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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chi-Tsai Chen, Taichung, TW;
Wenhsien Kuo, Hsinchu, TW;
Meng-Chun Shih, Hsinchu, TW;
Ching-Huang Wang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chia-Fu Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Der Chih, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
In the present disclosure, a non-volatile memory cell comprises a data storage unit, a selection unit and a switching unit. The data storage unit is configured to store an information bit and has a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled to a bit line. The selection unit is configured to access the data storage unit, and the selection unit has a first end coupled to a select line, a second end coupled to the second end of the data storage unit, and a third end coupled to a source line. The switching unit is configured to perform a formation operation and has a first end coupled to a forming line and a second end coupled to the second end of the data storage unit.