DE69429239T2 - Verfahren und Schaltung zum Löschen von Flash-EEPROMs - Google Patents

Verfahren und Schaltung zum Löschen von Flash-EEPROMs

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DE69429239T2
DE69429239T2 DE69429239T DE69429239T DE69429239T2 DE 69429239 T2 DE69429239 T2 DE 69429239T2 DE 69429239 T DE69429239 T DE 69429239T DE 69429239 T DE69429239 T DE 69429239T DE 69429239 T2 DE69429239 T2 DE 69429239T2
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circuit
flash eeproms
erasing flash
erasing
eeproms
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Cetin Kaya
Wayland B Holland
Rabah Mezenner
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Texas Instruments Inc
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    • 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
    • G11C16/10—Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/14—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits
    • G11C16/16—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits for erasing blocks, e.g. arrays, words, groups
    • 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
    • G11C16/10—Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/14—Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching 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
    • G11C16/04—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
    • G11C16/0483—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells having several storage transistors connected in series

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Read Only Memory (AREA)
DE69429239T 1993-08-12 1994-08-12 Verfahren und Schaltung zum Löschen von Flash-EEPROMs Expired - Lifetime DE69429239T2 (de)

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US08/106,095 US5428578A (en) 1993-08-12 1993-08-12 Biasing circuit and method to achieve compaction and self-limiting erase in flash EEPROMs

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DE69429239T2 true DE69429239T2 (de) 2002-06-27

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US (2) US5428578A (de)
EP (1) EP0661718B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH07211091A (de)
KR (1) KR100307687B1 (de)
DE (1) DE69429239T2 (de)

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JPH07211091A (ja) 1995-08-11
US5526315A (en) 1996-06-11
EP0661718A2 (de) 1995-07-05
KR950006871A (ko) 1995-03-21
KR100307687B1 (ko) 2001-12-01
EP0661718B1 (de) 2001-11-28
DE69429239D1 (de) 2002-01-10
US5428578A (en) 1995-06-27
EP0661718A3 (de) 1995-11-02

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