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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2014
Sandisk 3d Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yukihiro Sakotsubo, Yokkaichi, JP;
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A monolithic, three-dimensional memory device includes a substrate and a plurality of electrically conductive word lines over a major surface of the substrate. An electrically conductive bit line extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major surface of the substrate and adjacent to each of the plurality of word lines, and a non-volatile memory element material is located between the bit line and each of the plurality of word lines. A plurality of middle electrodes comprising an electrically conductive material are located between the bit line and each of the plurality of word lines, wherein the plurality of middle electrodes are discrete electrodes which are isolated from one another in at least the second direction.