Suppression of program disturb with bit line and select gate voltage regulation
Techniques for suppression of program disturb in flash memory devices are described herein. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a flash memory device coupled to a microprocessor. The flash memory device comprises rows and columns of memory cells, where the memory cells in each row are coupled to a source line and to a select-gate (SG) line, and the memory cells in each column are coupled to a respective bit line (BL). A control circuit in the flash memory device is configured to regulate both a first voltage, of a selected SG line, and a second voltage, of an unselected BL, independently of a power supply voltage of the flash memory device, and to adjust at least one of the first voltage and the second voltage based on a measure of an operating temperature of the flash memory device.
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
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Shivananda Kuo-Tung Pawan Tio Wei Chun Giovanni Yoram
Shetty Chang Singh Neo Chen Mazzeo Betser