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7.2.4 Column Latch for Bitlines<br />

inp<br />

X<br />

Vpp<br />

M3 M4<br />

in1 in2<br />

M1 M2<br />

Y<br />

Vdd<br />

in2 in1<br />

M5<br />

Vout<br />

Figure 7-14: Schematic of Voltage Level Shifter<br />

The column latch is a circuit within the EEPROM memory array to store the data that needs to be<br />

written into the column of the memory<br />

array. The FLOTOX transistor that gets activated in the<br />

selected row gets programmed through the new data value available on the column bit lines.<br />

The design of the column latch to drive the drain of the FLOTOX transistor with the<br />

programming voltage is based on the design described in US Patent US6,859,391[26] with minor<br />

modifications to the design. Data is written into the EEPROM cell through a three step process,<br />

consisting of loading the data, followed by erasing the data and finally programming the data. To<br />

load the data into the column latch, the LOAD signal as shown in<br />

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