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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Arup Bhattacharyya, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 14/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/20 (2006.01); H01L 29/51 (2006.01); H01L 27/11568 (2017.01); H01L 27/108 (2006.01); H01L 49/02 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); H01L 29/792 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 27/1157 (2017.01); H01L 29/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 14/0018 (2013.01); G11C 11/5671 (2013.01); G11C 14/0063 (2013.01); G11C 16/0466 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); H01L 27/10805 (2013.01); H01L 27/1157 (2013.01); H01L 27/11568 (2013.01); H01L 28/40 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01); H01L 29/42348 (2013.01); H01L 29/513 (2013.01); H01L 29/517 (2013.01); H01L 29/518 (2013.01); H01L 29/7923 (2013.01); G11C 2211/562 (2013.01); H01L 29/4966 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes multifunctional memory cells. A number of embodiments include a charge transport element having an oxygen-rich silicon oxynitride material, a volatile charge storage element configured to store a first charge transported through the charge transport element, and a non-volatile charge storage element configured to store a second charge transported through the charge transport element, wherein the non-volatile charge storage element includes a gallium nitride material.