Non-volatile programmable bistable multivibrator, programmable by the source, for memory redundancy circuit
US5592417A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C29/78
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrically programmable, non-volatile memory that can be used for the storage of the defective addresses in a redundancy circuit of a main memory, using bistable type non-volatile cells. Each cell includes floating-gate transistors, one of which is programmed to make the cell bistable. The floating-gate transistor is programmed by the application of a high voltage, to the gate, an intermediate voltage to the source and a zero voltage or a high impedance state to the drain.
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