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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2006
Lorenzo Bedarida, Milan, IT;
Simone Bartoli, Cambiago, IT;
Giorgio Oddone, Genoa, IT;
Davide Manfre′, Bologna, IT;
Lorenzo Bedarida, Milan, IT;
Simone Bartoli, Cambiago, IT;
Giorgio Oddone, Genoa, IT;
Davide Manfre′, Bologna, IT;
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for discharging a memory cell in a memory device. In one implementation, the memory cell includes a capacitor having a first plate and a second plate, and the method includes initially discharging the first plate of the capacitor through a first discharge circuit and discharging the second plate of the capacitor through a second discharge circuit. After the initial discharge, the method further includes completely discharging the first plate of the capacitor and the second plate of the capacitor by coupling both the first plate of the capacitor and the second plate of the capacitor to ground.