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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul-Werner Von Basse, Wolfratshausen, DE;
Roland Thewes, Groebenzell, DE;
Doris Schmitt-Lansiedel, Ottobrunn, DE;
Michael Bollu, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365 94 ; 365104 ;
Abstract
Memory cells are organized in cell fields in word lines and bit lines in the manner of a matrix. The bit lines are actuated by a bit decoder for loading with a mass potential, and by a blocking decoder for loading the bit lines with a blocking potential. The word lines are actuated by a word decoder for loading the word lines with a programming voltage or a protective voltage. The information value to be programmed is prestored in the cell field.