8: Testing flash memory  Model 4200A-SCS Pulse Card (PGU and PMU) 
 
8-6  4200A-PMU-900-01 Rev. B March 2023 
 
To determine the state of the device, you do a Vg-Id sweep, then perform a calculation to find the 
voltage threshold (V
T
). The shift in V
T
 represents a change in the amount of charge stored in the 
floating gate, which indicates the state of the cell from fully programmed (1) to fully erased (0). 
 
Figure 157: Block diagram of an example flash test setup using a switching matrix 
 
 
Figure 158: Block diagram of a flash test setup without using a switching matrix (direct 
connect)