G11C 2211/562
Multilevel memory programming aspects
G11C2211/562 (Multilevel memory programming aspects) appears on 1,692 US grants and 1,541 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11C- Granted patents
- 1,692
- Published applications
- 1,541
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 1,478
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 18 |
| 2002 | 35 | 21 |
| 2003 | 17 | 34 |
| 2004 | 25 | 30 |
| 2005 | 24 | 29 |
| 2006 | 28 | 46 |
| 2007 | 41 | 91 |
| 2008 | 78 | 117 |
| 2009 | 94 | 104 |
| 2010 | 87 | 102 |
| 2011 | 107 | 89 |
| 2012 | 101 | 62 |
| 2013 | 85 | 47 |
| 2014 | 49 | 39 |
| 2015 | 44 | 31 |
| 2016 | 59 | 57 |
| 2017 | 52 | 43 |
| 2018 | 40 | 53 |
| 2019 | 74 | 81 |
| 2020 | 97 | 89 |
| 2021 | 90 | 88 |
| 2022 | 73 | 83 |
| 2023 | 69 | 83 |
| 2024 | 79 | 60 |
| 2025 | 55 | 25 |
| 2026 | 12 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G11C 2211/5621Multilevel programming verificationIndexing code1,503
- G11C 2211/5622Concurrent multilevel programming of more than one cellIndexing code130
- G11C 2211/5624Concurrent multilevel programming and programming verificationIndexing code83
- G11C 2211/5623Concurrent multilevel programming and readingIndexing code39
- G11C 2211/5625Self-converging multilevel programmingIndexing code21
Recent patents
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- Early program termination for nand slc program9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196277 A1SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Semiconductor memory and nonvolatile memory2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188390 A1Kioxia Corporation
- Concurrent slow-fast memory cell programming25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179689 A1Micron Technology, Inc.
- Non-volatile memory with multiple sensngs25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179697 A1SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Combination single-level cell program modes to improve cell endurance18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171157 A1SanDisk Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-state EEprom read and write circuits and techniques1,175US 5,172,338 ASunDisk Corporation · 1992
- Multi-state EEPROM having write-verify control circuit972US 5,570,315 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1996
- Variable programming of non-volatile memory725US 7,020,017 B2SanDisk Corporation · 2006
- Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and method of programming a non-volatile memory cell to a predetermined state625US 5,774,397 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1998
- Flash eeprom system602US 5,297,148 ASunDisk Corporation · 1994