Static information storage and retrieval – Floating gate – Particular biasing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-17
2010-02-23
Le, Thong Q (Department: 2827)
Static information storage and retrieval
Floating gate
Particular biasing
C365S230060, C365S185140, C365S185220
Reexamination Certificate
active
07668017
ABSTRACT:
A method includes determining groups of rows to erase together in order to minimize the margin loss associated with bake after a large number of program and erasure cycles. The method alternatively includes determining groups of rows to erase together to minimize the width of a resultant erase threshold voltage distribution, erasing the groups together, stopping erasure of a group when the group is erase verified and performing the step of erasing on those groups which were not previously erase verified.
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Saifun Semiconductors Ltd.
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