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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Antonino Conte, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Roerto Annunziata, Monza, IT;
Paola Zuliani, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (MI), IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory architecture includes at least one matrix of memory cells of the EEPROM type organized in rows or word lines and columns or bit lines. Each memory cell includes a floating gate cell transistor and a selection transistor and is connected to a source line shared by the matrix. The memory cells are organized in words, all the memory cells belonging to a same word being driven by a byte switch, which is, in turn, connected to at least one control gate line. The memory cells further have accessible substrate terminals connected to a first additional line.