Title :
Analog sense amplifiers for high density NOR flash memories
Author :
Pasotti, Marco ; Rolandi, Pier Luigi ; Canegallo, Roberto ; Gerna, Danilo ; Guaitini, Giovanni ; Lhermet, Frank ; Kramer, Alan
Author_Institution :
STMicroelctron., Agrate Brianza, Italy
Abstract :
Three different types of analog sense amplifiers (ASA) are presented that offer the precision needed for the storage of up to 6b/cell in standard NOR flash memories for embedded mass storage applications. Three test chips with 1 Mcells array have been integrated in a 3 V 0.5 μm common-ground double metal double poly standard NOR flash-EEPROM technology for embedded memory to validate the circuits
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; NOR circuits; differential amplifiers; flash memories; operational amplifiers; 0.5 micron; 3 V; NOR flash-EEPROM technology; analog sense amplifiers; double metal double poly technology; embedded mass storage applications; high density NOR flash memories; Circuit testing; Decoding; Digital audio players; Flash memory; Image coding; Integrated circuit technology; Research and development; Speech codecs; Threshold voltage; Transform coding;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5443-5
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1999.777284
