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Abstract: The [rrst Floating Gate Transistor (metal the control gate voltage, but also the source, drain and
insulator-metal-insulator structure) was proposed by Kahng bulk potentials.
and Sze in 1967 [I]. Using the floating gate voltage value,
capacitive coupling coefficients can be found out at different VFG= ac;V os+ aoVDS+ UsVs+ <laVs
bias conditions as required. Once these have been found out III. MODELING APPROACHES
for a particular technology, the values of the capacitances
The most common approach for modeling of floating
can be found out and implemented in the given model. The
charge present on the gate has to be calculated using the
gate memory cell is the capacitive coupling
transient models of hot electron programming and Fowler method[7].
nordheim tunneling. These can be incorporated and thus the
model can be extended to the transient conditions as weU. CONTROL GATE
b) Transfer characteristics
The transfer characteristics also have been obtained
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