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AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.I.
InventorsFrancesco Mastroianni, Massimiliano Scotti, Antonio Geraci, Andrea Pozzato
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A non-volatile memory device suitable to be programmed in a sequential mode. The device includes a plurality of blocks of memory cells each one for storing a word, each block being identified by an address. An input circuit for loading an input address at the beginning of a programming procedure and an internal circuit for setting an internal address to the input address. The device further includes a data input circuit for loading a predetermined number of input words in succession, and a latch circuit for latching a page consisting of the predetermined number of input words. The memory then executes a programming operation including writing the page in the blocks identified by consecutive addresses starting from the internal address, and increments the internal address of the predetermined number in response to the completion of the programming operation.
A non-volatile memory device suitable to be programmed in a sequential mode comprising:
A method of programming a non-volatile memory device in a sequential mode including a plurality of blocks of memory cells each one for storing a word, each block being identified by an address, the method including the steps of:
A programming device for controlling the programming in a sequential mode of a non-volatile memory device including means for providing an input address at the beginning of a programming procedure, means for providing a predetermined number of input words in succession without increasing the input address, and means for waiting for the completion of a programming operation of a page consisting of the predetermined number of input words.
A method of controlling the programming in a sequential mode of a non-volatile memory device including the steps of:
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