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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis R Wilson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
William F Kraus, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Lark Edward Lehman, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ramtron International Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365145 ; 365149 ;
Abstract
A method of operating a 1T/1C ferroelectric memory having a memory cell coupled to a word line, a bit line, and a plate line, includes the steps of turning on the word line, energizing the plate line to establish a charge on the bit line, turning off the word line, and sensing the charge on the bit line while the word line is off.