General purpose, non-volatile reprogrammable switch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5764096
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08754116

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A programmable interconnect which closely integrates an independent switching transistor with separate NVM programming and erasing elements. The programming element is an EPROM transistor and the erasing element is a Fowler-Nordheim tunneling device. A unitary floating gate is shared by the switching transistor and the NVM programming and elements which charge and discharge the floating gate. The shared floating gate structure is the memory structure of the integrated programmable interconnect and controls the impedance of the switching transistor.

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  • ACTEL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Broze, Robert U Santa Cruz, CA 5 113
Caywood, John M Sunnyvale, CA 12 451
Freeman, Richard D San Carlos, CA 13 440
Lipp, Robert J Los Gatos, CA 20 866
Nolan, III Joseph G San Jose, CA 11 424

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