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High-voltage transistor scaling circuit techniques for high-density negative-gate channel-erasing NOR flash memories

Tanzawa et al., 2002

Document ID
5441466373444205090
Author
Tanzawa T
Takano Y
Watanabe K
Atsumi S
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

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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 …
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