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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Franz Hofmann, München, DE;
Wolfgang Krautschneider, Hamburg, DE;
Till Schlösser, Dresden, DE;
Josef Willer, Riemerling, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Each memory cell of a cell configuration includes at least one memory transistor. To write first or second information on the memory cell, a gate electrode of the memory transistor is charged such that a first voltage or a second voltage is applied in the memory transistor. A reading voltage is applied in a second source/drain area of the memory transistor to read first information and second information respectively. The first voltage is applied between the second voltage and the reading voltage. The reading voltage is applied between the first voltage less a threshold voltage of the memory transistor and the second voltage less the threshold voltage of the memory transistor.