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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Sunrise Memory Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SUNRISE MEMORY CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/20 (2023.01); H10B 43/40 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/20 (2023.02); H10B 43/40 (2023.02);
Abstract
A VNOR memory string includes: (a) first and second pillars embedded in multiple composite layers, each composite layer comprising an insulator layer and a conductor layer, the first and second pillars each comprising a first semiconductor material of a first conductivity; (b) a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type on the outside of third pillar also embedded in the composite layers, the third pillar contacting both the first and second pillars; and (c) a storage layer provided between the second semiconductor layer and each of the conductor layer in the composite layers.