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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Lorenzo Bedarida, Vimercate, IT;
Nicolas Zammit, Aix en Provence, FR;
Emmanuel Racape, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Inventors:
Lorenzo Bedarida, Vimercate, IT;
Nicolas Zammit, Aix en Provence, FR;
Emmanuel Racape, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A decoder circuit includes high voltage and low voltage transistors. The decoder circuit uses the high voltage transistors during modify operations to provide a high voltage, e.g., a boosted voltage, to memory cells to change memory cell status or perform other operations. The decoder circuit uses the low voltage transistors during read operations.