Device and method for the reading of EEPROM cells
US6219277A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for the reading of cells of an EEPROM is provided. The device includes at least one reference cell and one circuit for comparison between a current flowing into the reference cell and a current flowing in a cell selected in read mode. The reference cell is in a programmed state. The programming of the reference cell is done after the control reading and during the integrated circuit power-on reset phase, activated by the powering on of the integrated circuit.
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