The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2002
Te-Long Chiu, San Jose, CA (US);
Turbo IC, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An EEPROM segment bit line page memory array includes a plurality of bit lines extending in a Y-direction; a plurality of word lines extending in an X-direction; a plurality of sub-bit lines extending in the Y-direction; a plurality of segment select word lines extending in the X-direction; a plurality of segment select devices arranged in a segment select row; and a plurality of EEPROM floating gate memory devices arranged in the X- and Y-directions. Each of the segment select devices connects one of the sub-bit lines to a corresponding one of the bit-lines. Plural gates of the segment select devices in each segment select row are connected to one of the segment select word lines. Each of the memory devices connects adjacent sub-bit lines, and corresponding control gates of plural memory devices in a memory device row arc electrically connected to one of the word lines.