Non-volatile semiconductor memory having switching devices for segmentation of a memory page and a method thereof

摘要

In order to permit the selection of aspect ratio for a given memory size, a semiconductor array utilizes switches to segment bit line columns, where each segment is associated with a specific set of memory locations and their respective data latches. After all of the data latches are loaded, the switches segment the bit line columns to allow simultaneous programming of those memory locations cells associated with each set of data latches. This sequence is repeated until all desired data storage cells are programmed.