• DocumentCode
    1268010
  • Title

    Non-volatile memory device with true CMOS compatibility

  • Author

    Chang, L. ; Kuo, C. ; Hu, Chenming ; Kalnitsky, A. ; Bergemont, A. ; Francis, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    8/19/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1443
  • Lastpage
    1445
  • Abstract
    A low-cost non-volatile memory device using a standard CMOS process without additional processing steps is investigated for embedded applications. The cell consists of a PMOS transistor in which no electrical contact is made to the gate electrode and a series NMOS access transistor. Experimental data show that sufficient read current and disturb lifetime can be achieved. Data retention characteristics are also examined
  • Keywords
    CMOS memory circuits; EPROM; CMOS compatibility; PMOS transistor; data retention characteristics; disturb lifetime; embedded applications; low-cost memory device; nonvolatile memory device; read current; series NMOS access transistor; standard CMOS process;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19990983
  • Filename
    803599