CA2704894A1 - Mobile communication device having integrated embedded flash and sram memory - Google Patents

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CA2704894A1
CA2704894A1 CA2704894A CA2704894A CA2704894A1 CA 2704894 A1 CA2704894 A1 CA 2704894A1 CA 2704894 A CA2704894 A CA 2704894A CA 2704894 A CA2704894 A CA 2704894A CA 2704894 A1 CA2704894 A1 CA 2704894A1
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Sanjay Jha
Stephen Simmonds
Jalal Elhusseini
Nicholas K. Yu
Safi Khan
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/26—Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/22—Safety or protection circuits preventing unauthorised or accidental access to memory cells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C2216/00—Indexing scheme relating to G11C16/00 and subgroups, for features not directly covered by these groups
    • G11C2216/12—Reading and writing aspects of erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C2216/22—Nonvolatile memory in which reading can be carried out from one memory bank or array whilst a word or sector in another bank or array is being erased or programmed simultaneously

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  • Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
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US09/465,665 US6407949B1 (en) 1999-12-17 1999-12-17 Mobile communication device having integrated embedded flash and SRAM memory
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