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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Inventors:
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novelics, LLC, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-volatile memory cell includes a floating gate transistor having a floating gate coupled to a metal layer capacitor defined in one or more metal layers. Within each metal layer, the metal layer capacitor includes a first plate coupled to the floating gate and a second plate separated from the first plate by a fringe capacitance junction.