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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Jun Liu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Albert Ratnakumar, San Jose, CA (US);
Irfan Rahim, Milpitas, CA (US);
Qi Xiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jun Liu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Albert Ratnakumar, San Jose, CA (US);
Irfan Rahim, Milpitas, CA (US);
Qi Xiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An IC that includes a memory cell and a pass gate coupled to the memory cell, where the pass gate includes a PMOS transistor, is described. In one implementation, the PMOS transistor has a negative threshold voltage. In one implementation, the memory cell includes thick oxide transistors.