CA1023858A - Nonvolatile capacitive memory cell - Google Patents

Nonvolatile capacitive memory cell

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CA1023858A
CA1023858A CA163,491A CA163491A CA1023858A CA 1023858 A CA1023858 A CA 1023858A CA 163491 A CA163491 A CA 163491A CA 1023858 A CA1023858 A CA 1023858A
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nonvolatile
memory cell
capacitive memory
capacitive
cell
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CA163,491A
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French (fr)
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CA163491S (en
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Nicholas E. Aneshansley
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NCR Voyix Corp
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NCR Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K3/00—Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
    • H03K3/02—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses
    • H03K3/353—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use, as active elements, of field-effect transistors with internal or external positive feedback
    • H03K3/356—Bistable circuits
    • H03K3/356008—Bistable circuits ensuring a predetermined initial state when the supply voltage has been applied; storing the actual state when the supply voltage fails
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G11C11/401—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells
    • G11C11/403—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells with charge regeneration common to a multiplicity of memory cells, i.e. external refresh
    • G11C11/404—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors forming cells needing refreshing or charge regeneration, i.e. dynamic cells with charge regeneration common to a multiplicity of memory cells, i.e. external refresh with one charge-transfer gate, e.g. MOS transistor, per cell
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C14/00—Digital stores characterised by arrangements of cells having volatile and non-volatile storage properties for back-up when the power is down
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/04—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
    • G11C16/0466—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells with charge storage in an insulating layer, e.g. metal-nitride-oxide-silicon [MNOS], silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon [SONOS]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Read Only Memory (AREA)
  • Dram (AREA)
  • Static Random-Access Memory (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
  • Non-Volatile Memory (AREA)
CA163,491A 1972-03-31 1973-02-12 Nonvolatile capacitive memory cell Expired CA1023858A (en)

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US24025972A 1972-03-31 1972-03-31

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CA1023858A true CA1023858A (en) 1978-01-03

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US (1) US3771148A (xx)
JP (1) JPS544579B2 (xx)
AU (1) AU465721B2 (xx)
BE (1) BE797581A (xx)
CA (1) CA1023858A (xx)
CH (1) CH563055A5 (xx)
DE (1) DE2313476C2 (xx)
FR (1) FR2178935B1 (xx)
GB (1) GB1371491A (xx)
IT (1) IT981567B (xx)

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DE2313476C2 (de) 1981-12-03
JPS4917143A (xx) 1974-02-15
DE2313476A1 (de) 1973-10-04
JPS544579B2 (xx) 1979-03-08
US3771148A (en) 1973-11-06
FR2178935A1 (xx) 1973-11-16
CH563055A5 (xx) 1975-06-13
AU5291673A (en) 1974-09-05
AU465721B2 (en) 1975-10-02
IT981567B (it) 1974-10-10
FR2178935B1 (xx) 1979-10-05
GB1371491A (en) 1974-10-23
BE797581A (fr) 1973-07-16

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