DocumentCode :
826782
Title :
High-voltage transistor scaling circuit techniques for high-density negative-gate channel-erasing NOR flash memories
Author :
Tanzawa, Toru ; Takano, Yoshinori ; Watanabe, Kentaro ; Atsumi, Shigeru
Author_Institution :
Memory LSI Res. & Dev. Center, Toshiba Corp., Yokohama, Japan
Volume :
37
Issue :
10
fYear :
2002
fDate :
10/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1318
Lastpage :
1325
Abstract :
In order to scale high-voltage transistors for high-density negative-gate channel-erasing NOR flash memories, two circuit techniques were developed. A proposed level shifter with low operating voltage is composed of three parts, a latch holding the negative erasing voltage, two coupling capacitors connected with the latched nodes in the latch, and high-voltage drivers inverting the latch, resulting in reduction of the maximum internal voltage by 0.5 V. A proposed high-voltage generator adds a path-gate logic to a conventional high-voltage generator to realize both low noise and low ripple voltage, resulting in a reduction of the maximum internal voltage by 0.5 V. As a result, these circuit techniques along with high coupling-ratio cell technology can scale down the high-voltage transistors by 15% and can realize higher density negative-gate channel-erase NOR flash memories in comparison with the source-erase NOR flash memories.
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; NOR circuits; flash memories; reference circuits; signal generators; HV generator; HV transistor scaling circuit techniques; high coupling-ratio cell technology; high-density NOR flash memories; high-voltage drivers; high-voltage generator; level shifter; low noise; low operating voltage shifter; low ripple voltage; negative-gate channel-erasing flash memories; path-gate logic; Capacitors; Circuit noise; Coupling circuits; Driver circuits; Flash memory; Latches; Logic circuits; Low voltage; Noise reduction; Pulse inverters;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9200
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.2002.803045
Filename :
1035946
Link To Document :
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