High voltage negative charge pump with low voltage CMOS transistors

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PATENT NO 5422590
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08234433

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A system for erasing a memory array in a memory has a supply voltage and a negative charge pump. The negative charge pump system includes (a) circuitry to select a memory array to be erased; (b) for circuitry to switch on the supply voltage Vnn for the charge pump; (c) circuitry to pump the supply voltage Vnn with the charge pump to produce a pumped negative voltage; (d) circuitry to erase the selected array with the pumped negative voltage; (e) circuitry to provide the pumping; and (f) circuitry to provide a discharge path for voltages trapped in the charge pump.

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDDALLAS TX

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Coffman, Tim M Sugarland, TX 16 250
Lin, Sung-Wei Houston, TX 44 950

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