Patent · US Active

Non-volatile memory cell and methods for programming, erasing and reading thereof

US8477539B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
4References
22Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 15, 2011
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 16, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/0425
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A non-volatile memory cell and methods for programming, erasing and reading thereof are provided. A non-volatile memory cell includes a substrate having a first conductive type. A first transistor, a second transistor and a select transistor having a second conductive type are disposed in the substrate, wherein a first gate of the first transistor is coupled to a second gate of the second transistor. A source region of the first transistor is coupled to a bit line. A drain region of the second transistor and a gate of the select transistor are coupled to a select gate line. A drain region of the first transistor is coupled to a source region of the select transistor. A drain region of the select transistor is coupled to a select line.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.