DE69636178D1 - Verfahren zum Löschen einer Flash EEPROM Speicherzelle - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Löschen einer Flash EEPROM Speicherzelle

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DE69636178D1
DE69636178D1 DE69636178T DE69636178T DE69636178D1 DE 69636178 D1 DE69636178 D1 DE 69636178D1 DE 69636178 T DE69636178 T DE 69636178T DE 69636178 T DE69636178 T DE 69636178T DE 69636178 D1 DE69636178 D1 DE 69636178D1
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flash eeprom
program gate
array
shared
erasing
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Houdt Jan Van
Luc Haspeslagh
Ludo Deferm
Guido Groeseneken
Herman Maes
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Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum vzw IMEC
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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
    • G11C16/04—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
    • G11C16/0408—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells containing floating gate transistors
    • G11C16/0425—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells containing floating gate transistors comprising cells containing a merged floating gate and select transistor
    • 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
    • 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
    • G11C5/00—Details of stores covered by group G11C11/00
    • G11C5/14—Power supply arrangements, e.g. power down, chip selection or deselection, layout of wirings or power grids, or multiple supply levels
    • G11C5/142—Contactless power supplies, e.g. RF, induction, or IR
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10B—ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B69/00—Erasable-and-programmable ROM [EPROM] devices not provided for in groups H10B41/00 - H10B63/00, e.g. ultraviolet erasable-and-programmable ROM [UVEPROM] devices

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Read Only Memory (AREA)
  • Non-Volatile Memory (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
DE69636178T 1995-08-11 1996-08-07 Verfahren zum Löschen einer Flash EEPROM Speicherzelle Expired - Lifetime DE69636178T2 (de)

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US219795P 1995-08-11 1995-08-11
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EP (1) EP0762429B1 (de)
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EP0762429B1 (de) 2002-02-20
DE69636178T2 (de) 2007-03-29
US5969991A (en) 1999-10-19
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