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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2023
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Chen Chen, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hang-Ting Lue, Hsinchu, TW;
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A memory structure and methods for operating memory structures are provided. The memory structure includes a first, a second and a third gate structures disposed along a first direction and separated from each other, channel bodies having first ends and second ends, source regions separated from each other, having first conductivity types and connected to the first ends of the channel bodies respectively, drain regions separated from each other, having second conductivity types and connected to the second ends of the channel bodies respectively, and first side plugs disposed along a second direction, extending along a third direction, and electrically connected to the source regions and the channel bodies. The first gate structure includes island structures disposed along the second direction and extending along the third direction.