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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yue-Der Chih, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Carlos H. Diaz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Colinge, Hsinchu, TW;
Jonathan Tsung-Yung Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A memory cell includes a plurality of thyristors each having a first end and a second. The memory cell further includes a plurality of bit-lines. Each of the plurality of thyristors are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of bit-lines at a first end. A local word line is electrically coupled to the second end of each of the thyristors. A selector is electrically coupled to the local word line. The selector is configured to selectively electrically couple the local word line to a data line.