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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2014
Applicants:

Imec Vzw, Leuven, BE;

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE;

Inventors:

Stefan Cosemans, Mol, BE;

Ann Witvrouw, Herent, BE;

Maliheh Ramezani, Leuven, BE;

Assignees:

IMEC vzw, Leuven, BE;

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/00 (2006.01); G11C 11/40 (2006.01); G11C 11/50 (2006.01); G11C 11/52 (2006.01); G11C 23/00 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/40 (2013.01); G11C 5/06 (2013.01); G11C 11/50 (2013.01); G11C 11/52 (2013.01); G11C 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A non-volatile memory arrangement comprising a plurality of cells is disclosed. In one aspect, each cell comprises a memory element and a read selector in series. Further, the memory element is a nano-electro-mechanical switch comprising an anchor, a beam fixed to the anchor, a first and second control gate, for controlling the position of the beam, a first output node against which the beam can be positioned. The cell also comprises a read selector comprising a first selector terminal, a second selector terminal, the first selector terminal connected to the first output node. The first respectively second control gates of switches of a same word are connected together by a first respectively second write word line serving as control gate.


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