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SONOS latch and application

US6674665B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2003
Grant dateJan 6, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2023

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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