2003-10-01 |
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