Patents by Inventor D. J. McElroy

D. J. McElroy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4384349
    Abstract: An improved electrically erasable semiconductor memory device of the N-channel, MOS, double level poly, programmable, read only memory or EPROM type is provided; the device is a very dense array of cells which may be electrically erased and programmed by dual injection into floating gates which are interposed between the channels and control gates. The electrical erasure or programming of the cells is accomplished by applying selected voltages to the source, drain, control gate and substrate to produce injection of electrons or holes. The avalanche breakdown voltage is increased by a high voltage on the row lines; the selected row line is grounded to allow erasure of a single bit or byte. The very dense array results from a simplified structure and manufacturing process which may be generally the same as prior N-channel floating gate EPROM technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: D. J. McElroy