Static information storage and retrieval – Floating gate – Particular biasing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-02
2011-12-13
Mai, Son (Department: 2827)
Static information storage and retrieval
Floating gate
Particular biasing
C365S185170, C365S185180, C365S185270, C365S185290, C365S185300
Reexamination Certificate
active
08077524
ABSTRACT:
A non-volatile storage system corrects over programed memory cells by selectively performing one or more erase operations on a subset of non-volatile storage elements that are connected to a common word line (or other type of control line).
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Li Yan
Lutze Jeffrey W.
Mai Son
SanDisk Technologies Inc.
Vierra Magen Marcus & DeNiro LLP
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