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`[54] ELECTRICALLY ALTERABLE NON-
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`Cross Reference to Related Amlicnflons
`This Application is I continuation-input of US. patent
`application Scr. No. 081071.816. filed his. 4. 1993 entitled
`"Elecnicnlly Allernblc Non‘Volllile Mums? with N—Bits
`Peril-lemony Cell." new US. Pat. No. 5.394.362. whid: is a
`continuation of {1.5. patent mil-adorn Sen No. ill/652.878.
`filed Feb. 8. 1991 (now US. Pat. No. 5.218.569) entitled
`‘Elcctnicaliy Alla-lb]: Non-Volatile Manon with N-Bis
`For Cell."
`BAMOUND OF THE ENVEN'I‘ION
`1. Field of the Invenfinn
`This invention relates to non-volatile moi-y (NVM)
`devices: uni. me patiwluly. is concerned with an app:-
`rntus and method for psogmnming nnilcr verifying prov
`yawning of a multilevel NVM denies with stable refer-
`ence voltages.
`2. Description of III: Bnckgtollnd An
`In conventional single-bi! pa cell mommy devices. Ill:
`memory cell assumes one oftwo information storage slate-s.
`either an "on" state a an “06" note. This combination of
`either “on" or “DE" defines one bit ofinfotmnfion.As a
`result. a roomy device which em stone n-hits of data
`requires it scpmne many cells.
`Ina-ensingthenundrcrofbilswhlch cnnbestcredinn
`single-hflpm'cellmemu-y deviant-dies Ilpanincteesing the
`numb: of mommy cells on n alleles-one basis will: the
`numbu'ofbitsofdatalohe stated. Mefllodsfuinaeuing
`memofmmyfluinnsinzlememsrydcvicehzve
`relied upon the following advanced mammal-log ted)-
`niquen: Mature larger die which cousin more memory
`cells; or use improved lidtcgtaphy techniques to build
`smallesmesnnxycellsnndnllnwmnrememmycellstohc
`placed in 1 given area on a single chip.
`Al allernnlivemmhtolhe single-bkperoellnppmach
`involves storing multiple-hits of data in a single meaty
`cell. Previous” woodman In implementing maple-bill):
`cell non—volatile memory devices lave only involved meek
`grogrmlnnblerend onlylmnodesfkohlsll’n one office:
`sppmedies. the dime! width audio: length arm melons)!
`all is varied such mntZ“ tfifia’ent nondndlvity vnloes are
`obtained which correspond“: Tdfifu'ull nut: Whali-
`ingbn n-hitsofdnlnwhidlmbcslm'ed cnnlinfllemnty
`cell. In adherappronch. the [on ilnplnntfnrthe threshold
`voltage is vu-icd such flint the macs-y cell will have 2"
`fluent Valuge Ihmshdds (VI) «(Impending to 2" diffi-
`ent conductance levels eta-responding to 2" diil'ezem states
`compendium n-bitsddnnwhich an be stated one
`single memory cell Bangles ofmemmy devices nEtlsesc
`types ale nescdbedln US. Pet. No. 4.192.014 by Crayon-m.
`Us. Pat. No. 4.586.163 by mike. US. Pat. No. 4237570
`by Stark. US. Pat. No. 1621424- by'Wu. Ind us. Pat. No.
`4.847.803 by Km.
`Single-hit per cell rend-only-memy devices use only
`nqninedm sense. ornud. mo Muesli levels or states pu-
`cell. consequently they have need for only one voltage
`reference. Sensing schemes fa: mlfldcvnlmemmy devices
`are more oomph and. who 2‘-1 volunt- mm.
`Ennmplcl on such multiple state sensingsm for 30145
`no desqibetl in us. Put. No. 4,449,203 byAnlhnch. [1.5.
`Pat. No. 4.495.602by Shepml. U5. Pet. No. 4.503.573 by
`Iwnhnsi'si. and US. Pa. No. 4.653323 by Suzuki.
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`WY OF THE INVENTION
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`The present inversion PDVldeS l. Milli-level electrically
`site-able non-volatile menu-y (EANVM) devia. who-ell:
`manilofthe s‘lctngelccefions hnve monetitnntwo
`dismal states.
`In a specific embodiment. die unseat invention peovides
`a mum-level musty device The peasant mum-level
`memory device includes 1 mold-level cell means for storing
`inputinfmntinnfornnindefitfllepuind oftimensn
`discrete Me of the mold-level cell means. The mfiievel
`cellmesmstorcsinfumnlion in mestnteawheteli
`unbaJoofnp-edeteminednnndaermnisnnumbu
`of his stored per cell. and K52. The meson: mold-level
`mum-y device also includes n
`cell Hamming
`mfmpommgthemfivlevelceflmton stale
`conesponding so thcinputinfcmmion. Aocmpnrnmr means
`hempuingthemcnuymcfmemulfl-levelcell
`means mmeinputinfmflon is also included'l‘neinpnn
`infatuation corresponds to one of n plurality of Inference
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`duemnldnfaz-bitpucfliEANVM dndnltlptw
`verify cyde using vu'iablevddthprogem pulses.
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`the input him-maxim,
`All Ina-native specific embodimnt thopmfideaa Imm—
`level memmy device. The Fem mum-level memory
`device includes a mum-level cell mm for Gluing input
`Mmafionfunnindefinfiepedoddfim as adimete mu:
`affine multivlwel cell mem'me mum-level cell manna
`stores WonkammymmwbucKisubfie
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`mefllmhemadeindeuflinmespedflc
`storedpercell.nndK">2. Amoryeell WE
`CW! afthe invent-tun. exlmptlea ofwhiclt zefllus-
`master manning the mum-level cell mansion stun:
`Win mewmpmyingch'awings. While the invenfiau
`unrespondhgtothehwthfmnuflonhnlw indudei'l‘he
`wiil he unedited in conjunction with the tpecifie
`present mum-level may define filtlhar include: I cum-
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`Intendedtolimitflne invenflontomosecmhodimmts.0nlhe
`mmfivlevel eellmnswiththeimut infa-matiun'l‘heml
`county. the invention is intended tn cover VII-ions
`infcnnaflon
`dsto unedullnrnlityaftetmme
`WWI. mudiflufims and equtvnlentt. which my be
`volt-gee. The ptesent comm meens firmer seen-lea a
`included width the spirit and scope ofthc invention as
`mum)! nignllinflufivcoflhemmoq‘ “=qu
`deflnodbytheqapended claim
`the input [n.fmflion. A refuenoe volsege menus fur defin-
`In 5:1!an flu: invention dum'bed hm: mow: n-hits of
`ing die plurality oftefm valleys in also helnded. The
`infmmnflmtnbeaareé onandteuifmmmmeetrieeuy
`present reference voltage mm! is ope-ably coupled to the
`campnawr means.
`Mutable Non-Volatile Men-my (BANVM). This is accom-
`plishedbydemicnlly vaninsthceonducfimy ofthe chun-
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF'I‘EE DRAWINGS
`ndcinfloathggficmmbewflhinnnyoucotffl"
`The “myth; drawings, which atW ill
`conductivity ranges where "K" represents the base of the
`nndfonnapafl offllisspcdficnfion.fllumie embndimcnjs
`mbminglystembulugewlcyedfinnbiuysysxem.“x"
`offininvenflonandJagefin‘wififllcdflaiflicmmm
`equek Z). The conductivity range is then named and
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`modifiedbyulinsexmdmmming hxdwarennti
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`Time external signal: Ind valuges are then modified
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