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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
Sandisk 3d Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);
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);
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional memory is provided that includes a first memory level and a second memory level monolithically formed above the first memory level. The first memory level includes a first steering element coupled in series with and vertically stacked above or below a first non-volatile state change element. The second memory level includes a second steering element coupled in series with and vertically stacked above or below a second non-volatile state change element. Other aspects are also provided.