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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marco Olivo, Bergamo, IT;
Silvia Padoan, Rimini, IT;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365226 ; 365195 ; 365228 ; 36518907 ;
Abstract
A method for generating a reset signal in an electrically programmable non-volatile storage device of a type which comprises a matrix of memory cells and a control logic portion being supplied a supply voltage and a programming voltage, and a threshold detection circuit adapted to detect a decrease in the supply voltage, provides for the signal applied to the control logic to be obtained as a change-over function between the output signal from the threshold detector and a reset signal generated during the power-on transient of the device.