Static information storage and retrieval – Floating gate – Particular biasing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-18
2007-09-18
Phung, Anh (Department: 2824)
Static information storage and retrieval
Floating gate
Particular biasing
C365S185170, C365S185250
Reexamination Certificate
active
11020269
ABSTRACT:
A method of reducing gate disturb in a charge-trapping layer memory cell by applying different Vpass voltages to different sides of a selected wordline. A higher Vpass voltage is used to pass higher source/drain voltage and a lower Vpass voltage is used to pass a lower source/drain voltage. By controlling the Vpass voltages on different sides of a selected wordline, it is possible to reduce a vertical field that is established in a gate region when the Vpass voltages are applied. A reduced vertical field results in suppressed gate disturb. The method also includes a novel bit-line biasing scheme that may further reduce the vertical field and thereby may further suppress gate disturb, particularly in an array of memory cells.
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Yeh Chih Chieh
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld & LLP
Le Toan
Macronix International Co. Ltd.
Phung Anh
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