IT1244142B - Dispositivo e metodo per lettura/programmazione migliorata di insiemi di memoria a sola lettura programmabile elettricamente (eprom) a massa virtuale - Google Patents

Dispositivo e metodo per lettura/programmazione migliorata di insiemi di memoria a sola lettura programmabile elettricamente (eprom) a massa virtuale

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IT1244142B
IT1244142B IT02169590A IT2169590A IT1244142B IT 1244142 B IT1244142 B IT 1244142B IT 02169590 A IT02169590 A IT 02169590A IT 2169590 A IT2169590 A IT 2169590A IT 1244142 B IT1244142 B IT 1244142B
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reading
eprom
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electrically programmable
virtual mass
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Chin S Park
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/34Determination of programming status, e.g. threshold voltage, overprogramming or underprogramming, retention
    • G11C16/3418Disturbance prevention or evaluation; Refreshing of disturbed memory data
    • G11C16/3427Circuits or methods to prevent or reduce disturbance of the state of a memory cell when neighbouring cells are read or written
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10Programming or data input circuits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/26Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/04Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
    • G11C16/0491Virtual ground arrays
IT02169590A 1989-11-21 1990-10-10 Dispositivo e metodo per lettura/programmazione migliorata di insiemi di memoria a sola lettura programmabile elettricamente (eprom) a massa virtuale IT1244142B (it)

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US07/439,694 US5027321A (en) 1989-11-21 1989-11-21 Apparatus and method for improved reading/programming of virtual ground EPROM arrays

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JP (1) JPH03176895A (it)
DE (1) DE4035660C2 (it)
FR (1) FR2654866A1 (it)
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