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Saifun Semiconductors Ltd.

124Patents
26Active
124Granted
45Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 23, 1996 → Apr 14, 2008 · 26 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6011725A Two bit non-volatile electrically erasable and programmable semiconductor memory cell utilizing asymmetrical charge trapping Electricity 1,212 Expired
US5768192A Non-volatile semiconductor memory cell utilizing asymmetrical charge trapping Physics 1,055 Expired
US6992932B2 Method circuit and system for read error detection in a non-volatile memory array Physics 317 Expired
US5966603A NROM fabrication method with a periphery portion Electricity 291 Expired
US6297096A NROM fabrication method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 199 Expired
US6552387B1 Non-volatile electrically erasable and programmable semiconductor memory cell utilizing asymmetrical charge trapping Physics 194 Expired
US6030871A Process for producing two bit ROM cell utilizing angled implant Electricity 187 Expired
US6215148A NROM cell with improved programming, erasing and cycling Electricity 162 Expired
US6292394A Method for programming of a semiconductor memory cell Physics 154 Expired
US6201282A Two bit ROM cell and process for producing same Electricity 149 Expired
US6134156A Method for initiating a retrieval procedure in virtual ground arrays Physics 148 Expired
US6348711B1 NROM cell with self-aligned programming and erasure areas Electricity 143 Expired
US6429063B1 NROM cell with generally decoupled primary and secondary injection Electricity 135 Expired
US6477084B2 NROM cell with improved programming, erasing and cycling Electricity 130 Expired
US6490204B2 Programming and erasing methods for a reference cell of an NROM array Physics 113 Expired
US6396741B1 Programming of nonvolatile memory cells Physics 110 Expired
US6643181B2 Method for erasing a memory cell Physics 107 Expired
US6975536B2 Mass storage array and methods for operation thereof Physics 102 Expired
US5963465A Symmetric segmented memory array architecture Physics 100 Expired
US6566699B2 Non-volatile electrically erasable and programmable semiconductor memory cell utilizing asymmetrical charge trapping Physics 90 Expired
US6128226A Method and apparatus for operating with a close to ground signal Physics 90 Expired
US6768165B1 Two bit non-volatile electrically erasable and programmable semiconductor memory cell utilizing asymmetrical charge trapping Electricity 77 Expired
US6928001B2 Programming and erasing methods for a non-volatile memory cell Physics 64 Expired
US6535434B2 Architecture and scheme for a non-strobed read sequence Physics 63 Expired
US6285574A Symmetric segmented memory array architecture Physics 60 Expired

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