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Semiconductor memory device

US4466081A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 1981
Grant dateAug 14, 1984
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor memory device is constituted by a MOS transistor having a floating gate for storing data. An erase gate, a portion of which is under a part of the floating gate, is arranged on the MOS transistor to discharge electrons from the floating gate. The MOS transistors are arranged in a matrix form in which the erase gates of all the MOS transistors are commonly connected and a data erase voltage is applied to the erase gates to erase the data.

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