Patent ID: 8638616

Claim:
A nonvolatile storage device comprising: a first plate electrode electrically connected to a first memory mat; a first charge-transfer switch configurable to provide electrical connection and disconnection between a second plate electrode and said first plate electrode; a second charge-transfer switch configurable to provide electrical connection and disconnection between said first plate electrode and a third plate electrode; a third charge-transfer switch configurable to provide electrical connection and disconnection between said first plate electrode and a fourth plate electrode; a ground node configured to receive a ground voltage; a ground switch configurable to provide electrical connection and disconnection between said first plate electrode and said ground node; a power-supply node configured to receive a power-supply voltage; a power-supply switch configurable to provide electrical connection and disconnection between said first plate electrode and said power-supply node, wherein said third charge-transfer switch electrically connects said first plate electrode to said fourth plate electrode along with said second charge-transfer switch electrically disconnecting said first plate electrode from said third plate electrode.