AU2002227107A1 - Common source eeprom and flash memory - Google Patents

Common source eeprom and flash memory

Info

Publication number: AU2002227107A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: eeprom; flash memory; common source; common; source
Prior art date: 2000-10-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU2002227107A

Inventor

Albert Bergemont

Gregorio Spadea

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Virtual Silicon Technology Inc

Original Assignee

Virtual Silicon Technology Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2000-10-30

Filing date

2001-10-30

Publication date

2002-05-15

2001-10-30 Application filed by Virtual Silicon Technology Inc filed Critical Virtual Silicon Technology Inc

2002-05-15 Publication of AU2002227107A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002227107A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10B—ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
- H10B69/00—Erasable-and-programmable ROM [EPROM] devices not provided for in groups H10B41/00 - H10B63/00, e.g. ultraviolet erasable-and-programmable ROM [UVEPROM] devices
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/04—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
- G11C16/0408—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells containing floating gate transistors
- G11C16/0416—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells containing floating gate transistors comprising cells containing a single floating gate transistor and no select transistor, e.g. UV EPROM
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/04—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
- G11C16/0408—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells containing floating gate transistors
- G11C16/0425—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells containing floating gate transistors comprising cells containing a merged floating gate and select transistor

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
Non-Volatile Memory (AREA)
Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
Read Only Memory (AREA)

AU2002227107A 2000-10-30 2001-10-30 Common source eeprom and flash memory Abandoned AU2002227107A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US24462000P	2000-10-30	2000-10-30
US60/244,620		2000-10-30
PCT/US2001/045319 WO2002037502A2 (en)	2000-10-30	2001-10-30	Common source eeprom and flash memory
US10/002,607 US6606265B2 (en)	2000-10-30	2001-10-30	Common source EEPROM and flash memory
US10/002,607		2001-10-30

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2002227107A1 true AU2002227107A1 (en)	2002-05-15

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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AU2002227107A Abandoned AU2002227107A1 (en)	2000-10-30	2001-10-30	Common source eeprom and flash memory

Country Status (4)

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US (2)	US6606265B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP1366496A2 (en)
AU (1)	AU2002227107A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2002037502A2 (en)

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2001
- 2001-10-30 AU AU2002227107A patent/AU2002227107A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-10-30 US US10/002,607 patent/US6606265B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-10-30 WO PCT/US2001/045319 patent/WO2002037502A2/en not_active Ceased
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2005
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US6606265B2 (en)	2003-08-12
USRE40976E1 (en)	2009-11-17
WO2002037502A2 (en)	2002-05-10
WO2002037502A9 (en)	2003-02-06
US20020176286A1 (en)	2002-11-28
WO2002037502A3 (en)	2003-09-25

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