Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flash memory and method for operating the same
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Application No.: US16906406Application Date: 2020-06-19
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Publication No.: US11081181B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Sho Okabe
- Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Taichung
- Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taichung
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-114682 20190620
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04 ; G11C16/26 ; G11C16/14 ; G11C16/24 ; G11C16/10 ; G11C11/56

Abstract:
A flash memory of the invention has a plurality of planes, a controller, a switch unit, and a driving control circuit. The controller is configured to select at least one of the planes. The switch unit is configured to electrically connect bit lines of the unselected plane to a reference voltage. The driving control circuit is configured to commonly provide a gate select signal to select transistors of the selected planes and the unselected planes after the bit lines of the unselected plane is electrically connected to the reference voltage. A flash memory that can reliably seek stability of threshold distribution of memory is provided.
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