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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Sandisk 3d Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark G. Johnson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Thomas H. Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vivek Subramanian, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Paul Michael Farmwald, Portola Valley, CA (US);
James M. Cleeves, Redwood, CA (US);
Assignee:
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/36 (2006.01); H01L 27/102 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/56 (2006.01); G11C 17/14 (2006.01); H01L 27/10 (2006.01); G11C 17/06 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/06 (2013.01); H01L 27/1021 (2013.01); G11C 17/16 (2013.01); G11C 13/003 (2013.01); G11C 17/165 (2013.01); G11C 11/5692 (2013.01); G11C 2213/71 (2013.01); G11C 17/14 (2013.01); H01L 27/101 (2013.01); G11C 2213/76 (2013.01); H01L 45/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pillar-shaped memory cell is provided that includes a steering element, and a non-volatile state change element coupled in series with the steering element. Other aspects are also provided.