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Method for programming a floating gate

US8102718B2 · 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	Oct 11, 2010
Grant date	Jan 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention provides methods 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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