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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Wai Lo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christie Marrian, San Jose, CA (US);
Tzu-ning Fang, San Jose, CA (US);
Sameer Haddad, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wai Lo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christie Marrian, San Jose, CA (US);
Tzu-Ning Fang, San Jose, CA (US);
Sameer Haddad, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory architecture that employs one or more semiconductor PIN diodes is provided. The memory employs a substrate that includes a buried bit/word line and a PIN diode. The PIN diode includes a non-intrinsic semiconductor region, a portion of the bit/word line, and an intrinsic semiconductor region positioned between the non-intrinsic region and the portion of the bit/word line.