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Field programmable gate array based upon transistor gate oxide breakdown

US6650143B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 2002
Grant dateNov 18, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/907

Abstract

A field programmable gate array (FPGA) cell useful in a FPGA array having column bitlines, read bitlines, and row wordlines is disclosed. The cell comprises a capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal connected to a column bitline, said second terminal connected to a switch control node, the capacitor having a dielectric between the first and second terminal. The cell also includes a select transistor having a gate, a source, and a drain, the gate connected to the read bitline, the source connected to the switch control node, and the drain connected to a row wordline. Finally, the cell includes a switch being controlled by the switch control node.

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