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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Sandisk 3d Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roy E. Scheuerlein, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher J. Petti, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/02 (2005.12); G11C 8/08 (2005.12); G11C 16/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/025 (2012.12); G11C 8/08 (2012.12); G11C 16/0483 (2012.12);
Abstract
A nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells arranged in a substantially hexagonal pattern. The nonvolatile memory cells may be pillar shaped non-volatile memory cells which can be patterned using triple or quadruple exposure lithography or by using a self-assembling layer.