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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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leonard Gagea, Vienna, AT;
Peter Trojacher, Vienna, AT;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
714721 ; 714718 ; 714799 ;
Abstract
A device and a process for testing a memory element are described. A second memory element is connected in parallel to the first memory element. In order to measure the charge status of the first memory element, the second memory element is brought into a predefined first status and the time required by the second memory element to go from the first status to a second status is measured. This time is analyzed in order to test the memory element.