Method of sensing an EEPROM reference cell
US7180795B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An array of memory cells having a predetermined group of storage cells, arranged in a row, also have an arrangement of one or more reference cells fabricated to be adjacent to or proximate to the row of storage cells. The reference cells are written to, erased, or programmed when the storage cells are written to, erased, or programmed. The same number of write, erase, or program cycles and the proximity of the reference cells to the storage cells maintain an operational matching of the storage cells and reference cells.
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