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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Natalie Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul Wai Kie Poon, Fremont, CA (US);
Steven J. Radigan, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Konevecki, San Jose, CA (US);
Raghuveer S. Makala, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Natalie Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul Wai Kie Poon, Fremont, CA (US);
Steven J. Radigan, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Konevecki, San Jose, CA (US);
Raghuveer S. Makala, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A non-volatile memory device contains a three dimensional stack of horizontal diodes located in a trench in an insulating material, a plurality of storage elements, a plurality of word lines extending substantially vertically, and a plurality of bit lines. Each of the plurality of bit lines has a first portion that extends up along at least one side of the trench and a second portion that extends substantially horizontally through the three dimensional stack of the horizontal diodes. Each of the horizontal diodes is a steering element of a respective non-volatile memory cell of the non-volatile memory device, and each of the plurality of storage elements is located adjacent to a respective steering element.