Method for operating a memory device
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1. A method for operating bits of memory cells in a memory array, the method comprising:
- applying operating pulses to at least one of Type-I bits and Type-II bits of a sample of memory cells, a Type-I bit being defined as a bit in a dual bit cell whose other bit is erased and a Type-II bit being defined as a bit in a dual bit cell whose other bit is programmed;
determining a response of at least one of an electrical, physical and mechanical property of said at least one of Type-I bits and Type-II bits to said operating pulses;
applying at least one operating pulse as a function of said response to at least some other Type-I bits of said array; and
applying at least one further operating pulse as a function of said response to at least some other Type-II bits of said array.
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A method and a system for operating bits of memory cells in a memory array, the method including applying a first operating pulse to a terminal of a first cell, the first operating pulse is intended to place the first cell into a predefined state; and applying a second operating pulse to a terminal of a second cell in the set, the second operating pulse is intended to place the second cell to the predefined state, and the pulse characteristics of the second operating pulse are a function of the response of the first cell to the first operating pulse.
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1. A method for operating bits of memory cells in a memory array, the method comprising:
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applying operating pulses to at least one of Type-I bits and Type-II bits of a sample of memory cells, a Type-I bit being defined as a bit in a dual bit cell whose other bit is erased and a Type-II bit being defined as a bit in a dual bit cell whose other bit is programmed;
determining a response of at least one of an electrical, physical and mechanical property of said at least one of Type-I bits and Type-II bits to said operating pulses;
applying at least one operating pulse as a function of said response to at least some other Type-I bits of said array; and
applying at least one further operating pulse as a function of said response to at least some other Type-II bits of said array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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