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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nobuo Inami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Global Alliance Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory includes paired memory elements each including a storage transistor having a control gate and a floating gate. Through a write operation, one of the storage transistors is brought into a depletion state and the other storage transistor is brought into an enhancement state. Subsequently, a connection transistor is operated in order to serially connect the paired memory elements. As result, a binary signal corresponding to the statuses of the paired storage transistors is outputted.