Title :
Dual-control-gate floating gate transistor: A building block for circuit design
Author :
Marzaki, A. ; Bidal, V. ; Laffont, R. ; Rahajandraibe, W. ; Portal, J.-M. ; Bouchakour, R.
Author_Institution :
ST-Microelectron., Rousset, France
Abstract :
A new circuit concept based on the use of a single floating gate transistor with a dual-control gate is presented. This device which is derived from a Flash memory cell, offers many possibilities for circuit design through two operating modes in straightforward manner: (i) the threshold voltage adjustable mode, where the dual-control-gate floating-gate transistor (DCG-FGT) behaves like a MOS transistor with an electrically adjustable threshold voltage, or (ii) a mixer signal mode where the DCG-FGT can mix two independent signals.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; flash memories; integrated circuit design; Flash memory cell; MOS transistor; circuit design; dual-control-gate floating gate transistor; electrically adjustable threshold voltage; independent signals; mixer signal mode; operating modes; single floating gate transistor; threshold voltage adjustable mode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.2433
