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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Erez Sarig, Migdal Haemek, IL;
Inventor:
Erez Sarig, Migdal Haemek, IL;
Assignee:
Tower Semiconductor Ltd., Migdal Haemek, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved ultra-low power NVM module, which exhibits low power consumption and reduced layout area. An array of compact flash memory cells are programmed and erased in response to positive and negative boosted voltages. However, the compact flash memory cells are read using conventional supply voltages, thereby minimizing power consumption during a read operation. The ultra-low power NVM module of the present invention can be fabricated using conventional VLSI process steps. The ultra-low power NVM module of the present invention also allows simple operation in all modes (i.e., program, erase, read and standby).