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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2009
Maroun Georges Khoury, Burnsville, MN (US);
Hyung-kyu Lee, Edina, MN (US);
Peter Nicholas Manos, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Chulmin Jung, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Youngpil Kim, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Maroun Georges Khoury, Burnsville, MN (US);
Hyung-Kyu Lee, Edina, MN (US);
Peter Nicholas Manos, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Chulmin Jung, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
YoungPil Kim, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device for accessing non-volatile memory cell is provided. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device has a vertical stack of semiconductor layers including a source, a drain, and a well. An application of a drain-source bias voltage to the semiconductor device generates a punchthrough mechanism across the well to initiate a flow of current between the source and the drain.