SONOS latch and application
US6532169B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a latch circuit, a non-volatile storage circuit, and a switching circuit. The latch circuit may be configured to be dynamically programmable. The non-volatile storage circuit may be configured to be re-programmable. The switching circuit may be configured to transfer data from (i) the non-volatile memory element into the latch circuit in response to a first control signal and (ii) the latch circuit into the non-volatile memory circuit in response to a second control signal.
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