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Semiconductor memory cell, array, architecture and device, and method of operating same

Ferrant, Richard
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Okhonin, Serguei
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Carman, Eric
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2007

There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a memory cell and technique of reading data from and writing data into that memory cell. In this regard, in one embodiment of this aspect of the invention, the memory cell includes two transistors which store complementary data states. That is, the two-transistor memory cell includes a first transistor that maintains a complementary state relative to the second transistor. As such, when programmed, one of the transistors of the memory cell stores a logic low (a binary "0") and the other transistor of the memory cell stores a logic high (a binary "1"). The data state of the two-transistor complementary memory cell may be read and/or determined by sampling, sensing measuring and/or detecting the polarity of the logic states stored in each transistor of complementary memory cell. That is, the two-transistor complementary memory cell is read by sampling, sensing measuring and/or detecting the difference in signals (current or voltage) stored in the two transistors.

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EPO Family ID

36806184

33457185

Author(s)
Ferrant, Richard
Okhonin, Serguei
Carman, Eric
Bron, Michel
Note

Alternative title(s) : (de) Halbleiterspeicherzelle,array, architektur und einrichtung und betriebsverfahren dafür (fr) Cellule de memoire a semi-conducteurs, matrice, architecture, dispositif et mode de mise en oeuvre correspondants

TTO classification

TTO:6.0271

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AVP-R-TTO  
DOICountry codeKind codeDate issued

CN100520972

CN

C

2009-07-29

JP2007516547

JP

A

2007-06-21

EP1623432

EP

A4

2007-02-21

US7085153

US

B2

2006-08-01

CN1795512

CN

A

2006-06-28

EP1623432

EP

A2

2006-02-08

WO2004102625

WO

A3

2005-04-21

US2005013163

US

A1

2005-01-20

WO2004102625

WO

A2

2004-11-25

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June 13, 2017
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