Patents by Inventor David Alan Heisley

David Alan Heisley 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: 7813177
    Abstract: A single-poly EEPROM memory device comprises a control gate isolated within a well of a first conductivity type in a semiconductor body of a second conductivity type, first and second tunneling regions isolated from one another within respective wells of the first conductivity type in the semiconductor body, a read transistor isolated within a well of the first conductivity type, and a floating gate overlying a portion of the control gate, the read transistor, and the first and second tunneling regions. The memory device is configured to be electrically programmed by changing a charge on the floating gate that changes the device threshold voltage. In one embodiment, the memory device is configured to be electrically programmed by applying a first potential between the first and second tunneling regions, and a second potential to the control gate, the second potential having a value less than the first potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jozef Czeslaw Mitros, David Alan Heisley
  • Publication number: 20100177569
    Abstract: A single-poly EEPROM memory device comprises a control gate isolated within a well of a first conductivity type in a semiconductor body of a second conductivity type, first and second tunneling regions isolated from one another within respective wells of the first conductivity type in the semiconductor body, a read transistor isolated within a well of the first conductivity type, and a floating gate overlying a portion of the control gate, the read transistor, and the first and second tunneling regions. The memory device is configured to be electrically programmed by changing a charge on the floating gate that changes the device threshold voltage. In one embodiment, the memory device is configured to be electrically programmed by applying a first potential between the first and second tunneling regions, and a second potential to the control gate, the second potential having a value less than the first potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jozef Czeslaw Mitros, David Alan Heisley
  • Publication number: 20090122614
    Abstract: A single-poly EEPROM memory device comprises a control gate isolated within a well of a first conductivity type in a semiconductor body of a second conductivity type, first and second tunneling regions isolated from one another within respective wells of the first conductivity type in the semiconductor body, a read transistor isolated within a well of the first conductivity type, and a floating gate overlying a portion of the control gate, the read transistor, and the first and second tunneling regions. The memory device is configured to be electrically programmed by changing a charge on the floating gate that changes the device threshold voltage. In one embodiment, the memory device is configured to be electrically programmed by applying a first potential between the first and second tunneling regions, and a second potential to the control gate, the second potential having a value less than the first potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Jozef Czeslaw Mitros, David Alan Heisley