Integrated circuit with analog or multilevel storage cells...

Details Integrated circuit with analog or multilevel storage cells... Integrated circuit with analog or multilevel storage cells...

2007-10-22

2009-06-30

Nguyen, Tuan T (Department: 2824)

Static information storage and retrieval

Floating gate

Multiple values

C365S233100, C365S233190

Reexamination Certificate

active

07554844

ABSTRACT:
Techniques are used to store information in a medium such as the memory cells of an integrated circuit, and also retrieval of information from the medium. The integrated circuit includes nonvolatile memory cells (416) capable of multilevel or analog voltage level storage. The integrated circuit may store or record information in analog or digital form, or both. Information is stored in and retrieved from the integrated circuit using a user-selected sampling frequency. The user's selection of the sampling frequency is stored within the integrated circuit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4271488 (1981-06-01), Saxe
patent: 4742549 (1988-05-01), Roschier
patent: 4890259 (1989-12-01), Simko
patent: 4952821 (1990-08-01), Kokubun
patent: 5008799 (1991-04-01), Montalvo
patent: 5036229 (1991-07-01), Tran
patent: 5039879 (1991-08-01), Parrish
patent: 5059815 (1991-10-01), Bill et al.
patent: 5103191 (1992-04-01), Werker
patent: 5220531 (1993-06-01), Blyth et al.
patent: 5241494 (1993-08-01), Blyth et al.
patent: 5301097 (1994-04-01), McDaniel
patent: 5363333 (1994-11-01), Tsujimoto
patent: 5388064 (1995-02-01), Khan
patent: 5483486 (1996-01-01), Javanifard et al.
patent: 5493249 (1996-02-01), Manning
patent: 5602794 (1997-02-01), Javanifard
patent: 5623436 (1997-04-01), Sowards et al.
patent: 5629646 (1997-05-01), Menezes et al.
patent: 5629890 (1997-05-01), Engh
patent: 5638320 (1997-06-01), Wong et al.
patent: 5642073 (1997-06-01), Manning
patent: 5680341 (1997-10-01), Wong et al.
patent: 5687115 (1997-11-01), Wong et al.
patent: 5689201 (1997-11-01), Temes et al.
patent: 5694356 (1997-12-01), Wong et al.
patent: 5699312 (1997-12-01), Wong
patent: 5732039 (1998-03-01), Javanifard
patent: 5745409 (1998-04-01), Wong et al.
patent: 5748533 (1998-05-01), Dunlap et al.
patent: 5748534 (1998-05-01), Dunlap et al.
patent: 5767735 (1998-06-01), Javanifard
patent: 5774702 (1998-06-01), Mitsuishi et al.
patent: 5781473 (1998-07-01), Javanifard et al.
patent: 5790469 (1998-08-01), Wong
patent: 5796293 (1998-08-01), Yoon et al.
patent: 5801980 (1998-09-01), Wong et al.
patent: 5801987 (1998-09-01), Dinh
patent: 5818757 (1998-10-01), So et al.
patent: 5828592 (1998-10-01), Tran et al.
patent: 5828596 (1998-10-01), Takata et al.
patent: 5864247 (1999-01-01), Hirano et al.
patent: 5977803 (1999-11-01), Tsugai
patent: 5999040 (1999-12-01), Do et al.
patent: 6031399 (2000-02-01), Vu et al.
patent: 6141671 (2000-10-01), Adams et al.
patent: 6184726 (2001-02-01), Haeberli
patent: 6185119 (2001-02-01), Haeberli et al.
patent: 6208542 (2001-03-01), Wang et al.
patent: 6320428 (2001-11-01), Atsumi et al.
patent: 6370075 (2002-04-01), Haeberli et al.
patent: 6549041 (2003-04-01), Waldrop
patent: 6549456 (2003-04-01), Werner et al.
patent: 0483419 (1992-05-01), None
patent: 0633576 (1995-01-01), None
patent: 0756220 (1997-01-01), None
patent: 0831495 (1998-03-01), None
patent: 0860945 (1998-08-01), None
patent: 0902525 (1999-03-01), None
patent: WO 96/26523 (1996-08-01), None
patent: WO 97/05620 (1997-02-01), None
patent: WO 97/12369 (1997-04-01), None
Ogden, “Charge Pumped OP-AMP Supplies the Missing Rail,”Electronics World, Nov. 1993, pp. 902-903.
Office Action for European Patent Application No. 99 930 821.6 mailed Sep. 19, 2005 for SanDisk Corporation, 5 pages.
Listing of Claims as filed in European Patent Application No. 99 930 821.6, 3 pages.
User's Manual “ISD-T266SA CompactSPEECH™ Digital Speech Processor With Serial Flash Interface,” ISD, San Jose, CA, Jul. 1997, 88 pages.
Data Sheet “IVS1530,” Invox Technology, Campbell, CA, Oct. 1997, 8 pages.
Data Sheet “IVS1560,” Invox Technology, Campbell, CA, Feb. 1998, 14 pages.
Data Sheet “ISD1520,” ISD, San Jose, CA, Apr. 1998, 18 pages.
Data Sheet “ISD33060/075/090/120-4 Products,” ISD, San Jose, CA, Apr. 1998, 31 pages.
Data Sheet “ISD4003 Series,” ISD, San Jose, CA, Apr. 1998, 27 pages.
Data Sheet “ISD4004 Series,” ISD, San Jose, CA, Sep. 1998, 28 pages.
Advanced Information “ISD5008,” ISD, San Jose, CA, Nov. 1998, 2 pages.
Press Release “ISD Announces the Only-Fully-Integrated Voice Storage Microchip Designed for Every Digital Cellular Handset,” ISD, San Jose, CA, Nov. 16, 1998, 2 pages.
Haeberli et al., “Compensation and Calibration of IC Microsensors,” Thesis submitted to Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1997, DISS. ETH No. 12090, title page, copyright page, and pp. 48-51, 54-55.
Supplementary European Search Report, EP 99 93 0821, Dec. 3, 2001, 1 page.
European Office Action for Application No. 99 930 821.6 dated Aug. 16, 2006, 3 pages.
Partial European Search Report for Application No. EP 07003530 mailed Jul. 26, 2007, 10 pages.
European Search Report for Application No. EP 07003529 mailed Apr. 24, 2007, 7 pages.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Integrated circuit with analog or multilevel storage cells... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Integrated circuit with analog or multilevel storage cells..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Integrated circuit with analog or multilevel storage cells... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4142751