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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/35 (2023.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/35 (2023.02); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/3427 (2013.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.02);
Abstract
Back gates and related apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a channel material including a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The apparatus also includes word lines comprising electrically conductive material spaced along the first side of the channel material. The apparatus further includes a back gate comprising electrically conductive material proximate to the second side of the channel material. A method includes biasing a bit line and a word line associated with a memory cell according to a memory operation and biasing the back gate while biasing the bit line and the word line.