Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory circuit and memory programming method
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Application No.: US17326294Application Date: 2021-05-20
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Publication No.: US11495312B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Wen-Chiao Ho , Pil-Sang Ryoo
- Applicant: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Taichung
- Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taichung
- Agency: JCIPRNET
- Priority: TW109140279 20201118
- Main IPC: G11C16/34
- IPC: G11C16/34 ; G11C16/10 ; G11C16/30 ; G11C16/26 ; G11C16/12

Abstract:
A memory circuit and a memory programming method adapted to program flash memory are provided. The memory circuit includes a charge pumping circuit, a voltage regulator, a voltage sensor, and a plurality of switch circuits. The charge pumping circuit generates a pumping voltage and a pumping current. The voltage regulator is coupled to the charge pumping circuit and generates a programming voltage and a programming current to program the flash memory according to the pumping voltage and the pumping current. The voltage sensor is coupled to the voltage regulator to monitor a voltage value of the programming voltage. Each of the plurality of switch circuits includes a first terminal coupled to the voltage sensor and a second terminal coupled to the flash memory. A quantity of the plurality of switch circuits that are turned on is determined by the voltage value of the programming voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220157392A1 MEMORY CIRCUIT AND MEMORY PROGRAMMING METHOD Public/Granted day:2022-05-19
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