Self-refreshed capacitor memory cell
CA 1064161 A · Owner: Western Electric Company, Incorporated · Inventors: Boll, Harry J.
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Abstract of the Disclosure This invention involves a memory cell of for, example, the metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitor type which is accessed for reading and writing by means of an access network connected to the memory cell through a gating transistor, and which is provided with an independent refresh network for maintaining the memory state of the cell in the absence of an access writing signal. The refresh network includes a pair of IGFET (Insulated Gate Field-Effect Transistors) transistors connected between the MOS capacitor and an AC refresh line which is completely independent of the electrical access network. Either a "full" or "empty" capacitor memory state binary digital, …
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- Granted October 9, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 9, 1996.
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