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Reducing the effects of noise in non-volatile memories through multiple reads

  • US 6,785,164 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2003
  • Issued: 08/31/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of writing a data value in a non-volatile memory, comprising:

  • altering the state of a storage element in the non-volatile memory;

    subsequent to said altering the state of the storage element and prior to further altering the state of the storage element, comparing a plurality of times a parameter indicative of the resultant state of the storage element to a reference value indicative of the data value; and

    determining whether to further alter the state of the storage element in response to said comparing a plurality of times.

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