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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2010
Applicant:
Roy E. Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Roy E. Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/404 (2006.01); H01L 27/12 (2006.01); H01L 21/84 (2006.01); H01L 27/108 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/1203 (2013.01); G11C 11/404 (2013.01); H01L 21/84 (2013.01); H01L 27/108 (2013.01); H01L 27/10802 (2013.01); H01L 29/7841 (2013.01); H01L 27/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of integrated circuit features are provided in the context of an array of memory cells including a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines. Each memory cell includes a floating body or is volatile memory. The aforementioned features may include, among others, an option whereby the foregoing bit lines may be situated below a channel region of corresponding memory cells, etc.