MULTI-PASS SOFT PROGRAMMING

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APP PUB NO 20150103601A1
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14050490

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Disclosed herein are system, method and computer program product embodiments for utilizing soft programming a nonvolatile memory. An embodiment operates by sequentially applying a single soft programming voltage pulse to all memory cells along each word line in the nonvolatile memory that fail soft programming verification in a first phase. This sequential application of the single soft programming voltage pulse in the first phase may repeat a predetermined number of times or until a threshold is met. Once the predetermined number of times completes, or the threshold is met, soft programming proceeds to a second phase where soft programming remains with each word line until all memory cells along the word line passes soft programming verification.

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INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES LLC198 CHAMPION COURT SAN JOSE CA 95134

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BANH, Phuog San Ramon, US 1 0
FASTOW, Richard Cupertino, US 68 991
HE, Yi Fremont, US 303 3566
KATHAWALA, Gulzar A Campbell, US 5 45
KUO, Harry Hao Palo Alto, US 1 1
LA, Loi Cupertino, US 1 1
LIU, Zhizheng San Jose, US 54 1043
NEO, Tio Wei Fremont, US 6 12
RANDOLPH, Mark W San Jose, US 41 988
SHETTY, Shivananda San Jose, US 20 25
SUN, Cindy San Jose, US 3 1

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