摘要:
A variable capacitor in a semiconductor device is described in which the capacitance is varied by the movement of a dielectric material in the space between the plates of the capacitor in response to an external stimulus. A method of making such a variable capacitor is also described in which the capacitor is built in a layered structure with the top layer including a portion of dielectric material extending into the space between the capacitor plates. After formation of the top layer, an intermediate layer is etched away to render the top layer flexible to facilitate movement of the dielectric material in the space between the capacitor plates.
摘要:
A variable capacitor in a semiconductor device is described in which the capacitance is varied by the movement of a dielectric material in the space between the plates of the capacitor in response to an external stimulus. A method of making such a variable capacitor is also described in which the capacitor is built in a layered structure with the top layer including a portion of dielectric material extending into the space between the capacitor plates. After formation of the top layer, an intermediate layer is etched away to render the top layer flexible to facilitate movement of the dielectric material in the space between the capacitor plates.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a digital-to-analog converter having a plurality of inputs for digital signals and an output for an analog signal. It comprises a current amplification circuit having an input and an output coupled to the converter output, and a plurality of floating gate MOS transistors corresponding to the plurality of converter inputs and having their source terminals coupled together and to a first reference of potential. The converter has drain terminals coupled together and to the input of the amplification circuit, and has control terminals coupleable, under control from the inputs of the plurality, to different references of potential having selected fixed values.
摘要:
An input structure for associative memories, including an array of elementary cells, a number of input lines, a number of output lines, a number of address lines, and a number of enable lines. Each elementary cell is formed by a D flip-flop having a data input coupled to one of the address lines and an enable input coupled to one of the enable lines, and by a switch coupled between an input line and an output line, and having a control input coupled to the output of a respective latch to selectively couple the respective input line and output line according to the data stored in the latch.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a digital-to-analog converter having a plurality of inputs for digital signals, and an output for an analog signal. It also contains a charge integration circuit having an input and an output coupled to the converter output, and a plurality of floating gate MOS transistors corresponding to the plurality of converter inputs, the MOS transistors all having their source and drain terminals coupled together and to the input of the integration circuit, and having control terminals coupleable, under control from the plurality of inputs of digital signals, to different reference voltages having selected fixed values.
摘要:
A programmable reference voltage source includes a nonvolatile memory cell, the floating-gate region of which stores electric charges determining a memorized threshold value. The drain terminal of the cell is biased at a constant voltage, and the source terminal is coupled to a constant-current source and to the inverting input of an operational amplifier having the noninverting input coupled to a reference voltage and the output coupled to the gate terminal of the cell. By defining the threshold of the cell as the gate voltage (measured with respect to ground) capable of causing the cell to be flown by the current set by the current source, the output voltage of the operational amplifier equals the threshold and may be used as a programmable reference in analog memories.
摘要:
The charge injection circuit of this invention comprises at least one pair of floating gate MOS transistors having source and drain terminals which are coupled together and to an injection node, and at least one corresponding pair of generators of substantially step-like voltage signals having an initial value and a final value, and having outputs respectively coupled to the control terminals of said transistors. The signal generators are such that the initial value of a first of the signals is substantially the equal of the final value of a second of the signals, and that the final value of the first signal is substantially the equal of the initial value of the second signal.
摘要:
The charge injection circuit of this invention comprises at least one pair of floating gate MOS transistors having source and drain terminals which are coupled together and to an injection node, and at least one corresponding pair of generators of substantially step-like voltage signals having an initial value and a final value, and having outputs respectively coupled to the control terminals of said transistors. The signal generators are such that the initial value of a first of the signals is substantially the equal of the final value of a second of the signals, and that the final value of the first signal is substantially the equal of the initial value of the second signal.
摘要:
This invention relates to a voltage comparator with an input for an analog signal and an output for a digital signal, comprising an inverter which has an input coupled to the comparator input and an output coupled to the comparator output, and comprising at least two MOS transistors coupled to each other, at least one of the two MOS transistors being of the floating gate type.
摘要:
The charge injection circuit of this invention comprises at least one pair of floating gate MOS transistors having source and drain terminals which are coupled together and to an injection node, and at least one corresponding pair of generators of substantially step-like voltage signals having an initial value and a final value, and having outputs respectively coupled to the control terminals of said transistors. The signal generators are such that the initial value of a first of the signals is substantially the equal of the final value of a second of the signals, and that the final value of the first signal is substantially the equal of the initial value of the second signal.