The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alessandro Brigati, Aix en Provence, FR;
Nicolas Demange, Lessy, FR;
Maxence Aulas, St Haon le Vieux, FR;
Marc Guedj, Pont Saint Esprit, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Saint Genis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36518518 ; 36518505 ; 36518511 ; 36518523 ; 36518528 ; 36518529 ; 365218 ;
Abstract
An EEPROM is organized in matrix form in word lines and bit lines. Storage cells are placed at the intersections of these lines. The cells include floating gate storage transistors. Groups of cells having separate bit lines but sharing a word line are created. Each group is connected to a group selection transistor. The group selection transistor selectively connects the control gates of the storage transistors to control lines, which provide potentials for enabling programming, erasure or reading of the storage transistors.