Static information storage and retrieval – Floating gate – Particular connection
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2007-07-03
Ho, Hoai V. (Department: 2827)
Static information storage and retrieval
Floating gate
Particular connection
C365S185090, C365S185110
Reexamination Certificate
active
11008960
ABSTRACT:
Only by replacing a conventional fuse element used for a redundant repair of a memory with a CMOS device, since physical processing is not required, there is an advantage on a circuit area in which the upper interconnection can be utilized. However, on a design of a semiconductor device, since the CMOS device requires application of a high voltage for rewriting, there is a problem of being subjected constraint of an arrangement of an interconnection or a semiconductor circuit. For that reason, by arranging the nonvolatile semiconductor memory circuit provided with the nonvolatile memory device which is constituted of a CMOS device between the IO blocks arranged at the periphery of the chip, physical processing due to replacing the conventional fuse element with the CMOS device will not be needed, so that while keeping an advantage on a circuit area that the upper interconnection can be utilized, the problem of the arrangement in consideration of high voltage application can be resolved.
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Ho Hoai V.
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher LLP
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