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Circuit and system for programming a floating gate

US7859911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TRIUNE IP, LLC · US

Inventors

Ross E. Teggatz · McKinney, US
Wayne T. Chen · Plano, US
Brett Smith · McKinney, US
Eric Blackall · Plano, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2009
Grant date	Dec 28, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C16/3468
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides circuits and systems for programming a floating gate. A floating gate tunneling device is used with an analog comparing device in a circuit having a floating reference node and an offset-mitigating feedback loop for iteratively programming a floating gate, or multiple floating gates.

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