VLSI-Design of Non-Volatile Memories

The electronics and information technology revolution continues, but it is a critical time in the development of technology. Once again, we stand on the brink of a new era where emerging research will yield exciting applications and products destined to transform and enrich our daily lives! The potential is staggering and the ultima te impact is unimaginable, considering the continuing marriage of technology with fields such as medicine, communications and entertainment, to name only a few. But who will actually be responsible for transforming these potential new products into reality? The answer, of course, is today’s (and tomorrow’s) design engineers! The design of integrated circuits today remains an essential discipline in support of technological progress, and the authors of this book have taken a giant step forward in the development of a practice-oriented treatise for design engineers who are interested in the practical, industry-driven world of integrated circuit design. The authors, Giovanni Campardo and Rino Micheloni, are very well qualified to effectively address this challenging objective. Both have a solid track record of leading design activities at the STMicroelectronics Flash Division. I should probably mention at this point my association with and knowledge of the accomplishments of these authors. In April 2003, they published a unique Special Issue on the subject of Flash Memories for the Proceedings of the IEEE, the journal for which I am Managing Editor. Therefore, I have firsthand knowledge of their approach to the development of very well crafted technical material. te impact is unimaginable, considering the continuing marriage of technology with fields such as medicine, communications and entertainment, to name only a few. But who will actually be responsible for transforming these potential new products into reality? The answer, of course, is today’s (and tomorrow’s) design engineers! The design of integrated circuits today remains an essential discipline in support of technological progress, and the authors of this book have taken a giant step forward in the development of a practice-oriented treatise for design engineers who are interested in the practical, industry-driven world of integrated circuit design. The authors, Giovanni Campardo and Rino Micheloni, are very well qualified to effectively address this challenging objective. Both have a solid track record of leading design activities at the STMicroelectronics Flash Division. I should probably mention at this point my association with and knowledge of the accomplishments of these authors. In April 2003, they published a unique Special Issue on the subject of Flash Memories for the Proceedings of the IEEE, the journal for which I am Managing Editor. Therefore, I have firsthand knowledge of their approach to the development of very well crafted technical material.