Claims
- 1. A nonvolatile memory system comprising:a plurality of nonvolatile memories; a plurality of word lines each of which is coupled to ones of said plurality of nonvolatile memories; and a controller, wherein each of said plurality of nonvolatile memories has a plurality of threshold voltage ranges, wherein said controller controls in a first operation and a second operation, wherein in said first operation, said controller controls to supply a first voltage to at least one of said word lines during a first predetermined time, and wherein in said second operation, said controller controls to supply the first voltage to at least one of said word lines during a second predetermined time.
- 2. A nonvolatile memory system according to claim 1,wherein said first predetermined time is shorter than said second predetermined time.
- 3. A nonvolatile memory system according to claim 2, further comprising:a data storing circuit for storing data, wherein each of said threshold voltage ranges corresponds to data, and wherein after supplying the first voltage in said first operation, said controller controls to supply a second voltage to said at least one of said word lines in order to change the threshold voltages of memories corresponding to data stored in said data storing circuit.
- 4. A nonvolatile memory system comprising:a plurality of nonvolatile memories having a plurality of threshold voltage ranges; a plurality of word lines each of which is coupled to ones of said plurality of nonvolatile memories; a data storing circuit for storing data; and a controller, wherein said controller controls a first operation and a second operation, wherein in said first operation, said controller controls to supply a first level voltage to at least one of said plurality of word lines during a first predetermined time, and then to supply a second level voltage to said at least one of said plurality of word lines during a second predetermined time corresponding to data in said data storing circuit, and wherein in said second operation, said controller controls to supply said first level voltage to said at least one of said plurality of word lines during a third predetermined time shorter than said first predetermined time, and then to supply said second level voltage to said at least one of said plurality of word lines during said second predetermined time.
- 5. A nonvolatile memory system according to claim 4,wherein said first level voltage is for changing a threshold voltage range of memories toward an erase level, and said second level voltage is for changing a threshold voltage range toward a write level.
- 6. A nonvolatile memory system according to claim 5,wherein when said first level voltage is supplied during said first predetermined time, the threshold voltage has been changed to an erase level, and wherein when said first level voltage is supplied during said third predetermined time, the threshold voltage has been changed from an intermediate level to an erase level.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/468,329, filed Dec. 21, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,157,573; which is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/342,231, filed Jun. 29, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,023,425; which is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/135,175, filed Aug. 18, 1998 now a U.S. Pat. No. 5,982,668; which is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/889,191, filed Jul. 8, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,428.
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