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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sven E. Wahlstrom, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/978 ; H01L 2/7108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/978 ; H01L 2/7108 ;
Abstract
A dynamic random access memory. The memory includes a write transistor N,and a read transistor N,In a preferred embodiment the write transistor has a threshold level higher than the read transistor. A sense amplifier senses and amplifies a difference in voltage between a bit line and a sense node that is developed when the read transistor permits or does not permit current to flow between ground an a bit line. Associated semiconductor device structures and fabrication techniques are also disclosed.