The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Gunther Lehmann, Holzkirchen, DE;
Michael Diel, Dachau, DE;
Mario Di Ronza, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a memory device comprising a non-volatile memory element, a read-out circuit for reading out an item of memory information stored in the memory element, a switching unit, by means of which a supply voltage can be applied to the read-out circuit, and a control unit, which has the capability of controlling the switching unit in a manner dependent on the memory information stored in the memory element.