Flash memory and testing method thereof
AssigneeWinbond Electronics Corp.
InventorsI-Hsien Tseng, Lung-Chi Cheng, Hsiu-Han Liao
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AssigneeWinbond Electronics Corp.
InventorsI-Hsien Tseng, Lung-Chi Cheng, Hsiu-Han Liao
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A flash memory and a testing method thereof are provided. The testing method includes following steps: performing an erase verification reference value adjustment step, including adjusting a erase verification current from a normal erase verification current to a fast bit screening erase verification current, and adjusting a soft program verification current from a normal soft program verification current to a fast bit screening soft program verification current; performing an erase operation on memory cells in which the fast bit screening erase verification current is adopted to perform a corresponding erase verification; performing a soft program operation on the memory cells in which the fast bit screening soft program verification current is adopted to perform a corresponding soft program verification; and applying a test voltage to word lines coupled to the memory cells to determine whether the memory cells are defective memory cells or normal memory cells a obtained cell currents.
A testing method of a flash memory, wherein the flash memory comprises a plurality of memory cells, and the testing method comprises:
A flash memory, comprising:
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