Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flash memory and associated programming method
- Patent Title (中): 闪存和相关编程方法
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Application No.: US13755045Application Date: 2013-01-31
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Publication No.: US08885405B2Publication Date: 2014-11-11
- Inventor: Che-Wei Chang , Chia-Fu Chang , Yu-Hsiung Tsai , Chia-Jung Hsu
- Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: WPAT, PC
- Agent Justin King
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04 ; G11C16/10

Abstract:
A flash memory includes a program voltage generator, plural memory units, a current limiter, and a multi-bit program control unit. The program voltage generator is used for providing a constant program voltage during a detecting cycle and providing a dynamically-adjustable program voltage during a program cycle. The plural memory units output plural drain currents and plural data line voltages to plural data lines. The current limiter is used for receiving a reference current and a reference voltage, thereby controlling the plural drain currents. During the detecting cycle, a specified data line voltage of the plural data line voltages with the minimum voltage level is detected by the multi-bit program control unit. During the program cycle, the specified data line voltage is used as a feedback voltage, and the dynamically-adjustable program voltage is generated by the program voltage generator according to the feedback voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140211562A1 FLASH MEMORY AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-07-31
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