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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2000
Marco Pasotti, S. Martino Siccomario, IT;
Giovanni Guaitini, Trecella, IT;
Pier Luigi Rolandi, Monleale, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
Circuit for erasing and rewriting blocks of memory cells and particularly of analog flash cells, including at least one row decoding circuit including at least two adder blocks, suitable to generate a row address signal, at least two decoder blocks, suitable to generate respective pluralities of signals identifying a respective sector of memory to be enabled, at least two shifter blocks, suitable to generate an address signal of another row to be enabled, at least two OR logic blocks, suitable to generate respective signals serving the purpose to simultaneously enable at least two rows of the memory matrix.