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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
S Sheffield Eaton, Jr, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Douglas Butler, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Michael Parris, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ramtron Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ; G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365145 ; 365149 ; 36518906 ;
Abstract
Polarization retention of a ferroelectric material in a memory cell is improved by open circuiting the write pulse. The depolarizing field is reduced by allowing charge to dissipate through the ferroelectric material, causing a polarizing field.