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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:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Kazuki Eguchi, Austin, TX (US);
David William Chrudimsky, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas Jew, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/604 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for operating a non-volatile memory including an array of bit cells. A selection is made between an operational power supply and a test power supply, the test power supply being on-chip programmable. The non-volatile memory is operated in a operational mode if the operational power supply is selected, and in a test mode if the test power supply is selected.