Patent ID: 11935607
Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising detecting excess leakage within word lines of the selected one of the memory sectors by:
f) selecting a word line within the memory array of the selected one of the memory sectors, while maintaining a remainder of the word lines deselected;
g) waiting a given period of time;
h) when the selection of the word line results in the gate voltage becoming less than the copy voltage, de-asserting the leakage detection signal to thereby indicate excess leakage within the selected word line of the selected one of the memory sectors; and
i) when the selection of the word line does not result in the gate voltage becoming less than the copy voltage, asserting the leakage detection signal to thereby indicate a lack of excess leakage within the selected word line.