38results about How to "Improve programming reliability" patented technology

A semiconductor device includes first memory blocks arranged in a longitudinal direction, and including a plurality of strings, wherein the strings are formed along a vertical direction, and the strings adjacent to each other share bit lines or source lines with each other, each string including a drain selection transistor coupled to an odd drain selection line or an even drain selection line, memory cells coupled to word lines, and a source selection transistor coupled to an odd source selection line or an even source selection line, page buffers suitable for storing data, a selection switch unit suitable for transferring the data stored in the page buffers or various voltages supplied from an external source to the bit lines and the source lines; and a control circuit suitable for controlling the page buffers and the selection switch unit.

An evaluation system includes a storage unit, a microcomputer for outputting a read address to the storage unit and executing reading, and an error generator for generating an error signal based on a mode signal and the read address that are transmitted between the storage unit and the microcomputer and outputting the error signal. The microcomputer determines read data received from the storage unit as an error regardless of the read data when the error signal indicates an error in the read data.

A method of programming a semiconductor device includes performing an initial program operation on all memory cells included in a selected memory cell block to set threshold voltages of all the memory cells to a voltage equal to or greater than 0 Volts, erasing memory cells of a selected page in the selected memory cell block, and programming the memory cells of the selected page.

The invention relates to a long-distance updating method and system for embedded system software. According to the method, updating program file codes are subpackaged to form multiple code packages through a monitor center according to a preset subpackage rule, an updating request is responded, the code packages are sent to a signal processing machine through a wireless network, and the signal processing machine receives the code packages and distinguishes master program codes from slave program codes of the code packages of the updating program file and writes the master program codes and slave program codes in a nonvolatile memory in separate positions after detecting that the code packages are correct; the signal processing machine responds to a restart instruction signal from the monitor center to be restarted after an updating program is successfully programmed, a processor reloads code packages of the updating program file, and corresponding programs of a master processor and/or a slave processor are updated respectively through the master program codes and the slave program codes. The updating method is more stable, the programming reliability is high, and updating is more reliable.

In a conventional multiprocessor system, an access right with respect to a shared resource could not be changed in a flexible manner. The present invention provides a multiprocessor system having a first processor element (PE-A) and a second processor element (PE-B), the first processor element (PE-A) and the second processor element (PE-B) independently executing a program, in which the first processor element (PE-A) includes: a central processing unit (CPUa) for performing an operation processing based upon the program; a shared resource (18a) which is shared between the first processor element (PE-A) and the second processor element (PE-B); and a guard unit (16a) for restricting an access request from the second processor element (PE-B) to the shared resource (18a) based upon an access protection range setting value designated by the central processing unit (CPUa).

The invention relates to a drive circuit of liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display. The drive circuit of liquid crystal panel comprises a drive integrated circuit and a flexible circuit board. The drive integrated circuit is used to drive the liquid crystal panel. The circuit board comprises an OTP/MTP (One Time Programmable/Multi Time Programmable) function module; the OTP/MTP function module receives the acquired imprint voltage and the imprint current for imprinting the drive integrated circuit, and stores the imprint data acquired by the drive integrated circuit. The drive integrated circuit reads imprint data from the OTP/MTP function module. The invention has an advantage of high reliability.

Provided is a nonvolatile memory apparatus which writes data into a memory cell according to a program and verify (PNV) operation, wherein the nonvolatile memory apparatus performs the PNV operation for first data during a first time, and performs a plurality of PNV operations for second data during the first time.

An e-fuse adapted to indicate programming state in relation leakage current path defined by a program transistor both before and after dielectric breakdown has occurred. The e-fuse comprises: a program circuit including the program transistor, a switch circuit connected between the program circuit and ground, a current supply circuit connected to the program circuit and supplying a predetermined current to the leakage current path after the program transistor is programmed; and a sense/amplification circuit connected to a program node associated with the leakage current path and adapted to sense and output the programming state.

A package identifier generating unit generates, for each unique combination of information on specific items included in a package, a package identifier identifying the combination. A first table registering unit extracts information on the specific items from the obtained package, and registers the information on the specific items, a user identifier identifying a user of a program reproducing apparatus being a transfer source of the package, and the generated package identifier in correspondence with each other, in a first table. A second table registering unit extracts a correspondence relation between the user identifier and the package identifier from the first table, and registers the package identifier corresponding to the user identifier, as a program view history for each user, in a second table. A determining unit determines the package identifier being a difference between program view histories similar to each other registered in the second table.

The invention discloses a programmed burning device for an anti-fuse. The programmed burning device disclosed by the invention comprises a switching tube, a switching voltage control circuit and an adjustable voltage control circuit, wherein the switching tube is electrically connected with the anti-fuse; the switching voltage control circuit is connected with the switching tube and is used for providing switching voltage for the switching tube; and the adjustable voltage control circuit is connected with the switching tube and is used for providing different control voltages for the switching tube. The circuit disclosed by the invention is simple in structure, flexible to control and high in circuit speed, insufficient burning or excessive burning of the anti-fuse is avoided, the programming quality of the anti-fuse is improved, and the programming reliability of the anti-fuse is enhanced.

The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a channel region positioned in the substrate, first impurity regions positioned in the substrate and respectively positioned on two ends of the channel region, a gate dielectric layer positioned on the channel region, a gate bottom conductive layer positioned on the gate dielectric layer, first contacts respectively positioned on the first impurity regions, programmable insulating layers respectively positioned on the first contacts, a top conductive layer positioned on the programmable insulating layers and electrically coupled to the gate bottom conductive layer.

The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a first well layer in the substrate and having a first electrical type, forming an isolation-mask layer on the first well layer, forming mask openings along the isolation-mask layer to expose portions of the first well layer, forming bottom conductive layers in the portions of the first well layer, forming a bias layer in the first well layer and spaced apart from the bottom conductive layers, forming first insulating layers on the bottom conductive layers, forming first conductive lines on the first insulating layers and parallel to each other. The bottom conductive layers have a second electrical type opposite to the first electrical type. The bottom conductive layers, the first insulating layers, the first conductive lines together configure programmable units.