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A 3D sidewall flash EPROM cell and memory array

Pein et al., 1993

Document ID
12688737494926286250
Author
Pein H
Plummer J
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

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A promising new sidewall flash EPROM (electrically programmable read-only memory) cell has been implemented in a novel memory array to demonstrate the potential of this cell for shrinking future generations of ultrahigh-density, high-performance flash EPROM arrays …
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