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    发明专利
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    公开(公告)号：DE69323484D1

    公开(公告)日：1999-03-25

    申请号：DE69323484

    申请日：1993-04-22

    Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL

    Inventor： RICCO BRUNO ,  LANZONI MASSIMO ,  BRIOZZO LUCIANO

    IPC: G11C17/00 ,  G11C16/04 ,  G11C16/12 ,  G11C16/14 ,  G11C16/34 ,  G11C16/06

    Abstract: The present programming method exploits the close dependence of tunneling current on the voltage drop (Vox) across the tunnel oxide layer, for which purpose, a bootstrapped capacitor (3) connected to the drain terminal (D) of the transistor (1) is employed, the charge state of which determines the bias of the tunnel oxide and is in turn determined by the charge state in the floating gate (FG). Biasing by the bootstrapped capacitor is such as to permit passage of the tunneling current (ITUN) and, hence, a change in the threshold voltage of the transistor until the floating gate reaches the desired charge level, and to prevent passage of the tunneling current upon the transistor reaching the desired threshold. Programming is thus performed automatically and to a predetermined degree of accuracy, with no need for a special circuit for arresting the programming operation when the desired threshold is reached.

    3.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号：DE69323484T2

    公开(公告)日：1999-08-26

    申请号：DE69323484

    申请日：1993-04-22

    Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL

    Inventor： RICCO BRUNO ,  LANZONI MASSIMO ,  BRIOZZO LUCIANO

    IPC: G11C17/00 ,  G11C16/04 ,  G11C16/12 ,  G11C16/14 ,  G11C16/34 ,  G11C16/06

    Abstract: The present programming method exploits the close dependence of tunneling current on the voltage drop (Vox) across the tunnel oxide layer, for which purpose, a bootstrapped capacitor (3) connected to the drain terminal (D) of the transistor (1) is employed, the charge state of which determines the bias of the tunnel oxide and is in turn determined by the charge state in the floating gate (FG). Biasing by the bootstrapped capacitor is such as to permit passage of the tunneling current (ITUN) and, hence, a change in the threshold voltage of the transistor until the floating gate reaches the desired charge level, and to prevent passage of the tunneling current upon the transistor reaching the desired threshold. Programming is thus performed automatically and to a predetermined degree of accuracy, with no need for a special circuit for arresting the programming operation when the desired threshold is reached.

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