Patent classifications
G11C14/0027
Method of forming a stack of non-planar capacitors including capacitors with non-linear polar material and linear dielectric for common mode compensation in a memory bit-cell
To compensate switching of a dielectric component of a non-linear polar material based capacitor, an explicit dielectric capacitor is added to a memory bit-cell and controlled by a signal opposite to the signal driven on a plate-line.
HIGH-DENSITY LOW VOLTAGE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL PLATE-LINE AND BIT-LINE AND PILLAR CAPACITOR
Described is a low power, high-density a 1T-1C (one transistor and one capacitor) memory bit-cell, wherein the capacitor comprises a pillar structure having ferroelectric material (perovskite, improper ferroelectric, or hexagonal ferroelectric) and conductive oxides as electrodes. In various embodiments, one layer of the conductive oxide electrode wraps around the pillar capacitor, and forms the outer electrode of the pillar capacitor. The core of the pillar capacitor can take various forms.
MEMORY DEVICE
A memory device includes a substrate including first and second regions, the first region having first wordlines and first bitlines, and the second region having second wordlines and second bitlines, a first memory cell array including first memory cells in the first region, the first memory cell array having volatility, and each of the first memory cells including a cell switch having a first channel region adjacent to a corresponding first wordline of the first wordlines, and a capacitor connected to the cell switch, and a second memory cell array including second memory cells in the second region, the second memory cell array having non-volatility, and each of the second memory cells including a second channel region adjacent to a corresponding second wordline of the second wordlines, and a ferroelectric layer between the corresponding second wordline of the second wordlines and the second channel region.
Semiconductor Memory Having Both Volatile and Non-Volatile Functionality Comprising Resistive Change Material and Method of Operating
A semiconductor memory cell including a capacitorless transistor having a floating body configured to store data as charge therein when power is applied to the cell, and a non-volatile memory comprising a bipolar resistive change element, and methods of operating.
Method of forming a stack of planar capacitors including capacitors with non-linear polar material and linear dielectric for common mode compensation in a memory bit-cell
To compensate switching of a dielectric component of a non-linear polar material based capacitor, an explicit dielectric capacitor is added to a memory bit-cell and controlled by a signal opposite to the signal driven on a plate-line.
Common mode compensation for non-linear polar material based differential memory bit-cell
To compensate switching of a dielectric component of a non-linear polar material based capacitor, an explicit dielectric capacitor is added to a memory bit-cell and controlled by a signal opposite to the signal driven on a plate-line.
Common mode compensation for multi-element non-linear polar material based gain memory bit-cell
To compensate switching of a dielectric component of a non-linear polar material based capacitor, an explicit dielectric capacitor is added to a memory bit-cell and controlled by a signal opposite to the signal driven on a plate-line.
Memory Device Comprising An Electrically Floating Body Transistor
A semiconductor memory cell having an electrically floating body having two stable states is disclosed. A method of operating the memory cell is disclosed.
High-density low voltage non-volatile memory with unidirectional plate-line and bit-line and pillar capacitor
Described is a low power, high-density a 1T-1C (one transistor and one capacitor) memory bit-cell, wherein the capacitor comprises a pillar structure having ferroelectric material (perovskite, improper ferroelectric, or hexagonal ferroelectric) and conductive oxides as electrodes. In various embodiments, one layer of the conductive oxide electrode wraps around the pillar capacitor, and forms the outer electrode of the pillar capacitor. The core of the pillar capacitor can take various forms.
High-density low voltage non-volatile memory with unidirectional plate-line and bit-line and pillar capacitor
Described is a low power, high-density a 1T-1C (one transistor and one capacitor) memory bit-cell, wherein the capacitor comprises a pillar structure having ferroelectric material (perovskite, improper ferroelectric, or hexagonal ferroelectric) and conductive oxides as electrodes. In various embodiments, one layer of the conductive oxide electrode wraps around the pillar capacitor, and forms the outer electrode of the pillar capacitor. The core of the pillar capacitor can take various forms.