DE69132305T2 - EPROM-Matrix mit virtueller Erdung - Google Patents

EPROM-Matrix mit virtueller Erdung

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DE69132305T2
DE69132305T2 DE69132305T DE69132305T DE69132305T2 DE 69132305 T2 DE69132305 T2 DE 69132305T2 DE 69132305 T DE69132305 T DE 69132305T DE 69132305 T DE69132305 T DE 69132305T DE 69132305 T2 DE69132305 T2 DE 69132305T2
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virtual grounding
eprom matrix
eprom
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Boaz Eitan
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Waferscale Integration Inc
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    • 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
    • G11C16/0491—Virtual ground arrays
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
  • Non-Volatile Memory (AREA)
  • Read Only Memory (AREA)
DE69132305T 1990-06-13 1991-05-17 EPROM-Matrix mit virtueller Erdung Expired - Fee Related DE69132305T2 (de)

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US07/539,657 US5204835A (en) 1990-06-13 1990-06-13 Eprom virtual ground array

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