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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1994
Marco Maccarrone, Palestro, IT;
Marco Olivo, Bergamo, IT;
Carla Golla, Sesto San Giovanni, IT;
Silvia Padoan, Rimini, IT;
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A voltage regulator for programming non-volatile memory cells, which comprises an amplifier stage being powered between a first and a second voltage reference and having a first input terminal connected to a resistive divider of the first reference voltage and an output terminal fed back to said input through a current mirror, and a source-follower transistor controlled by the output and connected to the cells through a programming line. Also provided is a MOS transistor which connects to ground the programming line and a corresponding resistive path connected between the current mirror and the second voltage reference.