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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Gerhard Kunkel, Radebeul, DE;
Peter Baars, Dresden, DE;
Inventors:
Gerhard Kunkel, Radebeul, DE;
Peter Baars, Dresden, DE;
Assignee:
Qimonda AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/108 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One embodiment relates to an integrated circuit that includes a memory array of pillars arranged in rows and columns. The pillars are separated from one another by row trenches and column trenches. The column trenches include a pair of parallel column trenches. A first trench of the pair includes two parallel bit lines coupled to pillars adjacent to the first trench. A second trench of the pair is free of bit lines. Other methods, devices, and systems are also disclosed.