STMicroelectronics Assigned Patent
NVM with improved cell cycling and corresponding method for operating NVM device
By Francis Pelletier | September 19, 2024 at 2:00 pmSTMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, Italy, and STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Rousset, France, has been assigned a patent (12057180) developed by La Rosa; Francesco, Rousset, France, Conte; Antonino, Tremestieri Etneo, Italy, and Maugain; Francois, Trets, France, for “non-volatile memory device with improved cell cycling and corresponding method for operating the non-volatile memory device.“
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “In an embodiment a non-volatile memory device includes a memory array having a plurality of memory cells, a control unit operatively coupled to the memory array, a biasing stage controllable by the control unit and configured to apply a biasing configuration to the memory cells to perform a memory operation and a reading stage coupled to the memory array and controllable by the control unit, the reading stage configured to verify whether the memory operation has been successful based on a verify level, wherein the control unit is configured to adaptively modify a value of the verify level based on an ageing of the memory cells.”
The patent application was filed on 2022-09-21 (17/934102).