JP5160441B2 - 不揮発性メモリをプログラムする/消去する方法および装置 - Google Patents
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別の実施形態は、プログラム/消去サイクルの第1の部分間に複数の読取電流/電圧閾値のうちの第1の閾値を選択し、プログラム/消去サイクルの第2の部分間に複数の読取電流/電圧閾値のうちの第2の閾値を選択する閾値選択器を含む不揮発性メモリ(NVM)を有する集積回路に関し、複数の読取電流/電圧閾値のうちの第1の閾値と複数の読取電流/電圧閾値のうちの第2の閾値とは異なる。
当業者であれば、図面中の構成要素は簡潔化と明瞭化のために示されており、必ずしも等縮尺ではないことを理解するであろう。たとえば、図面中の構成要素のいくつかの寸法は、本発明の実施形態に関する理解を深める助けとして他の構成要素に対して誇張して描かれているかもしれない。
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- 不揮発性メモリ(NVM)をプログラム/消去する方法であって、
第1の消去電圧を有する複数の消去パルスを用いて前記NVMの少なくとも1部の消去動作を開始させること、
第1の読取電流閾値を選択すること、
前記NVMの少なくとも1部の第1の実際の読取電流を判定すること、
前記第1の実際の読取電流と前記第1の読取電流閾値とを比較すること、
前記第1の実際の読取電流が前記第1の読取電流閾値より低い場合、
前記第1の消去電圧よりも高い第2の消去電圧と、前記第1の読取電流閾値よりも低い第2の読取電流閾値を選択するステップと、
前記第2の消去電圧を有する複数の消去パルスを前記NVMの少なくとも1部に印加するステップと、
前記NVMの前記少なくとも1部の第2の実際の読取電流を判定するステップと、
前記第2の実際の読取電流と前記第2の読取電流閾値とを比較するステップと、
を実行すること、
前記第2の実際の読取電流が前記第2の読取電流閾値以上である場合、消去動作を完了すること、
を備える、方法。 - 前記複数の消去パルスはN個の消去パルスを備え、Nは前記NVMに記憶される値によって決定される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第2の実際の読取電流が前記第2の読取電流閾値以上である場合、又は前記NVMの少なくとも1部に、予め設定された数の消去パルスが印加された場合、消去動作を完了すること、を備える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の消去電圧を有する複数の消去パルスの数は、前記第2の消去電圧を有する複数の消去パルスの数と異なる、請求項1に記載の方法。
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