Depletion mode circuit protection device

US8243526B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michael A. Smith · Boise, US
• Vladimir Mikhalev · Boise, US
• Kenneth W. Marr · Boise, US
• Haitao Liu · Boise, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 2009
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 6, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10D89/811

Abstract

A non-volatile microelectronic memory device that includes a depletion mode circuit protection device that prevents high voltages, which are applied to bitlines during an erase operation, from being applied to and damaging low voltage circuits which are electrically coupled to the bitlines.