Memory incorporating column register and method of writing in said memory
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorsBertrand Bertrand, David Naura, Sébastien Zink
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AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorsBertrand Bertrand, David Naura, Sébastien Zink
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A column register of an integrated circuit memory, notably in EEPROM technology, is utilized in a method of writing a data word of 2p bits in the memory, where p is a non-zero whole number. The method includes the following steps: 1) erasing all the cells of the word; 2) loading 2q data in 2q high-voltage latches (HV1, HV3, HV5, HV7), and loading 2p−2q other data in the 2p−2q low-voltage latches (LV0, LV2, LV4, LV6); and 3) programming 2q cells of the memory (M0, M2, M4, M6) as a function of the data memorized in the 2q high-voltage latches; as well as repeating 2p−q−1 times the following steps: 4) loading, in the 2q high-voltage latches, of 2q other data that were loaded in the 2q low-voltage latches at step 2); and 5) programming 2q other cells of the memory (M1, M3, M5, M7) as a function of the data memorized in the 2q high-voltage latches.
A column register suitable for use in an integrated circuit memory comprising a memory word having 2p memory cells each connected to a respective bit line, where p is a non-zero whole number, the column register comprising:
An integrated circuit memory comprising:
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