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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2003
Zeynep Toros, Irvine, CA (US);
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Ahmad O. Siksek, Irvine, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Ali Anvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Zeynep Toros, Irvine, CA (US);
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Ahmad O. Siksek, Irvine, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Ali Anvar, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A digital memory system () includes a memory cell (), a bit line (), a voltage generator () a controller () and a charge integrity estimating module (). A series of successively larger operating voltages are transmitted to the cell from the voltage generator. The controller determines whether a predetermined value has been stored in the cell. The charge integrity estimating module detects the quantity of charge in the memory cell, for example, by using a sense amplifier ().