摘要:
A charge pump circuit having a fast rise time and reduced physical area is disclosed. The charge pump includes a plurality of stages having a non-uniform series of bootstrap capacitors. By using non-uniform capacitors at the various stages, charging rise time is enhanced while at the same time the overall physical size of the charge pump is reduced.
摘要:
The present invention is a method for fabricating nitride memory cells using a floating gate fabrication process. In one embodiment of the present invention, the fabrication process of a floating gate memory cell is accessed. The floating gate memory cell fabrication process is then altered to produce an altered floating gate memory cell fabrication process. The altered floating gate memory cell fabrication process is then used to form a nitride memory cell.
摘要:
A method is provided for programming a nonvolatile memory array including an array of memory cells, where each memory cell including a substrate, a control gate, a charge storage element, a source region and a drain region. The method includes receiving a programming window containing a predetermined number of bits that are to be programmed in the array and determining which of the predetermined number of bits are to be programmed in the memory array. The predetermined number of bits are simultaneously programmed to corresponding memory cells in the array. A programming state of the predetermined number of bits in the array is simultaneously verified.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for a memory circuit having a sense amplifier circuit having a sensing amplifier connected to read the data content output of a memory cell where the sense amplifier circuit includes a current source transistor having a gate terminal and having a drain terminal connected to a voltage supply and having a source terminal connected to the sensing amplifier, with a selectable source current in order to account for variation from a desired source current due to variations in the designed source current transistor performance parameters.
摘要:
A memory circuit senses current in a target cell during a read operation. According to one exemplary embodiment, the memory circuit comprises the target cell, a first neighboring cell, and an operational amplifier. The first target cell has a first bit line connected to ground; the target cell also has a second bit line connected to a drain voltage. A sensing circuit is coupled at a first node to at least one of the first bit line or the second bit line. The first neighboring cell has a third bit line connected to a second node. The operational amplifier has an output terminal connected at the second node to the third bit line. The operational amplifier has a noninverting input terminal connected to said first node, and also has an inverting input terminal connected to the second node.
摘要:
The present invention reduces the voltage across the gate oxide and across a junction of a high voltage MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) within an unselected block of an electrically erasable memory during an erase operation of a selected block of the electrically erasable memory. The drain node is coupled to each respective control gate node of a plurality of core cells disposed within a well. The present invention includes a voltage generator coupled to a gate node of the high voltage transistor and to the well having the core cells disposed therein. The present invention also includes a microcontroller that controls the voltage generator to ramp up a magnitude of a well voltage applied at the well from a start ramping time when the well voltage is at a start voltage to an end ramping time when the well voltage is at an end voltage. The mictocontroller also controls the voltage generator to couple the drain node of the high voltage MOSFET to a ground node having a ground voltage for a predetermined time period after the start ramping time. The well voltage reaches an intermediate voltage at the predetermined time period after the start ramping time. The microcontroller further controls the voltage generator to uncouple the drain node of the high voltage MOSFET from the ground node at the predetermined time period after the start ramping time. In this manner, the drain node of the high voltage MOSFET has a controlled voltage, with a magnitude that is substantially equal to a magnitude of the end voltage minus a magnitude of the intermediate voltage, at the end ramping time when the well voltage is at the end voltage.
摘要:
The present invention reduces the voltage across the gate oxide and across a junction of a high voltage MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) within an unselected block of an electrically erasable memory during an erase operation of a selected block of the electrically erasable memory. The drain node is coupled to each respective control gate node of a plurality of core cells disposed within a well. The present invention includes a voltage generator coupled to a gate node of the high voltage transistor and to the well having the core cells disposed therein. The present invention also includes a microcontroller that controls the voltage generator to ramp up a magnitude of a well voltage applied at the well from a start ramping time when the well voltage is at a start voltage to an end ramping time when the well voltage is at an end voltage. The microcontroller also controls the voltage generator to couple the drain node of the high voltage MOSFET to a ground node having a ground voltage for a predetermined time period after the start ramping time. The well voltage reaches an intermediate voltage at the predetermined time period after the start ramping time. The microcontroller further controls the voltage generator to uncouple the drain node of the high voltage MOSFET from the ground node at the predetermined time period after the start ramping time. In this manner, the drain node of the high voltage MOSFET has a controlled voltage, with a magnitude that is substantially equal to a magnitude of the end voltage minus a magnitude of the intermediate voltage, at the end ramping time when the well voltage is at the end voltage.