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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Albert Fazio, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Albert Fazio, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining data stored by a memory cell. The memory cell has a select gate coupled to a wordline, a first electrode coupled to a bitline, and a second electrode coupled to a conductor. The method comprises: floating the bitline; applying a first voltage to the wordline; applying a second voltage to the conductor such that the bitline is set to a third voltage that is equal to the first voltage minus a threshold voltage of the memory cell; and sensing the third voltage to determine the data stored by the memory cell.