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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Stefano Sivero, Capriate, IT;
Stefano Surico, Milan, IT;
Fabio Tassan Caser, Arcore, IT;
Mauro Chinosi, Burago Di Molgora, IT;
Inventors:
Stefano Sivero, Capriate, IT;
Stefano Surico, Milan, IT;
Fabio Tassan Caser, Arcore, IT;
Mauro Chinosi, Burago Di Molgora, IT;
Assignee:
ATMEL Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device generates a select voltage and an unselect voltage on bit lines and generates a bit line select voltage having a magnitude less than the unselect voltage so that the application of the bit line select voltage to a gate of a transistor receiving the select voltage causes the transistor to conduct, and the application of the bit line select voltage to a gate of a transistor receiving the unselect voltage biases the transistor off.