Integrated circuit high voltage pulse generator system
US4404475A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit system for generating a regulated high voltage tunneling pulse whose voltage level varies as a function of the voltage level needed to initiate tunneling of electrons across one or more dielectric gaps between respective first and second regions. The voltage level of initial electron tunneling is compared with a predetermined voltage margin so as to cause said generated tunneling voltage pulse to have a voltage level equal to the sum of said detected tunneling voltage and said voltage margin. The tunneling voltage pulse is then maintained substantially at this level for a predetermined duration before the tunneling pulse is discharged.
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